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Mangrove National Park protects roughly 19 square kilometres of intertidal forest along the eastern shoreline of Abu Dhabi, forming the largest contiguous stand of Avicennia marina grey mangroves in the United Arab Emirates. Designated a protected area in 2013 by the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the reserve serves as a critical nursery for fish, crabs and shrimp, while supporting populations of grey herons, western reef egrets, flamingos and the rare Socotra cormorant. The mangrove ecosystem al...