Mai Po Marshes is a nature reserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. It is at the mouths of Sham Chun River, Shan Pui River (Yuen Long Creek) and Tin Shui Wai Nullah.
MaiPoMarshes (米埔濕地) is a naturereserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong.
The reserve is managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong; the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has responsibilities for the Ramsar site as a whole.
Deep Bay faces threats, including pollution, and rising mudflat levels that perhaps arise from intense urbanisation, especially (in recent years) on the north, Shenzhen side of the bay.
In May concentrations of nitrate, silicate, and phosphate decreased linearly with increasing salinity.
Despite the tremendous natural and human resource base, the region's potential for sustainable development remains unfulfilled and its future is being threatened by environmental degradation and deteriorating economic conditions which are not being addressed by present policies and actions.
Natural or human-induced changes to M. balthica populations could impact the food web of the delta, which could cascade to larger geographic impacts because of the importance of the delta to migratory species.
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