Côte des Bokkoyas

Habitat coralligène à Corail rouge Corallium rubrum
Paysage coralligène avec Corail orange Astroides calcycularis et hydrozoaires
Paramuricea clavata
Paysage coralligène dans la partie marine de Jbel Moussa
Îlot Leila
Cap Cirres
Plage Marsa
Plage Marsa
Plage Dahlia & Cap Cirres.
Plage Dahlia
Îlot Leila
Plage Marsa
Corail orange Astroides calycularis
Patella ferruginea
Grotte marine
Grotte marine
Grotte marine
Vue panoramique de l'Ilôt de Cala Iris
Tours Torres
Paysage du littoral marin à l'extrémité orientale du Parc

Côte des Bokkoyas

  • Country: 
    Morocco
  • Site number: 
    2379
  • Area: 
    5,530 ha
  • Designation date: 
    16-04-2019
  • Coordinates: 
    35°12'N 04°07'W
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Overview

The Site, located on the Mediterranean at the Eastern end of the central Rif mountain range, is composed of a long series of sea cliffs interrupted by valleys, and the adjacent marine waters. In an arid region, the cliffs are home to a fairly well-preserved rock plant community rich in endemic, rare and threatened species. The shallow and clear coastal waters are very conducive to the development of coral reefs; this coastline is known for its red coral (Corallium rubrum). It is also home to rare invertebrate species including anthozoa, echinoderms, molluscs and crustaceans. Côte des Bokkoyas also hosts populations of breeding birds such as osprey (Pandion haliaetus), whose colony is one of the largest in the Mediterranean with a dozen pairs. The Ramsar Site shelters a large number of threatened species, both terrestrial and marine, such as the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus and the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta. With its ecological value, the Bokkoyas massif was classified as a National Park (Al Hoceima National Park), including the coastal marine margin. The Site has a management plan and a monitoring plan for animal and plant communities.

Administrative region: 
Région de Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Province d’Al Hoceima

  • Global international designation: 
    • Other global designation
  • National legal designation: 
    • Parc national
  • Regional (international) legal designations: 
    • Other international designation
  • Last publication date: 
    23-07-2019