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Rio Grande marine ecoregion information


Rio Grande marine ecoregion
Parque da Guarita, Torres, Brazil
Marine ecoregion boundaries (red line)
Ecology
RealmTemperate South America
ProvinceWarm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic
Borders (marine)Southeastern Brazil marine ecoregion, Uruguay - Buenos Aires Shelf marine ecoregion
Geography
CountryBrazil

The Rio Grande marine ecoregion covers the waters offshore of the southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The ecoregion stretches along 500 miles of sandy beach coast, and 200 miles out to sea. The warm Brazil Current flows south through the region in parallel with the coast. The continental shelf is smooth and flat, with the bottom mostly sand and mud. Overfishing is a problem, but marine life in recent years has benefited from measures such as a 2018 ban on motorized shrimp trawler fishing within 12 miles of the Rio Grande do Sul coast. The Rio Grande ecoregion is one of four coastal marine ecoregions in the Warm Temperate Southwestern Atlantic marine province. It is thus part of the Temperate South America realm. [1] [2] [3] .[4]

  1. ^ Spalding, MD; Fox, Helen; Allen, Gerald; Davidson, Nick. "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". Bioscience. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Rio Grande". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA). Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rio Grande". MarineRegions.org. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "South Brazil Shelf". One Shared Ocean. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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