Editing Maputo Bay (section)

==Ecology==
Maputo Bay is part of the [[Delagoa]] marine ecoregion. Habitats in the bay include [[East African mangroves|mangrove wetlands]], seagrass beds, and fringing coral reefs around [[Inhaca Island|Inhaca]] and Portuguese islands.

[[Humpback whale]]s and several species of [[dolphin]]s live in the water while [[southern right whale]]s<ref name=RSSRM>{{cite journal | url = http://dolphincare.org/Research_files/Banks%20S11-RW17.pdf |author=Banks A. |author2=Best P. |author3=Gullan A. |author4=Guissamulos A. |author5=Cockcroft V. |author6=Findlay K. | title = Recent Sightings of Southern Right Whales in Mozambique | access-date = 18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>Richards R.. 2009. [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.2009.9651477 Past and present distributions of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)]. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Vol. 36: 447–459. 1175–8821 (Online); 0301–4223 (Print)/09/3604–0447. [[The Royal Society of New Zealand]]. Retrieved on December 18. 2014</ref> and [[dugong]]s<ref>WWW.DUGONGS.ORG. [http://www.dugongs.org/cons.htm SAVING ENDANGERED DUGONGS OF THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215101802/http://dugongs.org/cons.htm |date=2015-02-15 }}. Retrieved on December 18. 2014</ref><ref>Bandeira O.S.. Silva E.P.R.. Paula J.. Macia A.. Hernroth L.. Guissamulo T.A.. Gove Z.D.. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10912543_Marine_biological_research_in_Mozambique_past_present_and_future Marine biological research in Mozambique: past, present and future.]. [[Eduardo Mondlane University|University of Eduardo Mondlane]] on [[ResearchGate]]. Retrieved on December 18. 2014</ref> were once numerous in the bay and are rare today.
[[File:Portuguese Islands.jpg|thumb|440px|none|An aerial view of Portuguese Island, a small uninhabited island, located 10 km from Maputo. The island is a popular tourist location in the area.]]