Sierra Leone - State of the Marine Environment 2015

List of figures

Figure 1.1: Map of Sierra Leone Figure 2.1: Maritime boundaries of Sierra Leone Figure 2.2: Geomorphology of the Sierra Leone maritime zone Figure 2.3: Sierra Leone’s major river deltas/wetlands Figure 4.1: Summary of the habitat assessment for “most” places Figure 4.2: Summary table of the habitat assessment Figure 5.1: Summary of the species (and species groups) assessment for ‘most’ places Figure 5.2: Fish landings Sierra Leone Figure 5.3: Summary of the species assessment Figure 6.1: Summary of the physical and chemical processes Figure 6.2: Summary of the physical and chemical processes assessment for ‘most’ places Figure 6.3: Ecological process assessment for “most” places Figure 6.4: Surface salinity Figure 8.1: Assessment of environmental pressures and socio-economic benefits Figure 9.1: Risk assessment results (5 and 50 year timeframe)

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List of tables

Table 1.1: Annual estimate of mineral resources exploited from the coastal zones of Sierra Leone Table 2.1: Basic statistics of Sierra Leone’s EEZ Table 2.2: Distribution and extent of mangroves in Sierra Leone Table 3.1: List of sea- and waterbird species groups in the world and Sierra Leone Table 5.1: Dominant benthic fauna of Sierra Leone’s estuaries Table 8.1: Significance of factors affecting the coastal environment of Sierra Leone

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