National Scenic Area, Coastal Protection Area

Tainan City Government

The wetland is located on the southwest coast of Taiwan. Its south border abuts the north levee of Jishui River on the north; the south border extends to north of Jiangjun Estuary; the east border extends to Wuwang Bridge along Beimen Reclamation Levee, and Provincial Highways 17 and 61 (including the old salt pan along both sides of Provincial Highway 61); the west border extends to the 6-meter isobaths, including Beimen Lagoon and Wangye Harbor sandbank.

The wetland is located in the brackish water, encompassing intertidal zone, mudflat, river mangrove, lagoon (oyster farm), old salt pan and the ocean. It is an important production area along the coastline and provides the necessities for neighboring communities. It also functions as a natural habitat while fulfilling economic purposes. During the migratory season, the Larindae can be spotted at the estuary, lagoon and old salt pan.

The black mangrove forest at Jishui Estuary is where migratory birds such as black-faced spoonbill, Sunger’s gull and Chinese crested tern stay for winter. The Lumnitzera and Kandelia grow sporadically along the river bank.
The Solopacidae and Charadriidae can be spotted at the old salt pan. The black-winged stilt and Kentish plover have been breeding in Beimen Salt Pan for over 80 years. Whiskered terns would stay at north of Budai Harbor and Beimen Lagoon. At the sandbanks of Wangye Harbor, black-winged kites and little terns can be discovered. West of those sandbanks is where residents could still catch eel fry, which is in accordance with requirements set forth by the Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture.

Black-faced Spoonbill, Chinese Crested Tern, Peregrine Falcon.

Little Tern, Besra Sparrow Hawk, Saunders' Gull, Red Mangrove, Myoporum bontioides, Eulophia graminea.

Eurasian Curlew, Brown Shrike, Black-winged Stilt (for which the wetland is a major breeding and molting sites), Iravadia quadrasi, Iravadia bella, Iravadia reflecta

About 60 ha of black mangroves at the northeast Beimen Lagoon area were wiped out during establishment of the Beimen new lands. During construction of flood control structures, some fishermen assume that mangroves will hinder fishing activity and often cut them down.

Wetlands Taiwan