Sume Island

Sume Island

Sume Island
Geography
Location	Zanzibar Channel
Coordinates	06°18′47″S39°19′03″E / 6.31306°S 39.31750°E / -6.31306; 39.31750
Archipelago	Zanzibar Archipelago
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Length	0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Width	0.07 km (0.043 mi)
Administration
Tanzania
Region	Mjini Magharibi Region
District	Mjini
Ward	Fumba
Demographics
Languages	Swahili
Ethnic groups	Hadimu

Sume Island (Kisiwa cha Sume, in Swahili) is a protected island located in Fumba ward of Mjini District in Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania. The island is included in the Menai Bay Marine Conservation Area. Sume reef protects on the biodiverse island. Field observations of Acropora spp. reefs on Sume Island in southern Zanzibar indicate that native Eucheuma denticulatum is flourishing there. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Anadara antiquata from Sume Island

References

1. Eggertsen, Maria, et al. "Coral-macroalgal interactions: Herbivory and substrate type influence growth of the macroalgae Eucheuma denticulatum (NL Burman) Collins & Hervey, 1917 on a tropical coral reef." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 542 (2021): 151606.
2. Eriksson, Hampus, Maricela de la Torre-Castro, and Per Olsson. "Mobility, expansion and management of a multi-species scuba diving fishery in East Africa." PLOS one 7.4 (2012): e35504.
3. "Sume Island overview".