The Bahia mangroves is a tropical mangrove ecoregion of northeastern Brazil occupying minor bays, estuaries, and river inlets along the coast from Recôncavo on Todos os Santos Bay in Bahia State north to the Doce River in Espírito Santo State. The total ecoregion comprises 2,100 square kilometers (800 square miles)) of coastal waters and land. The mangroves are threatened by urban development and by businesses, such as shrimp farms in Salinas da Margaridas, clearing the mangrove forests to develop managed aquaculture. Mangrove tree species include typical Atlantic Ocean tropical mangrove species, the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) of the Rhizophoraceae, the black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) of the Acanthaceae, and the white mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) of the Combretaceae family.