Careel Bay is located in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is within the suburb of Palm Beach.
It has the largest stand of mangroves, one of the last bits of saltmarsh and the largest sea grass beds in Pittwater. Careel Bay is a fish nursery and is important to Pittwater and nearby coastal waters. Careel Bay has some rare and unusual birds, who visit or live in Careel Bay.Some of these birds, from East-Asia, use Careel Bay as a stop off area. It is also a breeding ground for these birds. The Federal Government and Australian people are committed to a number of agreements to protect theses birds and their habitat, including the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement and the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement agreements.
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