EcoPorts – Mailiao Port

EcoPorts – Mailiao Port

Mailiao Port continues to maintain the port environment and ecology, and implements green port control measures.

Mailiao Port began implementing a plan to apply for the EcoPorts Certification of the European Sea Ports Organization in October 2016, in hopes changing the trend of port facilities and activities causing the environment to deteriorate. After years of efforts, Mailiao Port passed the EcoPorts Certification and obtained the certificate on September 7, 2018. It is the first industrial port in Asia to receive this recognition, and obtained the certificate for the third time in 2022.

Mailiao Port – Marine Ecology

Mailiao Port has abundant underwater ecology, and the identification of 63 underwater species have been identified, including 22 fish species (lionfish, grouper, puffer fish, tropical fish, etc.), 10 conch species, 13 species of other benthonic animals (e.g. crabs, shrimp, lobster, seahorse, and sea urchin), and 18 species of marine plants (e.g. coral, sea trees).

Intertidal zone and land ecology around Mailiao Industrial Park

• Birds: Photography of migrant birds in areas around Mailiao Port is listed in the Mailiao Port Marine Ecology and Environment Photography Project. Based on records of bird distribution over the years, there is approximately 69 birds species
• Beef wood windbreak forest: Mailiao Port has the largest beef wood forestation land in Taiwan
• Intertidal zone: Mailiao Township is by the sea and has an intertidal zone that covers about 47 km2. The continental shelf is flat and has an abundance of marine organisms, such as fiddler crabs and soldier crabs are everywhere to be seen. There are also many resident birds and migrant birds, which represent the good condition of the marine ecological environment around Mailiao Port