Gujarat state has the second largest mangrove cover (1177.27 sq km) in the country (4975 sq km). The coastline of the State provides a suitable habitat for mangroves, coral reefs, sea grass etc. The mangrove cover of Gujarat state is distributed over four regions:

• Kachchh (Kachchh district): 794.77 sq. km. of mangroves (67.5% of total mangrove cover of the state)
• Gulf of Kachchh (Jamnagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka and area including Marine National Park and Sanctuary): 234 sq. Km. (19.88% of total mangrove cover of the state)
• Saurashtra (Amreli, Junagadh, Gir- Somnath): 5.7 sq. km. of mangroves (0.48% of total mangrove cover of the state)
• South Gujarat (Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad) including Gulf of Khambhat- Dumas Ubharat areas: 139.77 sq. km. of mangroves (11.87% of total mangrove cover of the state)

The mangrove forests of the State are represented by 15 mangrove species viz. Avicennia marina, Avicennia officinalis, Avicennia alba, Acanthus ilicifolius, Aegiceras corniculatum, Bruguiera cylindrica, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal, Ceriops decandra, Excoecaria agallocha, Kandelia candel, Lumnitzera racemosa, Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, Sonneratia apetala. Among these 15 species, A. marina is the most dominant species.