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