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17-550: Sirinat National Park is in Thalang District, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Phuket town on the coastal section surrounding Phuket International Airport . The park's total area is 56,250 rai ~ 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi), with 68 square kilometres (26 sq mi) of marine area and 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) land-based. The park includes four main beaches: Hat Nai Thon, Hat Nai Yang, Hat Mai Khao, and Hat Sai Kaeo. Hat Mai Khao

34-477: A family ( Mugilidae ) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times. The family includes about 78 species in 26 genera. Mullets are distinguished by the presence of two separate dorsal fins , small triangular mouths, and the absence of

51-406: A lateral line organ. They feed on detritus , and most species have unusually muscular stomachs and a complex pharynx to help in digestion. Taxonomically , the family is currently treated as the sole member of the order Mugiliformes , but as Nelson says, "there has been much disagreement concerning the relationships" of this family. The presence of fin spines clearly indicates membership in

68-723: A branch museum of the National Museum was opened in 1989. The monument itself commemorates the local heroines Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon , who forced the Burmese army besieging the town of Thalang to retreat. Phuket International Airport is in Thalang District. The main road is Highway 402 , which runs from the Sarasin Bridge over the Pak Prah Strait to Phuket city. The district

85-772: A small area (1 square kilometre) of mangrove forest , located where freshwater and seawater mix in estuarine areas. Tree species here include red mangrove , white mangrove , black mangrove , cannonball mangrove , looking-glass mangrove and Ceriops . Other plant species include Rhizophora apiculata and Derris trifoliata . Mangrove forest birds include collared kingfisher , Terek sandpiper , bar-tailed godwit , white-breasted waterhen , slaty-breasted rail , white-bellied sea eagle , brahminy kite and large-billed crow . The mangrove forest hosts some reptiles such as monitor lizard , mangrove snake and turtle . Mangrove marine life includes shrimp , mudskipper , mullet , grouper and garfish . Coral reefs are located in

102-482: Is Phuket's longest beach. The park was originally known as Nai Yang National Park and became Thailand's 32nd national park on 13 July 1981. It was renamed Sirinat National Park in 1992. A 2014 Bangkok Post editorial said that, "The latest questionable development in the sad saga of Sirinat National Park in Phuket province raises serious and vexing issues. Among the most pertinent is the old paradox of "Who will watch

119-414: Is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 46 villages ( mubans ). Thep Krasattri and Choeng Thale have sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ) status, each covering part of tambons of the same name. Each of the six tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Mullet (fish) See text. The mullets or grey mullets are

136-481: Is usually qualified, the "grey mullets" being Mugilidae and the "red mullets" or "surmullets" being Mullidae, notably members of the genus Mullus . Outside Europe, the Mullidae are often called "goatfish". Fish with common names including the word "mullet" may be a member of one family or the other, or even unrelated such as the freshwater Catostomus commersonii . However, recent taxonomic work has reorganised

153-428: The beach. Since 2013 no further eggs have been observed there. Thailand was once a sanctuary for leatherback turtles. Amphoe Thalang Thalang ( Thai : ถลาง , pronounced [tʰā.lǎːŋ] ); ( Malay : Telong or Tanjung Salang ( Jawi : تلوڠ / تنجوڠ سالڠ ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the north of Phuket province , Thailand . Phuket was formerly known as Thalang ( ถลาง thalang ), derived from

170-507: The effect of providing a windbreak during tropical storms and stabilising the beach sands. Tree species include common ironwood , tulip tree , tropical almond , white barringtonia , cajeput tree , Alexandrian laurel , screwpine , ashoka tree , black plum , elephant apple and morning glory . Beach forest birds include magpie-robin , common myna , spotted dove , Asian fairy-bluebird , oriole , greater racket-tailed drongo and some bulbul species. Sirinat National Park also hosts

187-547: The family and the following genera make up the Mugilidae: A common noticeable behaviour in mullet is the tendency to leap out of the water. There are two distinguishable types of leaps: a straight, clean slice out of the water to escape predators and a slower, lower jump while turning to its side that results in a larger, more distinguishable, splash. The reasons for this lower jump are disputed, but have been hypothesised to be in order to gain oxygen rich air for gas exchange in

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204-540: The hills of the district. The three highest peaks of this reserve are the Khao Prathiu (384 m), Khao Bang Pae (388 m) and Khao Phara (422 m). Sirinat National Park on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90 km (68 km marine area), including Nai Yang Beach where sea turtles lay their eggs. At the Heroines Monument in the south of the district

221-495: The marine section of the park at a distance of 700 metres (2,300 ft) to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) offshore. Reef species include plate coral , soft coral , sea fan and sea anemone . Formerly, leatherback sea turtles laid eggs on a stretch of beach in Sirinat National Park. At the park, 166 eggs were laid between 1999–2013, but the survival rate was small given the intensive property development along

238-645: The national park so investers [sic] could build resorts and several well-known hotels,...", according to Mr Damrong Phidet, a former director-general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation Department. Sirinat National Park is best known for its well-preserved white sand beaches. Also, Hat Mai Khao and Hat Nai Yang are both sea turtle nesting areas. Between November and February sea turtles come to lay eggs on these beaches. The park's beach forests, approximately 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) in area, consist of numerous tree species with

255-454: The old Malay telong" (Jawi: تلوڠ) which means 'cape'. The northern district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name. In 1898 the current district was established. Thalang District borders Mueang Phuket and Kathu to the south. To the north is Takua Thung of Phang Nga province , separated by the Pak Prah Strait. The Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area protects more than 20 km of rainforest in

272-521: The superorder Acanthopterygii , and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms , while others have grouped them in Atheriniformes . They are classified as an order, Mugiliformes, within the subseries Ovalentaria of the clade Percomorpha in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World . In North America, "mullet" by itself usually refers to Mugilidae. In Europe, the word "mullet"

289-540: The watchers?" The Royal Thai Navy has moved into the precious park on the pretext of providing security. But the threats to this little jewel of national land are not physical, and heavily armed military men provide no solution at all". In January 2016, it was reported that about 1,200 rai of Sirinat Park land was "detached" from the park by unscrupulous officials and sold to property developers, completed with illegal deeds, for 40 million baht per rai or approximately 50 billion baht in total. "The land had been detached from

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