Mareero Beach, Xeebta Marero is a beach located ( east of

Bosaso Bosaso (, ), historically known as Bender Qassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region ...

. It possesses coastal habitat,

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and other

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groups growing plateau, grazing areas, sizeable beach and most importantly the mareero natural harbour, which is deep enough to provide anchorage. The mareero harbour became an illegal immigration route between

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

and

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and the

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generally since the collapse of the Somali central government in early 1991. The harbour was formerly used by Somali business communities for export and import of goods for centuries. According to reports, boats carrying arms smuggled from Yemen have been docked at the Marero harbour. Mareero beach is popular for its sizeable beach, where visitors and tourists have been flocking in recent years.

History

On January 23, 2025, At least 140

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were stranded on the shores of Mareero near

Puntland Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...

, reports revealed some dolphins were alive when they washed ashore, but over 60 were confirmed dead. Authorities, including the Puntland Ministries of Environment and Fisheries, managed to return 30 dolphins to the sea. Despite claims of toxic waste dumping in Somali waters, scientific teams have collected

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, tissue,

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, and

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samples for analysis. While no other marine species were found dead along the beach, the investigation continues to uncover the cause. Officials, including the minister of fisheries, visited the site alongside experts from universities and marine institutes. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/more-than-100-dead-dolphins-found-somali-coast-cause-mystery-2025-01-24/

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Marero, Somalia
Ports and harbours of Somalia {{Somalia-geo-stub