There are 15 species of mangroves in the major creeks and estuaries of Raigad district, as per a survey undertaken by the Mangrove Foundation along with Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati. 

The survey was the result of a research project to understand the occurrence and distribution of various mangrove species in the region. The project was sanctioned by the state forest department’s Mangrove Foundation, following which Sourabh Chandankar, Ganesh Pawar and Dr Ajit Telave from TC College led the survey.