Pirotan Island

Pirotan Island is an uninhabited coastal island in the Gulf of Kutch, about 12 nautical miles off Bedi Port near Jamnagar, Gujarat. It is part of the Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary, India's first marine national park established in 1982. Notable for its coral reefs, mangroves, and rich intertidal marine biodiversity, the island is accessible only by boat with Forest Department permission and is visited for nature observation.

Visitors can expect an uninhabited, flat coral island surrounded by intertidal reefs, mangroves and sandy-muddy flats in the Gulf of Kutch. Access is by authorized boat from Bedi or Rozi Port at low tide, followed by walking on exposed reef. There are no shops or permanent tourist structures except a lighthouse and forest outpost. Visitors explore with a forest guide to observe corals, sponges, crabs, octopus, puffer fish, sea anemones and migratory birds in a protected marine environment.

Pirotan Island lies within the Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary, declared in 1980-1982 as India's first marine national park for conservation of coral reefs and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Kutch. The island has a lighthouse that has historically aided navigation in the Gulf. The area has been protected by the Gujarat Forest Department for marine biodiversity conservation.