Diving in the Heart of the Coral Triangle

The Coral Triangle is one of three mega ecological complexes on Earth. The other two are the Amazon Rainforest and the Congo Basin. The Coral Triangle is a Six million square kilometer area in the Western Pacific including the counties of the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is known as the most diverse marine ecosystem in the world containing 30% of all coral reefs and 75% of all coral species and 37% of the world’s reef fish species.

In 2017, Karen Dostal had the opportunity to travel to this region and spent a week scuba diving in a tiny part of this vast area along the Dampier Straits in the Raja Ampat Islands. In this travelogue program Karen will discuss the conservation initiatives to protect the Coral Triangle Region, inform us about how SCUBA equipment works, and take us under the sea so…