The Coral Triangle is the largest system of marine protected areas in the world. Home to more than 500 corals and 2,500 coral reef fishes, the triangular waters surrounding the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are globally renowned as the “Amazon of the seas.”
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the World Wildlife Fund, the Coral Triangle hosts 76% of world’s coral species, 37% of the world’s coral reef fish species, and three-quarters of all species of mollusks including octopuses, sea slugs, cuttlefish and giant clams. In addition to countless dolphins, turtles, seahorses, whales, and more, the Coral Triangle is also home to two new species of sea slugs that were just discovered by explorers scuba diving off the coast of North Sulawesi in Indonesia.
