WAKATOBI REEF CORAL

Wakatobi Sea waters are inhabited by 750 out of 850 total types of coral reefs in the world. In addition, he said, the underwater world of Wakatobi is also a habitat for as many as 942 species of fish and various other types of marine biota. In the Red Sea, there are only 300 types of coral reefs, whereas in the Caribbean Sea which is visited by many worldclass divers, only 50 types of coral reefs are inhabited, he said on Wednesday (6, 11). The high biodiversity, he said, was the main reason for the organizers of this International seminar to commemorate Wallace s 100th birthday in Wakatobi. The Wallace International Seminar which will discuss Wakatobi s biodiversity, including various environmental issues, is scheduled for November 1113, he said. He said that since 2012, the Wakatobi region, which has a high biodiversity, has been designated as the Earth Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO. Long before, in 1996, he said, the Indonesian Government itself, had set the area of Wakatobi with an ar