International marine scientists have regarded the Philippines as the “Center of Marine Biodiversity” in the world, surpassing the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
The Sulu-Sulawesi corridor at the sea border between the Philippines and Indonesia is the heart of the so-called “Coral Triangle,” connecting the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea that boasts of a great variety of species of marine resources.
The Coral Triangle has 600 species of corals, 1,200 species of finfishes, 700 species of algae, 33 species of mangrove, five out of seven known species of sea turtles, and at least 24 species of crustaceans with the Philippines with the highest concentration of species per unit area.
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