Raja Ampat is one of the most biodiverse marine regions on the planet, and one that many people want to visit. However, the balance of tourism and sustainability can be a difficult one to manage. As tourism grows, the long-term preservation of Raja Ampat depends heavily on the people of the archipelago who have called these islands home for generations.
Raja Ampat is celebrated as one of the world’s marine biodiversity epicentres, with researchers, scientists, and divers traveling from all over the world to study and enjoy it. Recently, it wasn’t the incredible seascapes in the news, but island landscapes being destroyed by the expansion of nickel mines threatening this ecological treasure.
Imagine diving into the ocean and everywhere you look there is colour, movement, and life. Not just a busy coral reef but a place absolutely teeming with marine life. Now imagine this area to be over 2million hectares, about the same size as the country of Wales. This is Raja Ampat’s Marine Park, a protected
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic country with a vast marine area of 5.8 million square kilometres. Knowing this, it should come as no surprise that the fishing industry in Indonesia is massive, coming only 2nd in the world to China. Fishing and marine activities directly support at least 2.8 million households in Indonesia
When we talk about Raja Ampat we often mention the area being in the heart of the Coral Triangle. Most serious divers will be familiar with this term but for most it needs explaining. Let’s talk about where the Coral Triangle is and what amazing things you’ll find there.
