The Coral Triangle Day
The Coral Triangle Day is celebrated to be an annual, open-sourced event that brings together individuals, organizations, and establishments on one special day of the year to shed light on ocean conservation and the numerous ways to protect and conserve the Coral Triangle.There are three mega ecological complexes on our planet. These include the Coral Triangle, the Congo Basin, and the Amazon Rainforest. The Coral Triangle is located in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Coral Triangle is the biggest reef system that covers almost 132,636 km of area in the Western Pacific Ocean. This reef system passes through 6 countries- Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Salomon Islands.
The triangular-shaped region includes the tropical waters around the following countries:
Indonesia
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
The Philippines
The Solomon Islands
Timor-Leste
Coral Triangle holds just 1.5% of the total ocean area across the globe, but the world’s 30% of coral reefs contribute to this reef system. This place is known to have the highest coral diversity, approximately 76% of the world’s coral species. This reef system is home to a huge range of coral reef fishes worldwide.
This triangular-shaped coral reef area plays a vital role in marine diversity, but the unfortunate facts are that it is under threat. The coral triangle countries (CT6) came forward to work together to protect and conserve marine diversity in the coral triangle region, which is known as the epicenter of marine diversity.
The Coral Triangle Day was established on June 9, to celebrate and raise awareness of the ocean conservation and protection, especially on the Coral Triangle.
The Coral Triangle day was observed the first time on June 9, 2012, in conjunction with the World Oceans Day on June 8.
Countries surrounding the Coral Triangle hold a variety of events on this day. These events include beach clean-ups, beach parties, sustainable seafood dinners, bazaars, and exhibitions. All of the events focus on ocean conservation. Around 120 million people live around the Coral Triangle. Over two million of these people are fishers who depend on healthy seas to earn a living. There are many things that are causing environmental issues for the Coral Triangle. Some of these issues include climate change, marine pollution, recreational diving, poor marine management, and ocean acidification. For these reasons, the Coral Triangle is the subject of high levels of conservation management. The region’s governments and nature conservation organizations are primarily responsible for these conservation efforts.
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