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Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem

There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat, a remote archipelago in eastern Indonesia where sharks, mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations, some of which are only found in its waters.

Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia's most diverse marine ecosystem
Image: Phys.org
There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat, a remote archipelago in eastern Indonesia where sharks, mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations, some of which are only found in its waters.

Originally published at Phys.org

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