Local visitors enjoy the crystal clear w

Local visitors enjoy the crystal clear waters of Bunaken Island, national marine park in North Sulawesi on May 14, 2009. The tiny island is a marine protected area with a flourishing coral reefs, seagrass bed and mangrove that is home to endangered species such as dugong, sea turtle, giant clam and some others. The island ecotourism and conservation program is managed by jointly by local government and private organizations. In 2008 the island received 12,000 foreign and 30,000 local visitors swimming, snorkling and diving. According to WWF Bunaken is biolocically and strategically of immense importance not just to Indonesia but to the whole Coral Triangle region. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)