Bunaken National Park, Indonesia

Bunaken National Park is a marine park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The park is located in the Coral Triangle, a habitat for 390 species of corals and different species of fish, molluscs, reptiles and marine mammals. Bunaken National Park is representative of Indonesian marine ecosystems, including seagrass beds, coral reefs and coastal ecosystems.

This national park was established in 1991 and covers an area of 890.65 km². 97% of the national park is a marine habitat, while the remaining 3% of the land consists of five islands: Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Naen and Siladen.

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Bunaken National Park has a coral reef ecosystems are very rich. There are about 390 species of coral reefs in this region. The species of algae that can be found in the Bunaken National Park is Caulerpa, Halimeda and Padina, while the algal species that have been found are Thalassia hemprichii, Enhalus Enhallus and Thalassaodendron ciliatum. Bunaken National Park also has a variety of fish species, marine mammals, reptiles, birds, molluscs and mangroves. About 90 species of fish living in the waters of this region.

On the mainland, the island is rich in Arecaceae, sago, woka, Silar and coconut. In addition, the Bunaken National Park also has animal species that live on the mainland, such as deer and possum. Mangrove forest in the park is a habitat for crabs, lobsters, shellfish and sea birds.


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