5 OF THE TRIANGLE’S MANY SPECIES

1 LOGGERHEAD TURTLE

This is one of the Triangle’s six different turtle species. Loggerheads eat hard-shelled organisms such as crabs. As they break up crab shells the turtles help increase the recycling of nutrients on the ocean floor.

2 DUGONG

These marine mammals, also known as sea cows, are the only predominantly plant-eating mammals in the Coral Triangle. They are found mainly in Indonesian waters.

3 TUNA

The Triangle’s waters are abundant in tuna species, including bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin, skipjack and albacore tunas. 30 per cent of global tuna fish landings come from the

Coral Triangle.

4 FIN WHALE

This is the secondlargest animal in the world. The species, along with other whales, uses the Coral Triangle as a calving and feeding ground.

5 HUMPHEAD WRASSE

These fish can grow up to 1.8 metres in length and are one of the few animals that eat the crown-ofthorns starfish. This is vital for the Coral Triangle’s survival, as just one of these starfish can eat six square metres of coral in a year.