This national park was established in 1991 and covers an area of 890.65 km ². 97% of this national park is the habitat of the sea, while the remaining 3% is land, consists of five islands: Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Naen and Siladen.
Bunaken National Park has a rich coral reef ecosystem. There are approximately 390 species of coral reefs in this region. Algal species that can be found in Bunaken National Park is Caulerpa, Halimeda and Padina, while a lot of seaweed species found were Thalassia hemprichii, Enhallus acoroides, and Thalassaodendron ciliatum. Bunaken National Park also has various species of fish, marine mammals, reptiles, birds, molluscs and mangroves. Approximately 90 species of fish living in 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 an animal species that live on land, such as deer and possum. Mangrove forest in this park into a habitat for crabs, lobsters, molluscs and sea birds.
Bunaken National Park was formally established in 1991 and is one of Indonesia's first marine park. In 2005, Indonesia registered Bunaken National Park for input into UNESCO World Heritage Site. Despite having the status of national park and get adequate financing, this park has a small degradation due to mining of coral reefs, anchor damage, the use of bombs and cyanide in fishing, diving and trash. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) provides conservation assistance as part of "the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Eco-region Action Plan". Conservation includes patrol, which managed to reduce the use of bombs in catching fish
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