Map pf the Coral TriangleASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
The 'Coral Triangle'
The ASEAN region is home to 34% of the world's 284,000 square kilometers of coral reefs. Indeed, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are part of the Coral Triangle - home to 75% of the world's reef-building corals.
Here's your quick introduction to some of the area's undersea worlds...
Corals of Tarutao (2015) by Pamela Q. Reblora and Eisen BernardoASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Start your adventure in Thailand, at the beautiful corals found in the waters of Tarutao National Park...
Anemone corals (2012) by Ao Phang-Nga—Mu Ko Surin—Mu Ko Similan National ParkASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
...now get up close to the clown fish found in corals at Ao Phang-Nga—Mu Ko Surin—Mu Ko Similan National Park.
Head over to Vietnam, where you can find this species of branching coral at Con Dao National Park.
In Indonesia, this coral reef with tropical fish shows the thriving marine ecosystem at Wakatobi National Park.
Coral and fish in TRNP 2 (2015) by Eric MadejaASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Can you spot the fish swimming amongst the corals at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Philippines?
Tropical fish and corals (2017) by Claudia Binondo / Filiberto A. Pollisco Jr.ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
