A Marine Rapid Assessment Of The Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia

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The Raja Ampat islands have a highly diverse coral ecosystem with high species richness, endemism, and habitat level diversity, and are in a relatively pristine condition. Portions of these coral ecosystems face imminent destruction and degradation because of over-fishing or destructive fishing, pollution, population growth, and the urbanization of coastlines. This rapid assessment catalogues the current biological state of the Raja Ampat islands and assesses potential threats.