Flora and fauna at bunaken

Bunaken National Park has a coral reef ecosystem is very rich. There are approximately 390 species of coral reefs in this region. The species of algae that can be found in Bunaken National Park is Caulerpa, Halimeda and Padina, while a lot of seaweed species found are 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.
[Edit] Human activity
Nudibranch (Nembrotha cristata) in the Bunaken National Park

In this region, there are 22 villages with a population of about 35,000 inhabitants. Most of them work as fishermen or farmers, sweet potatoes, bananas and seaweed for export, while others worked as a guide, workers at the cottage and boat captain.

Tourism in this region continue to be developed. Between the years 2003 to 2006, the number of visitors to the Bunaken National Park to reach 32 000 to 39 000 inhabitants, with 8-10000 whom are foreign tourists.
[Edit] Conservation

Bunaken National Park was formally established in 1991 and is one of Indonesia's first marine park. In 2005, the Indonesian national park is to register 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 coral mining, anchor damage, the use of bombs and cyanide in catching fish, 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 succeeded in reducing the use of bombs in the catch. "