Plunge into the Papuan Bird’s Head Seascape in eastern Indonesia
and you’ll be stunned at what lies beneath. Across the seascape
live 1,300 types of reef fishes and nearly 600 species of hard
corals – not to mention whales, crocodiles, and the crowd
favorite: a walking shark. Dive headfirst off the west coast of
Central and South America and you’ll discover the Eastern
Tropical Pacific Seascape. Here, GPS and satellite technology
allow us to keep a close eye on the turtles, sharks, and other
marine life spanning Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
There are plenty of reasons you should keep a watchful eye on
this Seascape too. The Sulu and Sulawesi Seas encompass nearly
900,000 square kilometers in Southeast Asia. The coasts of
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are home to threatened
species including hawksbill, olive Ridley, and green turtles, as
well as giant groupers and giant clams. Over the last decade,
CI’s Marine Program in Brazil has focused on the design and
implementation of a network