As an example of Taiwan's incredible coral resources, consider the following story: A scholar who had studied Acropora coral in the Great Barrier Reef came on a research trip to Taiwan. After one hour amongst the Tiaoshi Reef off the coast of Kending he had seen-to his great delight-no less then 30-40 species of Acropora, whereas his expeditions at the Great Barrier Reef typically yielded only five or six species.
曾經有研究「軸孔珊瑚」的大堡礁學者到台灣作研究，在墾丁沿岸的眺石沿岸潛水一小時，竟看到三、四十種軸孔珊瑚，而他在大堡礁一次潛水平均只能看到五、六種，令他讚歎不已。