Nearly 50 Pct Of Indonesia's Damaged Coral Reefs Rehabilitated

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - About half of the damaged coral reefs in Indonesia, which accounted for approximately 67 percent of the total coral reef population in the country, have been rehabilitated, according to Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharief Cicip Sutardjo.

"We have carried out rehabilitation efforts in cooperation with the World Bank since five years ago, under the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (Coremap)," he stated in Boalemo district, Gorontalo province, on Monday.

Sarief said the damaged coral reefs recovered fast, adding that the rehabilitation process was not easy. 

        "The program is in line with the government's plan to develop a `Blue Economy in order to support the national economic growth," he noted. 

       

The Blue Economy plan focuses on sustainable exploitation of Indonesia's maritime potential to maximise the nation's economic growth.(*/M038/T007)