Kendari, SE Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Wakatobi district administration and local corral reef youths have expressed readiness to guide Sail Banda participants when they arrive in Wakatobi.

Sail Banda participants are scheduled to be in Wakatobi from August 13-20 to enjoy local stunning underwater panoramic beauty and to go diving in Wakatobi waters.

"The corral reef youths whom we have prepared are ready to guide Sail Banda participants wherever they want to go diving at the center of the world`s corral reefs triangle here," Wakatobi district head Hugua said on Tuesday.

He said at least 1.3 million hectare area of Wakatobi is part of Wakatobi National Marine Park with Karang Mari Mabo, One Mombaa, Pulau Hioga, and Pantai Patuno diving sites.

"Even United States ambassador to Indonesia Cameroon Hume has ever gone diving at Karang Mari Mabo site," Hugua said.

Mari Mabo in the local dialect means getting drunk. Thus the diving site is called Mari Mabo because the area has stunning under water panoramic beauty that makes divers stay longer under the water and forget to resurface.

"When the US envoy was diving, we were in panic because he spent so much time under the water and we thought something had happened to him. But later he resurfaced and said he was captivated by the undersea beauty at the site," Hugua said.

Biodiversity is a measure of the variety of species that can be found in an ecosystem.
Wakatobi is located in an area that encompasses the highest coral reef biodiversity in the world that means a lot of things for the average divers.

It simply means that in Wakatobi, the divers will have the greatest opportunity to see the greatest variety and diversity of marine life.

"While diving in Wakatobi, you`ll not only see beautiful vistas or pristine coral reefs, but also abundant colorful reef fish and rare and unusual cryptic "critters". New undocumented species are being discovered in Wakatobi," Hugua said.

He said there are other areas of the world where visitors can see larger schools of fish, bigger animals and experience more adrenaline-filled underwater "rides", but for shear reef scenery and marine life variety, they will not be disappointed with a diving holiday in Wakatobi.
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