@discovery: “A wobbegong shark cruises over a hard coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. With its fringed face and camouflage pattern, it barely looks like a shark at all. It could just be part of the reef, until it moves. Raja Ampat still holds some of the richest coral ecosystems left on Earth. Many parts of Raja are still healthy and full of life. Scenes like this show what a coral reef can still be. But that is only part of the story. Much of the Dampier Strait in Raja has collapsed. Some of the most spectacular dive sites in Raja, in the world, are barely recognizable compared with when they were healthy five years ago. Raja Ampat is under pressure from rising sea temperatures, untreated sewage, over tourism, mining, illegal fishing, and more. Reefs do not collapse all at once. They decline piece by piece, often while people are still calling them paradise. But there is still hope. Raja Ampat is not lost. We need to face what is happening, understand why, and change how we treat places like this. We may not be able to stop ocean temperatures from rising in the short term, but we can address every one of the other pressures directly, and we should. We do not have much time left. If we want places like Raja Ampat to stay alive, we need to act like it.” 🎥 + 💭: @Matthew Kaplan #EarthDay #Wobbegong #RajaAmpat #SharkWeek

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