if there was one and only one place to choose, I would say, unreservedly, it would be the reefs of Raja
Ampat, Indonesia. I have been fortunate enough to visit many times and spend many hundreds of hours on
its reefs. Raja Ampat’s reefs surpass any other reefs in the world in terms of fish, invertebrate and coral
abundance and diversity, sheer drop-dead, scenic beauty and the variety of diving conditions and topography. But the question remains: Can Raja Ampat be protected?