Protecting Manado’s Coral Reefs: A Collaborative Clean-Up Effort
On September 2, 2024, the Manado Adventure Diving Center, in collaboration with the PADI Project AWARE initiative, helped remove around 50 Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) from the Molas Shipwreck area. This important conservation effort was part of a broader mission to protect the local coral reef ecosystem in Manado,…