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Pristine reef surveyed in Indonesia

Australian scientists have surveyed a coral reef in a remote archipelago off Indonesia, describing it as the most diverse, valuable and unspoilt reef in the world.

Researchers say they were very impressed by the Raja Ampat ) Islands, which are free from coral bleaching - a process slowly killing seventy percent of the world's reefs.

The sea-bed is waiting for World Heritage Listing, but the scientists say the have observed commercial fishing vessels are circling the area like sharks waiting to feed.

16/05/2002 21:36:25 | ABC Radio Australia News

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