On June 9 2012, thousands of people around the Coral Triangle gathered to celebrate the oceans of this incredible region. This slideshow relives some of the incredible moments that marked that day, from Bali to Cairns, and from the Solomon Islands to Indonesia's western reach. Find out more at: www.thecoraltriangle.com/day.

2. Welcome speech by Dr
Efransjah, WWF-Indonesia CEO,
before dinner with live musical
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister performance at Kedonganan
Sharif C. Sutardjo opens the morning Village
event at Kedonganan Village

3. Beach parade in Kedonganan Village

4. Beach carnival featuring "ogoh-ogoh” parade by the youth of
Kedonganan Village

5. Responsibly-caught seafood dishes at varied partner restaurants with
Celebrity Chef Bobby Chinn

6. Live musical performances and media coverage

7. Educational open house for school children at the Coral Triangle Center,
Sanur

8. Film screening at Desa Seni featuring "Whale Dreamers", "Shark Sanctuary"
and "The Mirror Never Lies"

9. Beach clean-up activities involving school children at Pemuteran

10. Musical performance, pantomime, and plastic garbage collections around
Pede Beach

11. Mangrove plantation and beach clean-up in Poopoh Village, North
Sulawesi

12. Beach and river clean-up in Paperu and Sirisori Islam Villages, Saparua
Island, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia

13. Sustainable seafood awareness day for hoteliers, traders, and guests in
Golden Sands Penang

14. WWF-Philippines and Costa del Hamilo celebrating in Hamilo Coast,
Batangas via an underwater photo documentation of Hamilo Coasts’
vibrant corals, giant clams, and curious marine turtles

15. Underwater clean-up by the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary in Lapu-Lapu
City

16. Beach clean-up and snorkeling in Njari Island , North West Gizo

17. Live performance on Ela Beach, Port Moresby featuring “green” actors
spreading messages on environmental conservation.

18. Photo slide-show presentation by Jürgen and Stella Chiu-Freund on their
18-month photographic expedition across the Coral Triangle at James Cook
University, Cairns

19. Alexander Raditya / WWF Jürgen & Stella Freund
Andreas Tommy E. Danie Mar Guidote / US CTI
Catherine Plume / WWF Paolo Mangahas / WWF
Denny Boy Mochran / CTC Reef Check Indonesia
DB Mochran Rizya Ardiwijaya / TNC
Dewi Satriani / WWF Tingo Leve / WWF
Golden Sands Penang WWF-Indonesia
Hekaleka WWF-Philippines
Mark Schreffler / WWF