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the coast are, Sulawesi black macaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis russa),
and polecat (Ailurops ursinus ursinus).

Mangrove plant species in the Bunaken National Park is Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia
sp., Lumnitzera sp., And Bruguiera sp. This forest is rich with various kinds of crab, shrimp,
mollusks and various types of sea birds such as seagulls, storks, sea dove and Heron

Approximately there are 91 species of fish found in the waters of Bunaken National
Park, including fish gusumi horse (Hippocampus horse), white oci (Seriola rivoliana), yellow
tail lolosi (Lutjanus kasmira), goropa (Ephinephelus spilotoceps and Pseudanthias
hypselosoma), ila trunk (Scolopsis bilineatus) , and others.

Bunaken National Park can be reached through the port of Manado, Marina Nusantara
Diving Centre (NDC) in the District of Molas and Marina Blue Banter. From the Port of
Manado using a motorboat to the Siladen island is about 20 minutes, Bunaken Island about
30 minutes, Montehege island about 50 minutes, and Nian Island about 60 minutes. If the
visitors went from Blue Banter Marina with a yacht that is available to the tourist areas on the
island of Bunaken, it will be taken within 10-15 minutes, while to go the diving spot from
NDC using a speed boat can be reach in 20 minutes.

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