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Speaking of protection and lobby : The territorial waters around Yap and the other islands of the FSM were entirely designated as a manta sanctuary by the government . Indeed , this is a unique process worldwide .
For all the love of diving with big animals such as turtles , barracudas , humpbacked parrotfish , napoleons , rays ( have we mention such species as eagle- and stingray ? Well , now we have !) and last but not least the different shark species mentioned earlier , one has to state that , of course , Yap under water has much more to offer . Here , divers can discover the first completely intact hard coral reef landscapes of truly gigantic dimensions . In fact , you find them all around the island . There are sections around the island where
Indeed soft corals grow at few places only around Yap Island while intact hard corals built vast underwater landscapes
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