THE World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi is to be opened on Monday, May 11, attended by delegates from 150 countries. The main topic of discussion will be marine issues and the impact of climate change. Manado has been euphoric at the chance of hosting this important conference.

Some distance away from the conference venue in the resort town of Bogor, West Java, is Tridoyo Kusumastanto, who has studied marine life and issues in I