CORAL REEF EXPEDITION
Respect Our Sea – Our Mother
The idea that the sea is one’s mother is an innate part of the life of coastal communities, who interact every day with the waves and salty ocean water.

Dancers perform choreographer Eko Supriyanto’s Balabala dance during the opening ceremony of the Kompas Coral Reef Photo Exhibition on Feb. 21 at Bentara Budaya, Jakarta. The exhibition, which runs from Feb. 21-Feb. 25, 2018, features photographs and the screening of a video documentary Kompas journalists captured while covering the Coral Reef Expedition special coverage.
The idea that the sea is one’s mother is an innate part of the life of coastal communities, who interact every day with the waves and salty ocean water.
Every day, coastal people get food to sustain their lives from the sea, just like a mother who provides a livelihood for her children.
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