20230328 11234400 1.0 TRUE NMC The Northern Mozambique Channel is the 2nd richest in the world in terms of coral reef biodiversity, supporting 30% of global tanker traffic, rich fishing ground with tuna fisheries worth $2 billion/yr in the Western Indian Ocean a reservoir for small-scale fishers who account for 70-80% of all catches, a future major producer of natural gas, over 100 trillion cubic feet (known as of 2015) and an increasingly popular destination for coastal tourism and diving. WWF