The Nusa Penida MPA Management Unit, together with CTC, Nusa Penida Water Police, and the Indonesian Navy conducted joint patrols on September 5 and September 27, 2016 and found zoning regulation violators. During the first patrol, the team found a fishing boat in the no-take...
CTC, in collaboration with the Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Fisheries Education and Training Center, conducted a training on sustainable marine tourism on September 26-29, 2016 in Ambon. The training aimed to develop potential marine tourism sites and ensure that these are...
A dive operator that was found responsible for the vandalism of corals in Nusa Penida MPA was asked to rehabilitate 1 hectare of coral reefs as penalty for its illegal act. The punishment was handed during a meeting on September 21, 2016 attended by the Ministry...
CTC and its partner Credit Suisse held 2nd fundraising event at the Dharmawangsa Hotel in Jakarta on September 20, 2016. The event highlight included a Wayang Samudra performance from the Komunitas Lima Gunung puppeteers from Magelang. The wayang performance was complimented by a dance performance from one...
CTC Learning Sites Manager Marthen Welly travelled to Dumaguete, Philippines on September 12-15, 2016 to share CTC’s sustainable tourism initiatives at the 6th Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Marine Protected Area Regional Exchange. During the conference, Marthen presented some...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani joined marine conservation leaders and ocean advocates in Washington DC on September 15-16, 2016 for the “Our Ocean” Conference hosted by the US State Department. The conference, attended by US President Barack Obama, Secretary John Kerry, and Leonardo DiCaprio among...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani was selected as one of the Regional Adviser of the prestigious Mission Blue “Hope Spots” Council. An initiative led by renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle, the council is comprised of 14 marine experts who will advise Mission Blue on the declaration...
