18 Apr CTC Conducts Underwater and Socio-economic Surveys in Lease Islands as Baseline for Marine Protected Area Establishment

CTC conducted a series of underwater surveys in Lease Islands, Central Maluku, from  April 2-15,2018 as part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project. The Lease Islands are located east of Ambon. It consists of three main islands called Haruku,...

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06 Apr Blue Green 360 Awards Year 2: Shining the Spotlight on Businesses Promoting Sustainability in the Marine Tourism Industry

Singapore – Four businesses and one individual championing ocean protection conservation and sustainable business practices in the marine tourism industry were honored at Blue Green 360 Awards held on April 6, 2017 at this year’s Asia Dive Expo in Suntec City Singapore. Now on its second year,...

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05 Apr UNDIP Students Visit Center for Marine Conservation to Learn More About Protecting Our Oceans

Forty five students from the Universitas Diponegoro studying International Relations visited CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation on March 7, 2018 to learn about ocean conservation. The students were on a week-long study tour in Bali and dedicated one afternoon to visit CTC. During their visit to...

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02 Apr Did you know? Corals are born in a colorful underwater “blizzard”

Hard (or stony) corals reproduce by releasing their eggs and sperm all at the same time. Some corals are hermaphroditic releasing packages that contain both eggs and sperm. Somehow it works out that dozens of species release eggs and sperm at just the right time at particular...

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