CTC embarked on a 10-day five-man expedition in the Seram and Banda Sea this month to identify species and track cetaceans (whales, dolphins) that frequent the area. During the expedition the team identified 15 species and had numerous sightings. The survey was done on November...
It’s that time of year again! Our team was in the Banda Islands from the 3rd to 4th week of October to conduct the annual reef health and resource use monitoring for the Banda Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network. The annual monitoring is done...
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, in collaboration with Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Denpasar - Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Management (BPSPL), organized a training on using kites and unmanned aerial vehicles or drones for environment monitoring. The training, which was held at the CTC office in Sanur,...
To strengthen the effectiveness of the marine protected areas (MPA) in the Banda Islands, CTC has commissioned a long boat named “Lawere” to help enforce MPA rules and regulations in the Ay Island MPA. The boat is named after a local fish common to the...
On June 29, 2016, concerned divers and the Coral Triangle Center’s Learning Site Manager, Marthen Welly reported a whale shark injured by a boat propeller in Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area. In response to the incident, representatives from CTC, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries...
The Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and 2,500 coral reef scientists, policy makers and managers shared their ideas on marine conservation and research findings on how to achieve coral reef sustainability at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Honolulu, Hawaii. CTC’s Executive Director Rili Djohani...
From June 8-11, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) hosted US Ambassador Mr. Robert Blake and his family in the Banda Islands. During his visit, Mr. Blake swam with hammerhead sharks, and was introduced to CTC’s marine and community programs in the Banda Sea. The Banda Islands...
As part of their trip to Indonesia, Woodleigh School students spent 3 fun days with the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) team in Bali and Nusa Penida. Students learned about marine conservation and had the opportunity to seaweed farm, plant mangrove trees and snorkel through Nusa...
To celebrate World Oceans Day and Coral Triangle Day, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) invited the press to a conference about the results from the first ever-comprehensive survey undertaken to assess the status of Bali’s coral reefs. The Bali Reef Health Survey showed that the island’s...
