As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC joined local leaders in Buano Islands in Maluku Province to raise awareness about sustainable marine resource management on September 26, 2017 CTC was a presenter at a seminar entitled “Local Wisdom Documentation...
CTC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) in Timor-Leste, conducted a two day training on the essential concepts of marine protected area (MPA) establishment and management. The training, which was conducted in Dili on September 25, 2017, serves as the basis to increase the local community stakeholder capacity to manage an MPA...
On Saturday August 26, 2017, we invited friends of CTC and board members to join us on a great day out to Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan. After a short introduction at our new Center for Marine Conservation about our recent projects and the Nusa...
CTC organized a training and competency assessment for the staff of the Nusa Penida MPA Management Unit on August 7-15, 2017. A total of 13 participants attended the training held in Nusa Penida, while 9 participants joined the competency assessment held in CTC’s Center for Marine...
CTC, in collaboration with Marine Megafauna Foundation completed a 2-day manta ray tagging workshop at our office in Sanur, Bali on August 3-4, 2017. This international collaboration aims to support the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) through the protection of manta rays using acoustic...
CTC attended the 19th International Conference on Marine Conservation (ICMC) held on July 24-26 2017 in London, United Kingdom with more than 300 participants and around 100 presenters from all over the world. This year’s conference focused on “Marine and Atmospheric Sciences”. CTC’s Field Learning Site Manager Marthen...
It’s the time of the year again to check on the health of reefs and fish in Nusa Penida MPA! From July 17-24, 2017, a dedicated team of divers braved strong currents and swells to measure coral reef coverage and fish biomass in 15...
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC traveled to Morotai in eastern Maluku last April to May 2017 to study coral reefs, fisheries as well as how the coastal communities in the area utilize their marine resources. During the...
CTC conducted a short course and field learning activities on MPA Establishment and Management for Timor-Leste officials on June 20-22, 2017 in Bali. The short course was specifically tailored for participants to better learn basic fisheries population dynamics, basic principles in designing zoning and...
CTC is once again honored to collaborate with partners for this year’s Coral Triangle Day celebrations, an annual, open-sourced event that brings together individuals, organizations, and establishments on one special day of the year to shed light on ocean conservation and the numerous ways to...
