06 Feb Turning Bycatch Into Business, SEANET Empowers Women in Merauke’s Coastal Fishing Communities

Hasna is a 36 year-old mother of four boys from a fishing village in Samkai, Merauke District in Papua Province.  Her house is right next the shore where local fishing boats anchor before going out to sea and unload their catch upon their return. The shore in...

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05 Feb Responsible Diving and Snorkeling the Green Fins Way

The tide is turning for marine tourism in Indonesia with the launch of Green Fins in January 2018. Green Fins provides an opportunity for dive operators to be recognized role models for sustainable tourism by improving their business practices to be more environmentally friendly within...

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13 Nov Fisheries Extension Officers in North Maluku Learn About Blue Economy Principles

Last month, the training team of Coral Triangle Center visited Ternate City in North Maluku to conduct the Application of Blue Economy in Sustainable Fisheries Management Training for four and half day, starting from November 13-17, 2017. It was part of a training series of...

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22 Oct Spreading Marine Conservation Awareness in North Bali

On October 22, 2017, CTC joined Reef Seen Divers Resort for their first ever conservation week activity in Pemuteran, North Bali. We participated in the edu-games where 35 enthusiastic students from 3 schools actively participated the session.  The students learned about the importance of coral reef...

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13 Oct Biophysic and Socioeconmic Surveys Conducted to Support MPA Establishment in Timor-Leste

Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), completed biophysic and socioeconomic surveys in both Atauro Island and Liquica from 3-11 October, 2017. The aim of these surveys was to collect data both on land with communities as...

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18 Aug Improving Capacity to Ensure Effective Management of the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA)

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...

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15 Aug CTC supports Green Fins to Introduce Sustainable Diving and Snorkeling Certification in Indonesia

CTC, in collaboration with Green Fins and partner dive companies, conducted a hands-on workshop on how to assess dive and snorkeling operators and issue the Green Fins certificate for sustainable diving and snorkeling from August 22-25, 2017 in Bali. The workshop was conducted by Green Fins Director...

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