CTC recently conducted a three-day fish identification training for its staff and government institutional partners in Ambon, Maluku. The training was part of the implementation of the Deep-Sea Snappers (DSS) project in the Banda Islands, which would advance the national deep-water groundfish fisheries improvement plan...
Earth Day is celebrated around the world to promote awareness about environmental issues. There are many ways to celebrate it, one of them is fun learning activities. On April 25, CTC, in collaboration with the Nuansa Pulau Community Group, organized an outreach event to celebrate...
We’ve all heard the term “going green” or “green business”, but what about “Green Fins”? The Green Fins initiative is a conservation management approach supported by the UN Environment Program and the Reef-World Foundation that empowers the tourism industry to protect coral reefs through responsible...
CTC is currently implementing a capacity-building project for local snapper fishers and other fishery stakeholders in Banda Islands, Maluku, to develop and initiate a fishery monitoring program. The Banda Islands Snapper Fisheries Pilot Project will help establish a baseline of the deep-water snapper’s status to...
Atauro is a small island between Alor and Wetar, roughly 25 kilometers north of Dili, Timor Leste. For three full days from March 21 – 23, 2022, CTC Marine Conservation Advisor and SSI SCUBA Diving Instructor Marthen Welly conducted Open Water dive training and certification...
On this year’s World Fisheries Day, CTC launched a new integrated online training course that will equip fisheries managers with both knowledge and skills in relation to rights-based fisheries management. The course is the latest self-paced training module available on the CTC Academy, CTC’s e-learning...
To conclude the current run of the “Rajungan untuk Masyarakat Sejahtera” (JUARA) media campaign in Indonesia, CTC held an online short course for national media on November 13, 2021. The JUARA activity series have so far been attractive to both local and national media in...
CTC, in collaboration with the Sustainable Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) Fisheries Committee (KPPRB) in Lampung Province and with other working partners, has conducted a media short course for local journalists in Lampung titled “Media Contribution in Sustaining BSC Fisheries in Indonesia.” This activity is part...
From September 13 to 16, 2021, CTC successfully conducted an online capacity-building training for managers of the blue swimming crab (BSC) fishery and members of the Sustainable BSC Fisheries Management Committee (KPPRB) in Lampung. The activity covered various topics about leadership, particularly organizational management and...
In August, CTC rolled out three online speciality and certification courses under the Coral Diving School at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation. The courses include Basic Marine Ecology, Fish Identification, and Coral Identification. Through these courses, participants are able to discover the wonders of marine ecology,...
