We welcome you back to CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation! It is with great pleasure and excitement to announce that we are reopening our Center for Marine Conservation starting on June 1, 2021. Experience our fun learning activities and creative workshops. Be inspired to...
The implementation of resource use monitoring (RUM) and surveillance surveys on May 7, 2021 still found some violations of zoning regulations by local fishers. The result of the surveillance, which was undertaken by the Bali Province Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management Unit in Nusa Penida...
On June 8, we celebrate World Oceans Day, shining the spotlight on the global ocean that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface and provides the largest source of protein to billions on the planet. Tomorrow, June 9, we mark Coral Triangle Day, celebrating...
With over 1,000 transects observed at more than 100 sites in Indonesia and Timor-Leste, CTC has amassed a boatload of data in its 10+ years of coral reef health monitoring. These data include estimates of coral cover, fish lengths and population sizes, and other indicators...
In the collaborative effort to challenge the status quo and protect marine ecosystems, data-driven decision-making is crucial. Hence, data and information about coastal and marine resources are important as inputs for developing action plans and making decisions regarding the ecosystems of the Arafura and Timor...
Did you know? On April 22, we joined the world in celebrating Earth Day with this year’s theme “Restore Our Earth.” Earth Day is an annual event that aims to demonstrate and inspire action for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it includes...
The CTC Team, composed of Executive Director Rili Djohani and MPA Learning Site Manager Purwanto traveled to the Banda Sea in April 2021 to conduct ecological and socio-economic surveys in the Lucipara Islands onboard the Seven Sea Liveaboard. The data collected from this expedition,...
The surveillance team of the Bali Marine Conservation Management Unit and the Water Police Unit of Klungkung District, supported by CTC, conducted a routine resource use monitoring (RUM) survey in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) on April 21, 2021. During the survey, the team...
Have you ever been involved in a restoration program where you tied baby corals onto a structure to be put underwater? Did you have the chance to come back a year later to see how the corals had grown? Nowadays, some would think that...
Since the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia published the use of the Conservation Area Management Effectiveness Evaluation (EVIKA) as a new tool in marine protected area (MPA) management earlier this year, CTC has played an active role in...
