CTC has extended the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia for the next five years. By signing the agreement, CTC has committed to continue supporting the Government of Indonesia in strengthening the management...
A beautiful short video of our recent trip on board the Seven Seas to the “The Forgotten Islands” made by Alex del Olmo, an award-winning underwater filmmaker, is now available on YouTube. It will take you on a special journey. The rich and almost untouched reefs...
Putri Siren is now collaborating with CTC to support our coral rehabilitation efforts in Nusa Penida. This collaboration aims to support marine conservation efforts and inspiring people saving oceans. Putri Siren is a Bali-based manufacturing company making swim mermaid tails and mermaid merchandise. Their products are...
This month, CTC started a partnership with OceanCycle (OC) to support their project in Indonesia. OC is a social enterprise reimagining the circular economy through sourcing, certifying, and reusing materials to prevent ocean plastic pollution, and make it easy for companies to integrate ocean-bound plastics...
CTC has been known to consistently deliver capacity building-activities to support better marine protected area (MPA) management in the Coral Triangle region for almost ten years. These activities have targeted various participants such as local communities, governments, MPA personnel and related stakeholders at local and...
To help rehabilitate damaged reefs in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA), CTC together with the Bali MPA Management Unit and the Nuansa Pulau Community Group launched its Adopt-A-Coral site through a small ceremony in Ped Village, Nusa Penida, on December 02, 2020. This event...
From November 21 to 26, 2020, CTC conducted an annual reef health monitoring survey in the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA). A total of 14 divers were involved in this activity to collect important data from 14 diving points. The survey was also part...
This month, CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and Senior MPA Specialist Purwanto joined a group of marine scientists from Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara – The Nature Conservancy (YKAN-TNC), People and Nature Consulting International (PNC-I), and Hatfield Consultants, as well as a team of photographers for...
On November 03-06, 2020, CTC supported collaborative work between the Marine and Fisheries Agency of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province and the Wildlife Conservation Society-Indonesia Program (WCS-IP) to hold the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Training in Banda Aceh. The training aimed to increase participants’...
CTC in collaboration with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) facilitated a virtual meeting to develop a Fisheries Improvement Program (FIP) action plan for selected snapper species in Banda Islands, Maluku. This meeting also aimed to present highlighted pre-assessment results and findings done during the second...
