08 Mar Coral Triangle Women Leaders: Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in Papua New Guinea

Posted on Mar 08, 2018 in Community Outreach, Outreach Activities, Partnerships, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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The Central Province coastal community depends on fish for food and income. Fishing revenue forms the main income for local people. Fish produce is highly demanded in the city of Port Moresby resulting in unsustainable fishing and overfished reefs. Women depend on near-shore marine resources such...

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08 Mar Coral Triangle Women Leaders: Protecting Green Turtles in Pulau Terrenganu

Posted on Mar 08, 2018 in Community Outreach, Partnerships, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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Throughout the world, green turtle population have experienced significant declines over the past 100 years, especially due to habitat degradation. Nesting sites remain highly exposed to several threats such egg poaching, marine pollution and the negative impacts of tourism. Despite many turtle nesting sites in...

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08 Mar Coral Triangle Women Leaders Press for Progress in Marine Conservation on International Women’s Day

Posted on Mar 08, 2018 in Partnerships, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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March 8, 2018 marked International Women’s Day urging women worldwide to Press for Progress. The day is about being willing to have your voice heard in support of sustaining the progress that has been made for gender equality and women empowerment. To mark this day, CTC in collaboration...

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05 Mar Nusa Penida is now home to the world’s largest bony fish – the Mola Alexandrini (previously known as Mola ramsayi)

Posted on Mar 05, 2018 in Community Outreach, Marine Protected Area, Sustainable Fisheries 0 Comments
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You would think a fish as large as the Mola mola (up to 3 meters long and weighing 2300 kilograms) could not be mistaken. But in fact, we have been misidentifying this ocean giant for years! The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is listed in Guinness World Records as the...

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23 Feb Aquatico: A Board Game to Inspire People to Care About the Environment

Posted on Feb 23, 2018 in Center for Marine Conservation, Community Outreach, Outreach Activities, Partnerships, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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Bringing fun into environmental education is the goal of Aquatico, a unique board game that was launched on February 23, 2018 at CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation in Sanur, Bali. Aquatico aims to tackle key concepts such as the interconnectedness amongst ecosystems and the value of...

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