CTC, in collaboration with Marine Megafauna Foundation completed a 2-day manta ray tagging workshop at our office in Sanur, Bali on August 3-4, 2017. This international collaboration aims to support the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) through the protection of manta rays using acoustic...
We are happy to announce that our coral wall project is progressing at full pace. Following the initial workshop conducted by lead artist and designer Courtney Mattison in June 2017, we have held three subsequent volunteer and professional artist workshops in July and have...
The CTC team has been engaging local communities in the Arafura Sea to support them adopting sustainable fishery practices and improve their livelihood as part of the “Building a Sustainable Seafood Industry to Support Coastal Communities in the Arafura Sea” (SeaNet) Project. In early July, we...
CTC hosted 12 university and college lecturers from the United States as part of their three-week trip through Indonesia. During their visit to the CTC office in Sanur, they learned about the importance of coral reefs, marine protected areas, sustainable tourism, and how to spread...
CTC attended the 19th International Conference on Marine Conservation (ICMC) held on July 24-26 2017 in London, United Kingdom with more than 300 participants and around 100 presenters from all over the world. This year’s conference focused on “Marine and Atmospheric Sciences”. CTC’s Field Learning Site Manager Marthen...
As part of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project activities, CTC successfully conducted a Perception Monitoring Training of Marine, Coastal and Small Islands Conservation Area at the Batik Hotel, Ternate, North Maluku from July 19-22. A total of 19 Fisheries Extension Officers (FEO) of...
It’s the time of the year again to check on the health of reefs and fish in Nusa Penida MPA! From July 17-24, 2017, a dedicated team of divers braved strong currents and swells to measure coral reef coverage and fish biomass in 15...
As part of its implementation of the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Advanced (SEA) Project, CTC traveled to Morotai in eastern Maluku last April to May 2017 to study coral reefs, fisheries as well as how the coastal communities in the area utilize their marine resources. During the...
CTC conducted a short course and field learning activities on MPA Establishment and Management for Timor-Leste officials on June 20-22, 2017 in Bali. The short course was specifically tailored for participants to better learn basic fisheries population dynamics, basic principles in designing zoning and...
Last year CTC organized a Adopt-a-Coral activity to mark Coral Triangle Day wherein dive operators, hotels and other businesses in Sanur adopted baby corals and transplanted these on an artificial reef structure to grow and help to restore coral reefs in the Sanur channel. We have...
