22 Feb Marine Conservation Campaign for Students in Sula Islands MPA

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 in Community Outreach, Marine Protected Area, Outreach Activities, Training and Learning 0 Comments
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To increase the awareness of younger generation towards marine and its biodiversity protection, CTC conducted a socialization and education campaign for school students in Sula Islands, North Maluku. The activity, which took place on 18-22 February 2019, successfully reached 903 students in 6 schools and...

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15 Jun CTC Presents Results of Marine Rapid Assesment Report of Liquica and Atauro Islands

Posted on Jun 15, 2018 in Center for Marine Conservation, Marine Protected Area, Partnerships 0 Comments
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This month, the CTC team presented the results of marine rapid assesment of the proposed Atauro Island Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network and Liquica MPA to the senior officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) in Dili. The presentation was attended by 41 participants...

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01 Jun Did you know? The hardiest of all coral species are the Acropora

Posted on Jun 01, 2018 in Center for Marine Conservation, Marine Protected Area 0 Comments
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Did you know Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. There are over 149 Acropora species described and they are also the easiest to grow. Acropora genus are some of the major reef corals responsible for building the...

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02 Apr Did you know? Corals are born in a colorful underwater “blizzard”

Posted on Apr 02, 2018 in Marine Protected Area, Reef Health Monitoring, Sustainable Fisheries, Sustainable Marine Tourism, Sustainable Seafood 0 Comments
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Hard (or stony) corals reproduce by releasing their eggs and sperm all at the same time. Some corals are hermaphroditic releasing packages that contain both eggs and sperm. Somehow it works out that dozens of species release eggs and sperm at just the right time at particular...

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08 Mar Coral Triangle Women Leaders: Protecting Coral Reefs in Atauro Island

Posted on Mar 08, 2018 in Community Outreach, Partnerships, Training and Learning, Uncategorized 0 Comments
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The reefs around Atauro Island in Timor-Leste hold the world's highest reef fish species on average. A biodiversity survey in the waters of Ataúro Island, situated 36 kilometres north of Timor-Leste's capital Dili, conducted by Conservation International in July 2016 revealed that the island hosts...

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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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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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