CTC recently conducted a three-day fish identification training for its staff and government institutional partners in Ambon, Maluku. The training was part of the implementation of the Deep-Sea Snappers (DSS) project in the Banda Islands, which would advance the national deep-water groundfish fisheries improvement plan...
Last month, our team was excited to visit Timor-Leste in a series of trips. Our key objectives were to present the results of biophysics and socioeconomic surveys to support the establishment of a new marine protected area (MPA) candidate in Manufahi District, as well as...
On June 9, every year we mark Coral Triangle Day, celebrating the world’s epicenter of marine biodiversity, containing 76% of the world’s coral species, 37% of the world’s reef fish species, and supporting millions of people by providing their food and livelihoods. This year’s Coral...
     CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani and Marine Conservation Adviser Marthen Welly recently attended the 2nd Asia Parks Congress held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from May 24-28, 2022. The Congress was a gathering of Asia’s protected area practitioners and brought together leaders...
CTC Executive Director Rili Djohani makes the case for Indonesia to take a bigger role in catalyzing collective action for the ocean at the global level in an Op-Ed piece published in the Jakarta Post on June 8, 2022. “The challenge for Indonesia to scale...
This July, sports adventurers and fitness coaches Mike Brumby and Lukas Gallu are attempting to paddle their boards around the entire island of Bali to raise awareness about our oceans and generate support for marine conservation. The journey will take 16 days and cover around...
As part of our commitment to support the effective marine conservation and sustainable fisheries in Maluku Province, CTC and the Maluku Provincial Government is developing a partnership with the aim to contribute to the realization of the vision of local governments in developing sustainable natural...
On May 19, 2022, a team from Microsoft Asia-Pacific region visited the CTC Center for Marine Conservation. During their half-day visit, the CTC team hosted the group and took the group around to introduce our center and our marine conservation program in the Coral Triangle...
CTC is currently implementing a capacity-building project for local snapper fishers and other fishery stakeholders in Banda Islands, Maluku, to develop and initiate a fishery monitoring program. The Banda Islands Snapper Fisheries Pilot Project will help establish a baseline of the deep-water snapper’s status to...
CTC organized a workshop on the finalization of seven new certification schemes for capacity-building to marine protected area (MPA) managers and personnel in Indonesia. These schemes will support the implementation of the MPA Personnel Capacity Building Roadmap 2020-2024 in Indonesia, while complementing three certification schemes...
