CTC recently completed Green Fins assessments for six dive operations in Komodo from 17–21 November 2025, carried out by CTC’s trained Green Fins Assessors. The assessments evaluated operators’ environmental practices and their commitment to minimizing the impacts of diving activities on marine ecosystems. This year,...
CTC recently completed the annual Green Fins assessments in Pemuteran, Bali-Indonesia from September 1-3 of 2025, working with two long-standing members: Abyss Oceans World and Easy Divers. These assessments provide an important opportunity to recognize and strengthen sustainable diving practices while supporting dive operators in...
In June, 2025, CTC successfully conducted a series of Green Fins assessments for two dive centers in Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area (MPA) and one from Karangasem Regency. These efforts mark our commitment in promoting sustainable diving practices and marine conservation in Indonesia. The first assessment...
Green Fins, the global environmental standards for diving and snorkelling, is set to contribute to Indonesia’s blue economy. A national workshop, focused on “Enabling a sustainable diving and snorkelling industry in Indonesia through the implementation of the Green Fins initiative,” has ignited a collaborative effort...
From August 5th to 7th, 2024, the Green Fins team, represented by CTC and The Reef-World Foundation, conducted a series of meetings with the national stakeholders in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stakeholders included the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Ministry of Marine Affairs and...
From August to September 2024, the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) collaborated with the consultancy firm Eco Africa, to conduct a comprehensive sustainable marine tourism development study focused on the marine protected areas (MPAs) in Raja Ampat and Alor, Indonesia, part of the Indonesia Oceans for...
In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in women’s contributions to the global tourism and hospitality industries. However, it is important to acknowledge that women have historically faced underrepresentation in management and leadership positions within these sectors. To address this issue at a local...
A group of 12 tour guides from Bali Nature and Experience Tours visited CTC’s Center for Marine Conservation on March 13, 2020. Bali Nature and Experience Tours, also known as Oji Bali, is a tour operator who organizes activities related to nature and culture in...
CTC has been collaborating with the Green Fins program to support sustainable marine tourism practices in Indonesia. As the coordinator of Green Fins Indonesia since 2018, CTC is responsible for assessing dive operators before they officially become active members of Green Fins. As of December...
In an effort to increase community engagement in the Lease Islands MPA management, and to build up local capacity in surveillance, monitoring and law enforcement, CTC conducted Resource Use Monitoring (RUM) and Community Based Marine and Fisheries Surveillance Group (Pokmaswas) training for teams in the...
