CTC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Provincial Government of Maluku, organized a workshop on August 14-15, 2017 in Sanur, Bali, to strengthen the Banda Islands MPA Network. The workshop, which was attended by 16 participants representing local and district government, Banda Sea MPA Management Unit, University of…
CTC, in collaboration with Green Fins and partner dive companies, conducted a hands-on workshop on how to assess dive and snorkeling operators and issue the Green Fins certificate for sustainable diving and snorkeling from August 22-25, 2017 in Bali. The workshop was conducted by Green Fins Director James Harvey. Green Fins is an internationally recognized certification program…
CTC’s new learning center dedicated to marine conservation and training opened its doors on August 11, 2017 in Sanur, Bali aiming to reach 1.5 million people by 2020 to care for the oceans and those that depend on it. The first of its kind in Indonesia, the Center for Marine Conservation is a unique facility,…
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 telemetry tagging and data collection, a method that provides scientists…
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 now produced 1537 ceramic coral pieces! We have also received in-kind and…
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 introduced an innovative fish-drying facility (para-para) to improve and…
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 the message of ocean conservation through art and science projects….
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 Welly presented the results of extensive coral and fish monitoring…
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 North Maluku Province attended the training. During the training, participants…