The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Bali Island very hard since the island relies so heavily on tourism. The island has been almost empty of visitors since March, and thousands of Balinese struggle to make ends meet. The Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries are providing a…
This year we celebrate World Oceans Day with our community partners in North Bali and Banggai Island. Like many millions of other people around the world, the North Bali aquarium fishers, have been severely impacted by the pandemic. Because there have been no orders from the buyers to catch the fish, and almost no international flights coming…
It has been three months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, also reaching remote communities in the areas where we work. It has affected our community partners in different ways. Since late March 2020, the marine aquarium fishers in Les village have had less orders, and therefore significantly less income, and there have been almost…
Abstract: The Banggai cardinalfish (BCF) – Pterapogon kauderni is endemic to the Banggai Archipelago, Indonesia and has received international attention due to the decline in its population. As the sole range state, Indonesia has a responsibility to conserve the BCF through initiatives for its sustainable management. To inform management and evaluate management effectiveness, a research…
Les village in North Bali became LINI’s first permanent field site in 2010. It started from a live-in with fishers’ families and eventually became the LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre with the community of Les. In 2013, LINI helped to facilitate a Forum Wisata Tejakula or the Tejakula Tourism Forum, which consisted of several resorts in the Tejakula…
Since 2007, LINI has been monitoring the distribution and population density of Banggai Cardinalfish (BCF) populations in the Banggai Archipelago. The survey was initiated because of our concerns about the declining numbers of BCF in the environment, which has led to this species being listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List. The BCF population…