Earlier this year, we started our exciting work with a trial of re-stocking the local reef with cultured clownfish from our breeding Centre in Les village, North Bali. We started our breeding of marine aquarium species in 2015 as part of our effort to offer new skills to marine aquarium fishers who we have been…
We are approaching the end of 2021, which has been especially difficult year for many of the vulnerable coastal communities with whom we are working. Thankfully, it has also been a gratifying year in other respects. We hosted 15 Indonesian fresh graduates in our field sites in Selayar, South Sulawesi, in the Kedonganan area, South…
We are very pleased to know that our reef restoration program continues receiving technical support from various institutions. In September 2019, M. Abrar, a coral scientist from Research Centre for Oceanography – the Indonesian Institute of Science, and Prof. Dr. Bert Hoeksema from the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leyden visited and dived at the sites. M Abrar…
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…
Summary: LINI and Olazul are developing sustainable aquarium trade through rearing of post larval reef fish in Les Village. This is an effort to help to maintain aquarium fish and shrimp in captivity both in sea cages and in aquarium tanks. Green Chromis (Chromis viridis) and White-banded Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) are raised during this…