Nyka

Nyka was a LINI intern at LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre (LATC) for almost five months in 2017. She assisted us to develop and implement our school education program. She graduated from a faculty of Biology of the Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta in 2017. Nyka is also an artist, and runs her own art company called Travelart. Nyka joined LINI in 2018, to manage our training and education program at LATC.

Khalis

Khalis started to help LINI, when he was intern with our handline tuna Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) in Banda Islands. He spent 6 months in 2016 to study the distribution of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll – a concentration on a spatio-temporal to forecast potential yellowfin tuna fishing grounds. This was part of his first degree research at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Padjadjaran Univeristy, Bandung.  Prior to joining LINI, Khalis helped field survey on the turtle trade and conservation in many parts of Indonesia. He is now with LINI, as a program assistant for FIP development, where one of his many tasks, including to conduct scoping for small scale octopus fisheries in Indonesia.

Surya

I Gede Surya Risuana AKA Surya is a Balinese who started as Intern with LINI in November 2016. He was tasked to conduct reef monitoring in the house reefs of LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre at desa Les, Buleleng, Bali.  In the beginning of June 2017, Surya joned LINI as a staff to assist our octopus fishery and conservation program in Banggai Laut District Central Sulawesi. While in Banggai, Surya conducted survey and monitoring of the endemic species of Banggai Cardinalfish. Prior to joining LINI, Surya participated in the survey of the impact of micro plastic towards the wellbeing of Pari Manta in Nusa Penida with Marine Megafauna foundation (MMF).  Surya graduated from Faculty of Marine Science, Udayana University, Bali.

Ron Lilley

Ron Lilley is originally from the UK, and now lives in Bali. He has travelled extensively throughout Indonesia, and has worked with a number of conservation NGOs. He assists LINI in proposal writing, proofreading and the production of publications, articles and papers in English for the media and specialist magazines. He also helps in developing outreach materials for the public, schools and volunteers,and gives presentations for LINI to the public. Ron has a Masters degreee in Conservation Biology, and is also a keen photographer of reptiles and invertebrates.

Made Partiana

Made Partiana is a professional marine ornamental fish collector, based in North Bali . He has been one of LINI’s key trainers SINCE 2006 and has trained over 200 fellow collectors in the use of non-destructive fishing techniques throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Made is also a keen diver and assists LINI’s scientists in conducting fish surveys and monitoring.

Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley

Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley is the founder of Yayasan LINI. She is a pioneer in marine conservation and sustainable fisheries work in Indonesia, with a long history of working with various International and local organizations, and with the Indonesian government.

Yunaldi

Yunaldi is one of the very few experienced Indonesian fisheries scientists, specializing in reef monitoring, fish identification and reef survey methodologies. Born in West Sumatra, he holds a Masters degree the Udayana University, Bali. Yunaldi has a long history of working with Indonesian NGOs and he holds a Diving Instructor certificate from ADS International.

Andre Ali Mustain

Born in Banyuwangi, Andre Ali Mustain received his Masters degree from the Udayana University in Bali. His fields of expertise include community development, reef surveys and monitoring. Andre holds an Advance Diving certificate from ADS.

Ngurah Agung

Ngurah Agung is responsible for finance and administration in LINI. He was born in Klungkung, Bali, and graduated from the Faculty of Accountancy in STIE YKPN Yogyakarta. Before LINI, he worked for various Banks, Hoteliers and Restaurants in Bali. Besides organizing finance and administration for the organization, Ngurah, who holds an open water dive certificate, also conducts basic business and household finance training sessions for fishermen’s groups and women’s groups.

Ni Kadek Sugiarti Dewi

Prior to joining LINI, Wiwik was a trainee at PT Taspen, and Public Account Gunarsa. She is currently registered as an accounting student at the Mahasaraswati University. She is in charge of preparing cash advance, reviewing travel report and GL data entry.

Eveline

Eveline joined LINI as volunteer in 2014 to assist with various field works, including social economic surveys for traditional fisheries in North Bali, South an southeast Sulawesi. In 2015, Eveline joned LINI as a staff to assist our community aquaculture initiative for the marine ornamental trade, working with fishers in a Balinese fishing village. She also coordinating the ‘Mfish’ program at LINI, which is a mobile technology platform designed to improve the lives of fishing communities in developing countries and protect the environment.

Dr. Suseno Sukoyono

A remarkable government official from the Ministry of Marine Affairs, who is well-respected in the national and international arena for his leadership, dedication and commitment to marine conservation and sustainable resource use.

Mr. Rezal Kusumaatmadja

A senior advisor for Mazars Starling Resources, who has more than 15 years of experience in natural resource management, community-based planning, forest conservation and sustainable-forest management.

Ms. Darwina Wijayanti

The Executive Director of LEAD Indonesia, an NGO specializing in capacity-building programs for leadership in sustainable development through holistic frameworks.

Bali Double C – Indonesia

LINI receives support from Bali Double C to continue our effort to expand our reef restoration project in Bali.

Indofishclub – Indonesia

LINI collaborates with Indofishclub to reach out to the hobbyists and the industry in Indonesia to spread the words on our efforts to conduct reef conservation and to support sustainable marine ornamental fishery in Indonesia.

Pelagic Data Systems

LINI has received supports from Pelagic Data Systems for our community development projects in Banda Sea with traditional handline tuna, North Bali for our ornamental fish project and in traditional octopus fishery in Banggai Laut.

PT Intimas Surya

PT Intimas Surya is the fishing and seafood processing company in Bali, who leads handline yellowfin tuna FIP (Fisheries Improvement Project) in Banda Sea, and private sector partner for LINI’s fisheries improvement programme.

Ocean Park Conservation Foundation-Hongkong

Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong are providing support to LINI’s work in implementing a community-based conservation management of the Banggai Cardinalfish in Banggai Island, and to strengthen our training program to culture Banggai Cardinalfish in our training centre in North Bali

The New England Aquarium

The New England Aquarium through the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) has supported the development of LINI’s marine education program for local schools at Les village, to conduct teacher training for local school teachers and training to local government and marine aquarium industry in various aspects of aquaculture and reef restoration

Australian Consulate

The Australian Consulate in Bali supported LINI in developing a training and aquaculture centre in desa Les – Buleleng Bali through the Direct Aid Program in 2014 to 2016.

Nelayan Mina Lestari

Kelompok Nelayan Mina Lestari is a fisher group from desa Les who works with LINI to conduct community-based reef restoration along the North coast of Bali.

Blue Ventures

Blue Ventures collaborates with LINI to develop Community-based Octopus Fisheries Conservation Project in Banggai Island learning from Blue Ventures’ vast experience in Madagascar.

The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP)

The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) works with LINI to support the development of traditional handline yellowfin tuna management in Banda Sea.

Independent Aquatic Imports UK

LINI receives support from Independent Aquatic Imports UK (http://www.aquaticimports.com/). This support will enable us to to expand our reef restoration project and to develop our marine conservation and sustainable aquaculture training programs at the LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre in Les village, North Bali.

Maidenhead Aquatics

LINI receives support from Maidenhead Aquatics (https://fishkeeper.co.uk/) This support will enable us to to expand our reef restoration project and to develop our marine conservation and sustainable aquaculture training programs at the LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre in Les village, North Bali.

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

LINI have been working with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) since 2013 to implement fisheries improvement projects across Indonesia. In order to implement the projects in Indonesia, the SFP work closely with LINI. Acting as secretariat, LINI’s role is to disseminate information about the FIPs,  ensure FIP progress is monitored and updated on the website, facilitate regular meetings and manage promotion of FIPs to a wider audience, with the aim to encourage new participants.

Alila Manggis-Bali

LINI have been working with Alila Manggis resort near Candidasa since 2013 to restore coral reefs in front of the resort. Alila is working with over 20 fishermen from surrounding communities to implement a reef restoration plan, implement a training program with local staff and educate guests, fishermen and the wider community about marine conservation and the impact of overfishing on marine habitats and coastal communities. For further information, please visit the Alila Resorts Sustainable Tourism portal.

The Deep Blue Seas Foundation

LINI receives support from The Deep Blue Seas Foundation, a non-profit foundation established by Saltwaterfish.com. This support will enable us to expand our reef restoration project and to continue our work to support the Indonesia marine ornamental fishery towards sustainable and responsible practices.

Fisheries Improvement Project

A Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) is an industry-led alliance of supply chain groups, from fishers to exporters to buyers, who work together to implement a management plan designed to help the fisheries meet the demands of the international market while reducing illegal fishing practices, habitat destruction and bycatch.

LINI and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership are working together to help the seafood industry in Indonesia develop a Fisheries Improvement Project. LINI’s role is to assist small scale projects by supporting implementation of the projects in the field, including FIP training using SFP FIP tools, facilitating stakeholder consultations, and acting as coordinator for the industry-led FIP.

Information on the industry led FIPs is publicly available on the the industry website, which is administered by LINI. It is our role to assist the FIPs in updating FIP progress on the website, editing and reviewing the progress updates and supporting the administration of FIP implementation.

Sustainable Ornamental Fisheries

Indonesia has been a hotspot of marine ornamental fish collection for the global market for at least 30 years. While the trade provides an important source of income for thousands of coastal communities, it is often based on unsustainable resource use and threatens the health of coastal marine ecosystems. A responsible and sustainable ornamental fish trade needs to be developed urgently and should be based on well-managed ecosystems and their resources, with shared responsibilities along the entire supply chains from the collectors to the consumers.

The marine ornamental trade in Indonesia has been active for so long that sustainability issues are now a matter for concern. Over-exploitation and the use of destructive collecting techniques are still widespread, with many high value targeted species being collected with cyanide. Stock mortalities remain high prior to export, because post -harvest handling techniques are poor and sourcing organisms that come from responsible and sustainable fisheries has also proven difficult due to a lack of reliable data.

As with other fisheries in Indonesia, effective reef fisheries management policies are currently lacking, and no local or national legal framework exists to support or regulate ornamental fish collection and trade. The trade is not an integrated business operation, which adds to the complexity of the supply chains. There are often several buyers between the collectors and exporters, which makes it a challenge to trace the origin of the stock. In addition, long trade routes negatively affect the health and survival rates of the organisms.

To address these issues, LINI, as the first and only local NGO working on the development of sustainable marine ornamental fisheries in Indonesia, aims to support the conservation and management of marine ornamental fisheries throughout Indonesia, by empowering coastal communities, providing training in practical skills, promoting fairer trade and more sustainable practices of marine resource use.

Reef Restoration

LINI is helping the coastal communities, in Buleleng and Karangasem – Bali and some places throughout Indonesia to rehabilitate their reefs by establishing artificial reef aggregation structures in damaged areas. The objective of this community-based reef rehabilitation is to regain the function of the reefs to serve as habitats for fish and other reef organisms, on which the coastal communities depend for their livelihoods.

In Bali, resorts are hosting reef restoration as part of their environmental care program. We help resorts to install artificial reefs, coral tables, and train their staff to monitor and maintain the sites.

LINI hopes to be able to continue assisting the coastal communities of Buleleng, who sincerely want to make positive changes to the marine environment there. Together with the fishing groups, LINI scientists have been monitoring and carefully recording the progress of reef restoration, and so far, the indications are good that significant numbers and species of fish (which had previously disappeared) are now returning to these reefs. The types of artificial reefs being installed include shrimp pots, roti buaya and fishdomes.

The LINI Aquaculture And Training Centre (LATC)

In December 2014, LINI started developing the LINI Aquaculture and Training Centre in Les Village, North Bali where LINI has been working with aquarium fishers since 2008. The development of the Centre responds directly to the need to reduce the destruction of Indonesia’s globally important coral reefs, and to create incentives for reef management and conservation that benefit coastal communities who depend on coral reef resources.

The Centre offers training and opportunity for work experience in various aspect of marine conservation, reef restoration, aquaculture, and sustainable fishery management. The Centre aims to target industry, fishers, government staff, and university students to learn about aquaculture, and will focus on teaching practical skills and knowledge about the breeding and husbandry of reef fish.

Our first juvenile Banggai Cardinalfish at the LATC

Contribute US$ 200

Your US$ 200 contribution will allow the fisherman of North Bali to build and deploy a fish dome to be included in their reef restoration site, which they have created to reverse the destruction caused by decades of destructive fishing practices through lack of education, including cyanide fishing.

Contribute US$ 100

Your US$100 contribution will allow fisherman to build a roti buaya, a one meter artificial structure, and plant corals on the structure, which will enhance marine habitats.

Contribute US$ 50

A donation of US$ 50 will allow one woman to attend one month training in aquaculture aspects.

Contribute US$ 25

A donation of US$ 25 will allow us to expand our marine education activities, to include children from a wider area and enhance our teaching materials to deliver a more comprehensive program to the children

Contribute US$ 15

Your US$ 15 contribution will allow us to plant a coral on a community reef restoration sites

Contribute US$ 5

Contribute US$ 5 to our information Centre in North Bali, which allows us to add more books for children in fishing communities to read and borrow.