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To celebrate the annual World Ocean Day that falls on June 8, this year we and the LOKA KKPN Pekanbaru…

The first term of 2022 was filled with many changes, both in our programs and in our team. Here are the highlights of the first four months of 2022.

March was a rather exciting month for us, the marine conservation team, as it was the month when we had our second annual Reef Health Monitoring (RHM). Compared to the first RHM, there were a few improvements made this year, both as a team and for myself. 

Several important reasons why sharks are not to be killed and consumed.

This past year of living on a remote island has taught me a lot, not just about marine conservation but also working alongside local island communities.

There are many different variations of marine debris we have discovered to date, ranging from food wrappers, plastic bottles to styrofoam, some are even decades old. We quite often also find discarded nets, fishing gears and life vests that have been left abandoned in the ocean by irresponsible fishermen.

KELAUT, which stands for Kelas Alam dan Laut (Nature and Marine Class) is the latest activity under our marine conservation program that educates schoolchildren in Anambas villages.

The highlights of the second term of 2021.

This September marked the first time Kiabu Village took part in World Cleanup Day. 

They are great for carbon absorption and offer huge economic values for local communities because they provide habitat for fish, also their fruits can be used to make jam, syrup and chips.