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Putri Island with tourism experiences

In a leisurely less than two-hour drive the Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial city of Pangkalpinang, visitors to the ...

West Sumatra`s ornamental fish exports dominate Singapore`s market

West Sumatra`s ornamental freshwater and sea fish have a viable market, especially for exports to Singapore, Yos Meri, ...

Trawl fishermen to get debt restructuring

The government is encouraging trawl fishermen to switch to using environment-friendly fishing gears in an effort to ...

Thousands corals re-planted in Gili Nanggu

The Maritime and Fishery Ministry`s Marine and Coastal Resources Management Agency (BPSPL) has worked with locals to ...

Fishermen allegedly conducting blast fishing detained in West Papua

The West Papua Water Police have detained 14 fishermen suspected of catching fish by using explosive materials in the ...

LIPI launches Coral Reef Health Index

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), through the Center for Oceanographic Research (P2O), has launched the ...

Ketawai Island popular among foreign yachts

The Ketawai Island resort in Central Bangka District, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) Province, has become more popular and ...

Ministries, police uncover illegal fishing network, seize bombs and seeds

The Indonesian government has uncovered an illegal fishing network that had been operating in the country for the past ...

Protection of Indonesian coral reefs still needed

Indonesia, which is home to some 10-25 percent of the worlds coral reefs, still needs to increase public awareness on ...

Indonesia, Singapore sign MoUs on education, disaster risk management

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Singapores Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong witnessed the signing of several MoUs on ...

Aceh to tap tourism potential through sail event

Aceh Province is a special region of Indonesia located in northern end of Sumatra Island and is rich in natural ...

Aceh province continues to develop halal tourism

After winning the prizes in the National Halal Tourism Competition (KPHN), the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh ...

Pudjiastuti calls on countries to work together to fight destructive fishing

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on other countries to work together to ...

Global agency needed to organize marine protection: Minister

The world needs an independent global agency to organize marine protection, Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ...

El Nino induced coral bleaching across Indonesian waters: Institute of Sciences

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) reported that the El Nino natural phenomenon that occurred during the ...