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Papua's new iconic tourist attraction Youtefa Bridge opens to public

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during his 13th visit to Papua on Oct 28, 2019, inaugurated Youtefa Bridge connecting ...

US artist calls for awareness to conserve coral reefs

Artist and ocean advocate Courtney Mattison brought along her spiral porcelain artwork called “Confluence” ...

17 whale strandings recorded on Sabu Raijua Coast

A total of 17 whales washed up on the beach of Menia Village in West Sabu Sub-district, Sabu Raijua District, East Nusa ...

Aceh remains main gate of drug smugglers: BNN

Transnational drug traffickers continue to use Aceh Province as their main entry point into Indonesia to bring in drugs ...

Bluebottles surge ashore on Pariaman beaches, W Sumatra

At least a dozen of bluebottles or the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia utriculus) have been washed ashore by strong ...

Fisheries Ministry to reduce single-use plastics in fishing ports

The Indonesian Maritime Affairs and and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) is committed to reducing marine plastic debris by ...

Minister asks plastic producers to join fight against marine debris

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has asked all companies that produce plastic products to help ...

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Understanding the plastic monster's message to Indonesians

A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and ...

Businessmen want government to evaluate sea toll policy

Deputy Chairperson for the Maritime and Fisheries of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Yugi ...

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Awaiting Indonesia's concrete efforts to fight marine debris

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the ...

Police encouraged to probe into crimes in sea: Susi

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti encourages the National Police (Polri) officers to conduct a ...

Techno-application should be foremost in marine debris prevention

Applying recycling and bioplastic technologies should be the foremost strategy in reducing and preventing plastic waste ...

Indonesian waters facing possible six-meter high waves

Waves as high as six-meters might be seen in Indonesian waters during the next four days, according to the ...

Six-meter-high waves forecast in southern Indian Ocean of C. Java-DIY

Waves in the southern Indian Ocean of Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region can potentially reach six meters ...

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Adding ships will increase connectivity for isolated communities

The sea highway program, to improve inter-regional connectivity in Indonesia, is one of the government's main ...