Belitung Hosts the 2022 World Ocean Assessment (WOA) Meeting

As many as 22 countries are expected to participate in the 2022 World Ocean Assessment (WOA) hosted in Bangka Belitung Islands on 12-15 December 2022, according to Belitung District Deputy Head, Isyak Meirobie. Apart from Indonesia as the host, other countries that confirmed their attendance at the ...

Clearing Up Ocean Pollution with Mechanical Devices: A Solution or A Threat?

A University of Plymouth study suggests that collecting ocean pollution with mechanical devices may not be as effective as manual clearing and may even harm marine environments. Mechanical devices have become an attractive method for mitigating ocean pollution in recent years. However, emerging rese...

Indonesia's Maritime Economic Contribution Will Be Assessed Through Ocean Account

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, hopes that in the near future his party will be able to find out the amount of Maritime Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that is being studied on the basis of a new concept that adopts a concept that i...

Indonesia Invites G20 Countries to Support Coral Reef Restoration

The Indonesian government invites G20 countries to jointly carry out coral reef restoration in Indonesia. Deputy for Maritime Resources Coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Marves) Jodi Mahardi in a workshop to Ocean 20 entitled "No Coral Reef Behind" in Bal...

Ministry's Ocean Institute of Indonesia to Improve Human Resources

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono plans to establish the Ocean Institute of Indonesia to produce quality Indonesian maritime human resources by transforming the marine and fisheries education sector. Trenggono noted in a press release here on Wednesday that superior ...

KKP Expands Marine Protected Areas to 1.46 Million Hectare

Director General of Marine Spatial Management at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Victor Gustaav Manoppo said that by the first half of this year, the expansion of marine conservation was up to 1.46 million hectares. This means that the conservation area has been expanded to 73 p...

UN Secretary-General Declares an “Ocean Emergency”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the world had too long taken the ocean for granted and is now facing an "Ocean Emergency". In his speech to the UN Oceans Conference (28/6/22), which opened in Lisbon, Portugal, today, he said it was time to act. "We must turn the t...

World Oceans Day: The Threats and The Opportunities for Our Ocean

What is World Oceans Day? In 1992, Oceans Day was first declared following the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to to commemorate how important oceans are for the Earth and raise awareness to conserve our ocean. Then, in 2008, 8 June was officially designated as World Oceans Day, with a different t...

7 Organizations Fighting to Save Our Oceans

The ocean, one of the most diverse places on the earth, is under threat for a quite long time. Luckily, there are organizations working on both a public and political level to save our oceans.These organizations, through projects and activities, are involved in protecting the oce...

Maritime Ministry Committed to End Marine Debris Problems

The government through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries confirm its commitment in mitigating coastal and marine environment issues in Indonesia, particularly dealing with marine debris. Through the Global Dialogue on Ocean Plastic Pollution with the theme "Ending Ocean Plastic Pollutio...

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World Oceans Day, Time to Clean Up Garbage in Bali's Most Polluted River

Date: June 9, 2022 June 8 is celebrated as World Ocean Day. The celebration aims to respect, protect and preserve oceans around the world, including from the problem of plastic waste.The ocean provides us with many resources such as oxygen, climate regulation, food sources, medicine, and many others...

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Achieving Blue Economy in Indonesia: further steps in sustainable fishing

Ocean has become the blood on Indonesian veins for centuries. There is even a children's song titled "Nenek Moyangku Seorang Pelaut", which translates directly into "My Ancestor was a Sailor". The blood has been ingrained since Javanese sailors arrived in China in 131 AD to the heyday of Srivijaya E...

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

Source: Nature CommunicationsPublish Date: June 7, 2017 Plastics in the marine environment have become a major concern because of their persistence at sea, and adverse consequences to marine life and potentially human health. Implementing mitigation strategies requires an understanding and quantific...

A Sustainable and Equitable Blue Recovery to the COVID-19 Crisis

Source: The Ocean Panel A healthy ocean is the foundation for vibrant economies. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, ocean-based industries were estimated to contribute 2.5 percent of world gross value added and over 31 million direct full-time jobs. However, as governments seek to reset and rebuild follo...

“Great reboot” or short-term saviour? Bali's seaweed farming revival

Source: The Fish Site Date: 30 April 2021 A renaissance in Bali's seaweed farming sector is being widely touted as a sustainable alternative to tourism, following the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, but the reality is much more complicated. The economic landscape in Bali, Indonesia, has changed dram...