In Bali fish die-offs, researchers spot a human hand
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Tilapia is a mainstay of Balinese cuisine, but hundreds of thousands of the freshwater fish choke to death regularly in the resort island’s largest lake, for reasons…
Plastic not so fantastic for Bali’s iconic manta rays
JAKARTA — Two videos of manta rays and other fish swimming through swaths of garbage off the resort island of Bali earlier this year have highlighted once again the plastic…
Climate scientists see silver lining in Bali volcano’s ash cloud
The normally idyllic resort island of Bali in Indonesia has hogged international headlines since last month, following the eruption of Mount Agung that has driven tens of thousands of residents…
Plastic Fantastic? Indonesia plans to turn waste into road tar
After laying a 700-meter plastic-tar road at a university campus in Bali, Indonesian officials announced plans to use the material on roads in Jakarta and other cities.
Balinese rituals fuel spike in trafficking of endangered sea turtles
DENPASAR, Indonesia — A recent spate of busts has placed Bali in the spotlight once again as a key domestic market for endangered sea turtles. In February, Bali marine police…
Indonesian fisheries czar promises to end subsidized fuel scam
In Indonesia, fishing boats with a capacity of over 30 deadweight tonnage can receive subsidized fuel from the government. But during an inspection at Bali’s Benoa Port on Tuesday, fisheries…
World’s most expensive coffee often produced from caged, abused civets, study finds
If you’re a coffee connoisseur, you’ve probably heard of kopi luwak — the world’s most expensive coffee, made from partially digested coffee beans, excreted by a shy, forest-dwelling, cat-like animal…
Bali’s mountain dwellers govern with ancient palm leaf treatises
Deep in the mountains of eastern Bali sits a traditional Aga village, whose inhabtants – legendarily the island’s first – still reside and abide by ancient ways. Long before Indonesian…
Can a wild fishery be bred? Indonesia’s plan to restock its oceans
bdul "Bolong" Hanan had a baby turtle in one hand and a toothbrush in the other. He scrubbed the squirming two-month-old vigorously before plopping it back into one of the…
Lack of stock data and incentives to collect it stymie Indonesian tuna fisheries on path to sustainability
:00 am; Labuhan Lombok, Indonesia. It's offloading time on the 30-foot-long M/V Nusa Indah 2. Crewmen pop the lid off the hold and pull yellowfin tuna from the icy pool…
Americans join in protesting reclamation of Bali’s Benoa Bay
Protesters voice their opposition to the Benoa Bay reclamation project in Washington D.C. Photo: Ika Inggas Americans and Indonesians demonstrated together in Washington D.C. last week in protest of a…
Of Prawns and Men on the Bali Strait
This article first appeared in The Seashore Issue of the culinary magazine Lucky Peach. The piece was funded under the Mongabay Special Reporting Initiative program. Why is shrimp so cheap?…
Bali uprising: Plan to convert protected area into golf courses, mall spurs outrage
Protesters in Bali in June 2014. Photo by Anton Muhajir. In a reversal sparking outrage from locals, and concern from environmentalists, the Governor of Bali, Indonesia has given the green…
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