Indonesian Fisheries News

A dugong.

Sumatran dugong hunter struggles to adapt to changing times

Dody Hidayat, Yogi Eka Sahputra 3 Jan 2024

Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle

Mahmud Ichi 10 Apr 2019

In Indonesia, an earthquake leaves devastation on land and under the sea

Ian Morse 9 Apr 2019

Illegal online sales driving mercury pollution crisis in Indonesia

Luh De Suriyani, Nurdin Tubaka 8 Apr 2019

Indonesia oil slicks highlight weak enforcement against bilge dumping

Basten Gokkon 5 Apr 2019

Indonesia investigates mass shark deaths at captive-breeding facility

Jay Fajar, M Ambari 22 Mar 2019

Indonesia wins $2.52 million settlement for coral damage by foreign ships

Basten Gokkon 19 Mar 2019

Indonesia’s tuna fisheries seek out sustainability certification

Basten Gokkon 15 Mar 2019
Artisanal Indonesian fishermen are expected to benefit from the fisheries bill proposed by the ministry. Image courtesy of Ministry of Marine and Fisheries.

For fisheries activists, Indonesian candidates offer little to work with

Basten Gokkon, Jay Fajar, M Ambari 13 Mar 2019

Business as usual on a reclaimed islet off Jakarta — despite closure order

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Mar 2019

For Indonesian presidential hopefuls, burning coal is business as usual

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Feb 2019

‘Everything’s moving’: Indonesia seeks global pushback on illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 Jan 2019

Amid lack of enforcement, fishermen take the fight to blast fishing

Ian Morse 29 Oct 2018

In an Indonesian village, compressor diving for fish is a dangerous business

Fathul Rakhman 27 Sep 2018

Indonesian fish farmers get early-warning system for lake pollution

M Ambari 25 Sep 2018

Indonesia, a top plastic polluter, mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up the mess

Mongabay Indonesia 4 Sep 2018

As Bali reclamation project dies, activists seek conservation status

Luh De Suriyani 30 Aug 2018

Another mass fish kill hits Indonesia’s largest lake

Ayat S. Karokaro 24 Aug 2018

Indonesia demands cleanup after coal spill pollutes beach

Junaidi Hanafiah 6 Aug 2018

As planned excise flops, Indonesia ponders how to give up plastic bags

Basten Gokkon 23 Jul 2018

There’s now an app for mapping seagrass, the oceans’ great carbon sink

Basten Gokkon 14 Jun 2018

Shark fisheries hunting dolphins, other marine mammals as bait: Study

Basten Gokkon 13 Jun 2018

Government subsidies serving to prop up destructive high-seas fishing: study

Basten Gokkon 8 Jun 2018

Indonesia targets illegal fishing vessel owners under new bill

Basten Gokkon 31 May 2018

Scientists highlight 9 potentially new reef fish species off West Papua

Wahyu Chandra 14 May 2018

Indonesia’s crackdown on illegal fishing is paying off, study finds

Basten Gokkon 23 Apr 2018

Deadly oil spill in eastern Borneo spreads to the open sea

Basten Gokkon 5 Apr 2018

Indonesia investigates deadly oil spill in eastern Borneo

Basten Gokkon 3 Apr 2018

In Bali fish die-offs, researchers spot a human hand

Luh De Suriyani 22 Mar 2018

Plastic not so fantastic for Bali’s iconic manta rays

Mongabay.com 9 Mar 2018

On an island of plenty, a community tempered by waves braces for rising seas

Ridzki R. Sigit 27 Feb 2018

Duterte orders navy to fire on foreign poachers in Philippine waters

Mongabay.com 14 Feb 2018

Indonesian police bust Chinese nationals with 200 kg of turtle shells

Wahyu Chandra 12 Feb 2018

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