Earlier sinkings of tourist boat Tiana in Komodo waters, not 2026 incident
Verified reports show KLM/KM Tiana sank twice in Komodo National Park waters, in June 2022 and January 2023. The June 2022 accident killed two tourist…
Marine & Diving
Dive sites, currents, vessel safety and the health of the reefs.
2021 report lists 3,309 capture-fishing households in Manggarai Regency
A 2021 performance report from the Manggarai Regency marine and fisheries office records 3,309 capture-fishing households and an estimated 8,086 tonne…
TAKA and WWF-Indonesia Conduct Six-Day Komodo Reef Health Survey
TAKA and WWF-Indonesia jointly implemented a six-day reef health monitoring survey in Komodo National Park, using benthic and reef fish sampling proto…
Why Labuan Bajo’s Tidal Currents Can Reverse Twice Daily
Research on the Sape Strait east of Labuan Bajo shows surface currents typically flow north on the rising tide and south on the falling tide, in a mix…
Labuan Bajo cleanups recorded 20,007.54 kilograms of marine debris
Government records show Labuan Bajo cleanups collected 19,000 kilograms of debris in 2017 and a further 1,007.54 kilograms in 2018, for a combined tot…
Komodo mooring buoys expand, but 2018 20-site plan remains unclear
Government and conservation sources confirm ongoing mooring buoy installation and maintenance in Komodo National Park and around Labuan Bajo, but publ…
NTT Highlights Salt, Seaweed Potential at Labuan Bajo Trilateral Meeting
Provincial officials highlighted salt and seaweed potential at a trilateral economic meeting in Labuan Bajo, citing 60,000 hectares for salt and 51,87…
NTT fisheries concerns over purse‑seine activity trace back to 2018
Statements and technical studies from 2018–2019 show East Nusa Tenggara’s fisheries chief has long worried about large pelagic purse‑seine vessels and…
Savu Sea Marine National Park spans 3.35 million hectares in NTT
Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and recent scientific studies confirm that the Savu Sea Marine National Park in East Nusa Tenggar…
Manggarai Barat’s 9,450-Square-Kilometre Spatial Plan Explained
Manggarai Barat’s 2012–2032 spatial plan, set out in Regional Regulation Number 9 of 2012, covers approximately 9,450 square kilometres of land and se…
NTT’s 66,126-fisher estimate is anchored to 2009 data
A regional socio-economic profile for the Arafura and Timor Seas recorded 66,126 fishers in East Nusa Tenggara based on 2009 data from Indonesia’s fis…
Komodo’s Early Mooring Buoys Targeted Small Dive Boats, Big-Boat Buoys Came Later
A 2002 report by The Nature Conservancy and later park documents show Komodo National Park’s first 25 mooring buoys were installed for small to medium…
World Bank’s 1986 appraisal linked Flores tuna prospects to cold chain
A 1986 World Bank appraisal for Indonesia’s Fisheries Support Services Project highlighted inadequate tuna processing and marketing services in Flores…