How large is Flores’ marine-conservation network?
Flores sits within a five-area marine-conservation network spanning Laut Sawu, East Flores, Lembata, Sikka and Alor, covering 4,201,548.79 hectares un…
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Marine Conservation
How healthy are Komodo National Park’s coral reefs?
Official monitoring shows sharply different reef conditions at two Komodo sites, while the park’s biodiversity figures reveal why local observations m…
How big is Komodo’s marine zone, and how are reefs monitored?
Komodo’s marine zone is vast, while reef health is tracked through a defined network of underwater monitoring sites. The official figures show the sca…
Komodo National Park zones: what visitors can do on islands and at sea
Komodo National Park’s islands and dive sites do not share one blanket access rule. Its zoning system determines where tourism, boat passage, fishing…
Hanita reef rehabilitation reports high coral survival and tourism potential
A coral rehabilitation partnership off Pulau Hanita in Manggarai Barat has restored thousands of coral fragments over a 9,000-square-metre area, with…
NTT, YKAN expand Savu Sea cooperation, but public targets still vague
East Nusa Tenggara’s Marine and Fisheries Office and YKAN are working together on technology-driven monitoring and science-based fisheries management…
Komodo’s reef mantas link tourism, protection and park management
New research shows Komodo National Park is an essential habitat for reef manta rays, whose movements and behavior overlap with popular tourism sites.
Komodo’s Coral Monitoring Role Clear, but Site Count and Trends Still Uncertain
Indonesia’s 2015–2021 coral-monitoring atlas records 281 reef sites across 11 conservation units and confirms Komodo National Park’s role in national…
Komodo National Park’s Marine Zone Spans About 1,214 Square Kilometres
Komodo National Park is legally defined as a combined land-and-sea conservation landscape, with scientific and official sources describing about 603 s…
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…
Rare Komodo dugongs underscore need to monitor shallow seagrass meadows
Dugongs recorded in Komodo National Park rely on shallow seagrass meadows, yet rare and unpredictable sightings and limited local data mean their cons…
Early Komodo plans put coral reefs and mangroves at centre of marine agenda
Early management plans and a 2001 stakeholder workplan for Komodo National Park explicitly identified coral-reef communities and mangroves as key mari…
Komodo National Park Is an Official Land-and-Sea Conservation Area
Indonesia’s official conservation atlas and UNESCO documentation both place Komodo National Park in a land-and-sea protected-area framework, with zoni…
Marine waters make up about 67% of Komodo National Park
Figures from park information and conservation sources indicate Komodo National Park covers about 1,817 km², with roughly 603 km² of land and around 1…