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(November 12, 2013)   -   WC assisted the district government of North Minhasa and other relevant government agencies to commit to a planning process to establish a 32,000 hectare MPA that encompasses community based MPA sanctuaries in the region.

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(November 10, 2013)   -   The waters surrounding Aceh Province’s Weh Island, at the northernmost tip of the island of Sumatra, supports large shark and ray populations. There are no regulations on shark fisheries in these waters and awareness of the need to protect shark species from over fishing and possible local extinction is very low. So WCS turned to a movie to make the case for shark conservation. 

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(November 08, 2013)   -   A new study by WCS identifies more than 4.5 million hectares of potential Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that can help the Indonesian Government to achieve its target of establishing 20million hectares of MPAs by 2020.

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(November 07, 2013)   -   Lombok’s southern coast unfolds across a string of coves and bays where a diverse range of interests converge: aquaculture, surfing, diving and fishing among others. Unchecked, the expansion of these activities could threaten the ecological integrity of theregion. But WCS has a plan.

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(November 07, 2013)   -   It’s not everyday that fishermen catch the world’s largest fish in their nets. It is even more unusual when that fish has ceased to be common in the area. But this is what recently happened in Indonesia’s Karimunjawa National Park (Java), pointing to a possible comeback of whale sharks in the area.

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(October 17, 2013)   -   The whale shark was occur first time on 8 pm, October 2013 in west coast of Karimunjawa, and at the same time Mr. Solikun, has been netting for anchovy. That whale shark try to get closer to anchovy net because many anchovy around Mr. Solikun’s net.

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(July 15, 2013)   -   Certainly the science of the benefits of no fishing areas related to preserving biodiversity, protecting fish species and replenishing depleted stocks.

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(July 15, 2013)   -   The public consultation meetings on the draft management plan and zoning system were held at each of 10 villages in Gili Matra.

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