Bali - Darwin Initiative
Community Enterprise for Fair Traded Fish
The Buleleng district in northern Bali, Indonesia is one of the world’s key exporters of ornamental, 'marine aquarium' fish. Northern Bali's coral reef, home of many of these fish, is under serious threat from destructive fishing methods, such as the use of cyanide and dynamite.
With the support of a three year (2005-2008) grant from the Darwin Initiative, a partnership of organisations worked successfully with four villages (Pejarakan, Sumber Kima, Pemuteran, and Penyabangan) to stop the use of destructive fishing practices and begin managing the marine resources in a sustainable way.
The organisations involved were:
- LEAD International, London
- LEAD-Indonesia, Jakarta
- Marine Aquarium Council Indonesia Programme, Bali
- Reef Check, Bali
- Yayasan Pilang, Bali
- WWF-Indonesia, Jakarta
The project focussed on four areas:
- building local capacity
- improving governance
- developing new policies
- introducing financial incentives
At the end of the project, 47% of the local fishermen had adopted environmentally friendly fishing methods which lead to an increase in marine biodiversity and the return of sensitive fish species.
An international team of LEAD Fellows provided expertise: Any Sulistyowati, Andrea Deri, Karen Eden.
Contact Darwina Sri Widjajanti or Andrea Deri.
Updated: 18 August 2008