LOVE of THE NATURE, ADOPT THE CORAL

BE A CORAL ADOPTER!

Les Village is a fishermen village at Tejakula District north Bali, a fantastic little village with great sunset and sunrise.

Since early 80's the fishermen at Les have been harvesting marine ornamental fish. To catch the fish, they used Potassium Cyanide, the same method that is widely used in Indonesia until today.

The effect of Cyanide had destroyed their reef and poisoned the fish. The quality of fish was very bad, the mortality rate was very high, the price of the fish was very low. While in the early days, the fish population was still abundant. Time passed by and the condition changed. The reef was badly damaged and the fish population decreasing dramatically, while fishing is the only profession they can do.

In 2000, Bahtera Nusantara Foundation came into the village. They introduced an eco-friendly method to catch fish, and since then, the fishermen at Les commence the use of this net system to catch their fish. The result was excellent, soon they caught better fish and the degradation of their coral reef stopped.

Revolutionized catching method is the first step of the whole concept of Community Based Integrated Marine Eco Trading and Eco Tourism Management.

The whole entire concept are:

1. Stop the destructive fishing method
2. Apply Collection Area Management Plan (CAMP)
3. Coral reef rehabilitation
4. Provide alternative livelihood to the fishermen.

The end goal of this concept is to conserve the environment while maintain the livelihood of the people.

Les Village fishermen have formed a formal group among them. The group is “Mina Bhakti Soansari”. The group is responsible to apply the concept of the Community Based Integrated Marine Eco Trading and Eco Tourism Management.

Up till now, the first and the second steps of the concept have been successful. They are now at the third stage and moving to the fourth .

The coral rehabilitation was implemented but rather slow. Since today, the coral rehabilitation is self funded and some from the un regular donation from the guests that visit the site.

To be able to speed up their efforts to rehabilitate their coral, they have initiated an idea to let other people to adopt “their” coral. Therefore the “Adopt the Coral” project was formed.

The goals of “Adopt the Coral” project are :

1. Fund raising to be able to continue their coral rehabilitation project.
2. To allow other people to participate and create sense of belonging to their coral farming project.
3. Alternative livelihood to the fishermen rather than catching ornamental fish.
4. Build underwater coral garden for eco diving tourism.

Be part of the nature recovery………

It is the time for you to be part of nature recovery and enjoy your own
marine garden by being a coral adopter.

There are limited number of coral are ready to be
adopted for marine garden at Les Village
The coral is taken from the previously planted fragment and maintained by fishermen

For each coral adopted, the adopters name will be put on substrate.

picture of your planted coral on digital version file will be sent to your attention by email.

If you wish to have a printed picture delivered on your door,
please send us your inquiry and we will be happy to provide it.
We also provide pictures of growing corals during maintenance as an optional request.

Let everybody know that you are part of proud as Coral Adopter

For further information please contact adoptcoral@balidiving.com

 

Enjoy our Special Adopter Rate for any diving trip in Les Village

CORAL FARMING DIVING TRIP

Visit Les Village and dive the coral farming site. You can make a real contribution for the nature recovery and you can also dive in the protected area that is designated as the No-Catch Zone.

Air Diving Academy offers an extra ordinary dive trip called Love of The Nature - Adopt The Coral. Dive together with fishermen at Les Village do coral transplantation and watch the fishermen show you how to maintain their marine area.

In early 2000, Air Diving Academy worked together with a local environment NGO (Bahtera Nusantara) to change the fishing method of the people in Les Village. Starting with only 2 fishermen using the method, in 2002, every single fishermen in Les Village has adopted this environmental friendly catching method. Starting in 2003, the fishermen have also rehabilitated their catching area by forming a coral-farming group.

This effort is supported by:

• Bahtera Nusantara Foundation
• Air Diving Academy - Bali
• GEF-SGP (Global Environment Facility Small Grant Program) UNDP
• MAC (Marine Aquarium Council)

Since 2002, the fishermen in this village have implemented a sustainable catching system called the CAMP (Collection Area Management Plan). REEF Check International has agreed to help the people in the village to restore the fish population within the catching zone and also to help with the management of the CAMP. Les Village is nominated to receive 2004 Equator Award by UNDP and has been claimed as an UNDP Indonesia Program.

DIVE SITE HIGH LIGHT :

BOLOT REEF dive sites is about 10 minutes west of Coral Farming by small wooden boat. It offers beautiful reef to maximum depth of 35 meters. Healthy coral coverage of almost 99,9% as the result of the implementation of Marine Protected Area since 2002. The fragile coral and giant sponge dominates this area, lion fish, frog fish, cardinal, wrasse, anthias, giant grouper, gobies, blennies, eels, frog fish, stingrays and sometimes sharks, leaf fish and many other small colorful reef fish are many found here. Financial Contribution to the group of local fishermen will be part of your participation. Send your inquiry to air@balidiving.com Best regards, Air Diving Academy - Bali

Financial Contribution to the group of local fishermen will be part of your participation.

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