Fishermen get coral monitoring training

Reef Check Indonesia has given a series of training sessions to local fishermen living in coastal villages in East Buleleng to enable them to monitor the condition of the coral reef and underwater life.

Derta Prabuning, program development officer for Reef Check Indonesia, told Bali Daily on the sidelines of its activities in Tejakula village on Friday that the training was aimed at equipping the local farmers with the skills and knowledge needed to regularly examine the condition of the coral reefs in their respective areas.