• August 4, 2026

Celebrating 13 Years of Empowerment in MDPI’s 13th Anniversary

by Muhammad Alzaki Tristi MDPI celebrated its 13th anniversary on Friday, July 31. Highlighting the theme “Empowering Together”, we reflect to our core value of empowerment. Staff across eight provinces joined the celebration. The event allowed the organization to reflect on its decade-long journey. MDPI praised individuals for helping build responsible fisheries and empowered coastal…

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  • August 4, 2026

Through the TFCCA Program, MDPI Facilitates the Inauguration of New ‘Pokmaswas’ to Protect Buru’s Marine Conservation Area

by M.A. Indira Prameswari The coastal community in Buru District are strengthening their commitment to preserving the Regional Marine Conservation Area (Kawasan Konservasi Perairan Daerah; abbv. ‘KKPD’). Supported by the TFCCA Program and MDPI, the community has delegated marine conservation duties to three newly established Pokmaswas, a local community surveillance group to watch and protect…

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  • July 8, 2026

Government of West Nusa Tenggara Engages 6 Strategic Partners to Accommodate the New Model of FCMC

by M.A. Indira Prameswari The Provincial Government of West Nusa Tenggara, in partnership with MDPI, has announced a major expansion of its collaborative fisheries governance framework aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of regional marine stocks. The commitment solidified in the recent Fisheries Co-Management Committee (FCMC) West Nusa Tenggara Annual Meeting, which convened 107 fishery…

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  • July 8, 2026

From Shore to Sea: How Spearfishers of Buru Show us the Way of Marine Conservation

by Reno Nanda Pratama Not long ago, a recreational fishing and spearfishing advertisement flashed across my screen with alluring luxurious nuance. It carried a hefty price tag, marketed as an adrenaline-pumping adventure complete with high-definition photo and video packages tailored for social media fame. But here on Buru Island, a remote outpost in the Maluku…

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  • June 22, 2026

Four Ways to Maximize the ‘Merah Putih’ Fishing Village Program

by Adjie Dharmasatya This article draws from the hands-on experiences of MDPI in assisting coastal communities in Buru Regency, Maluku, who happen to be direct beneficiaries of a flagship government initiative: the Red and White Fishing Village program. The Red and White Fishing Village (Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih), or ‘KNMP’ in short, is a flagship…

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