LINI has trained over 500 marine aquarium fish collectors to adopt best practices and develop sustainable fisheries. Training was carried out  in Bali, West Java, Padang and Mentawai  (Sumatra), the Banggai Islands (Central Sulawesi) and the Spermonde Islands (South Sulawesi). LINI is currently continuing the training and mentoring  of fish collectors in the remote Banggai Islands of central Sulawesi. This is the home of the endemic Banggai Cardinal Fish (Pterapogon kauderni). It is LINI’s policy to train only existing fish collectors to upgrade their skills and adopt ‘best practices’ for collection and handling of fish.  LINI does not want to encourage ornamental fish collection as a new alternative income source for people who are  not already fish collectors.
With its experienced and capable trainers, LINI is well- equipped to deliver training on marine conservation and sustainable fisheries issues to coastal communities, including fishermen, traders and local government.  LINI continues to develop, field-test and refine a range of training materials to ensure their appropriateness for the many diverse coastal communities, whose needs are varied and often site-specific. One result of this training is that fish stock mortalities and rejects are significantly decreased, so there is much less waste. With their broad experience in nature conservation, LINI staff are also able to effectively communicate the broader issues and challenges for nature conservation in Indonesia to a wider public.

It is LINI hope to be able to continue train and upgrade skills of ornamental fish collectors throughout Indonesia. If you are interested in helping LINI to help the fishermen, please contact us.  By donating:

• US$ 50, you will help to purchase a mask, snorkel and fins for each collector.
• US$ 100 you will provide 20 collectors each with a 5-meter soft barrier net.
• US$ 500 you will allow our trainers (2 trainers) to stay with the collectors, and train 20 collectors for a period of 20 days.  This includes post-training follow-up checks.