Project Description
The project uses conservation management and rehabilitation to ensure the
health of coral reef ecosystems and their contribution to poverty
alleviation and food security, by 1) transforming at least 17 percent of
the worldwide marine aquarium industry, 2) establishing marine management
areas, and 3) increasing awareness of the benefits of harvesting marine
ornamentals in a manner that conserves global biodiversity. The objective
is to transform the marine aquarium trade of the Philippines and Indonesia
to ecological and economic sustainability.