BALI / FISHERMEN

UNDP works with local fishermen in Bali in effort to make their fishing more sustainable. UNDP

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:34
• Production Date: 13 June 2009
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP
• Subject Topical: DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
• Geographic Subject: ARMENIA
• MAMS Id: U090613b

Description

STORY: BALI / FISHERMEN
TRT: 3.34
SOURCE: UNDP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / BAHASA INDONESIA / NATS

DATELINE: RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT, LES VILLAGE, BALI, INDONESIA

1. Various shots, sunrise on water
2. Wide shot, fisherman sets out in boat
3. Various shots, underwater fish and reef

FILE – UNDP - 2000, LES VILLAGE, BALI, INDONESIA

4. Various shots, fishermen in boat and underwater fishing underwater
5. Various shots, fisherman using cyanide and sick fish

RECENT, LES VILLAGE, BALI, INDONESIA

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Cipto Aji Gunawan, Underwater photographer:
“Back in 2000 we saw most of the reef here are dead. Almost 70-80 percent they are all bleached and death and we suspect this is because of the cyanide because these fishermen here have been using cyanide since early 80’s.”
7. Various shots, fishermen using nets to catch fish.
8. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia) Nengah Arsana, Fisherman:
“For the group of fishermen here, changes started in the year 2000 when a local NGO educated us about using nets. From only two fishermen the project evolved after we saw great results. So many others followed suit, switching from cyanide to nets.”
9. Med shot, fisherman carries bags filled with fish.
10. Various shots, fish tanks.
11. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia) Nengah Arsana, Fisherman:
“Fish caught with nets compared to those poisoned by cyanide obviously have better colors. Those collected by the use of cyanide lost their colors in one day. We don’t have the same problem any more. It is much better now.”
12. Various shots, underwater shot of fisherman
13. Various shots, fisherman pours fish into bucket.
14. Various shots, boat returns to land.

Storyline

As dawn breaks over Les village in the Indonesian Island of Bali, the local fishermen prepare for the day’s work.

Les sits close to one of Indonesia’s many coral reefs that are teeming with life, including brightly colored tropical fish.

Every morning Nengah Arsana ventures out to sea to make his living - Catching tropical fish for aquariums.

But not long ago these reefs where dying. Fishermen from Les and other villages where fishing with potassium cyanide poison that.

Cipto Aji Gunawan, an underwater photographer says that the reef was dying.

“Back in 2000 we saw most of the reef here are dead. Almost 70-80 percent they are all bleached and death and we suspect this is because of the cyanide because this fishermen here have been using cyanide since early 80’s.”Cipto says.

Today, the situation is very different. The coral reef that provides for Nengah’s family and his village has come back to life.

UNDP’s in partnership with a local NGO, have changed the way the fishermen of f Les catch the fish. They have switched to using nets, improving not only the quality of their catch but also insuring the reef health.

Nengah Arsana says that he is much happier with the way they catch fish
“For the group of fishermen here, changes started in the year 2000 when a local NGO educated us about using nets. From only two fishermen the project evolved after we saw great results. So many others followed suit, switching from cyanide to nets.” Aengah said.

Nengah catch is sold to buyers from all over the world. He says that the fish are healthier and live longer.

The success the Les village project has made it a model for communities around the world. In Indonesia, several other provinces have replicated policies and practices from Les.

Through this simple change, Nengah and the other fishermen here have secured their livelihoods for today and into the future as well insuring that the reef remains healthy