Borneo Adventures Lodge

Coral reefs in the waters of the island of Datu district, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, a bomb severely damaged by the use of fishing and trawling. Manufacture of ships damaged rumpon be a solution to fix the ecosystem. Head of Department of Marine and Fisheries of West Kalimantan Rudiyono Billy said, coral reefs in the waters of the island of Datu begin to deteriorate since the Thai boats fishing loot in the region using trawling in 1998 until 2000.

“The condition is then compounded by the use of fish bombs,” said Billy, Saturday (31/12/2011). The ships were used as rumpon fishing boats seized from Vietnam and the plundering of fish caught in the South China Sea. Read more…

Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI)-Malaysia Border region in the village of Seagulls Moon, West Kalimantan, still in the area of maritime boundary negotiations. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Michael Tene said “Indonesia and Malaysia have the boundary waters in the region of West Kalimantan.

Currently, the two governments are still negotiating maritime boundary and EEZ in the area. Negotiations will then take place on October 16 to 18 next,” said Michael Tene in Jakarta. This disclosure statement responding to members of Commission I of TB Hasanuddin who said the Indonesian territory of West Kalimantan bordering Malaysia decreased by 1,400 hectares in the area of Seagulls Moon, and 80,000 square feet in Tanjung Batu. Read more…

Maritime associations in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, such as the National Indonesian shipowners Association (INSA) and the Association of loading and unloading Indonesia (APBMI), plans to build a college sailing in the area. “Kotabaru have a large enough water area and the strategic, high potential for built a special college sailing, “said Commission Legal Association of loading and unloading Indonesia (APBMI) Branch Kotabaru Joyo Budi SH, in Kotabaru, Wednesday (9 / 3).

According to him, currently Kotabaru very lack of human resources, particularly in the field marine, while Kotabaru has an area of ocean is quite broad and strategic trade routes abroad, so it is necessary to print the quality of human resources in the region itself. Read more…

The beach is a maritime tourism Batakan integrated with the natural panorama of mountains located on the beach Panyipatan subdistrict, Tanah Laut district, about 125 kilometers east of Banjarmasin City (capital of South Kalimantan Province).

To reach the location Batakan Coast, from the city of Banjarmasin is relatively easy because the road conditions were pretty good, and down a winding-up and presents a beautiful natural scenery in the form of rows of verdant hills, the yellow expanse of rice fields, as well as the fishing village located on the waterfront. Pine hills east side there is a part of Meratus Mountains.In this beach visitors can surround the beach while using a rented horse, relax under the pines while enjoying the beauty of the beach, or watching the panorama of nature, especially when the sun will set (sunset) . Read more…