Gerokgak, Buleleng
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Gerokgak is a
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(''
kecamatan In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistrict, is the third-level administrative subdivision, below regency or city. The local term is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term is used in provinces in Papua. In the Special Regio ...
'') and village in the
Buleleng Regency Buleleng Regency (; , ''Kabupatén Buléléng''), is a regency () of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It stretches along the north side of the island of Bali from the Bali Strait in the west (separating Bali from East Java) almost to the eastern ...
, on the north-west coast of
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, Indonesia.


Description

The district extends along the north-west coast of Bali, from the westernmost point of the island to Tegallengah (not included). To the south is
Jembrana Regency Jembrana Regency (; ) is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') in the southwest of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 841.8 km2 and had a population of 329,353 in 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Je ...
, and to the east is Seririt district in Buleleng Regency. It includes most of West Bali national park.


Villages

The district counts 14 villages (''desa''): * Banyupoh * Celukanbawang (Celukan Bawang) * Gerokgak * Musi * Patas * Pejarakan * Pemuteran * Pengulon * Penyambangan (Penyabangan) * Sanggalangit *
Sumberkima Sumberkima Village (Indonesian: Desa Sumberkima) is a small settlement, located in west Buleleng Regency, in the north-west corner of Bali island, a Province of the Indonesian archipelago. Economy Sumberkima settlement’s economy is heavily ...
* Sumberklampok (Sumber Klampok) * Tinga-tinga (Tinga Tinga) * Tukadsumaga (Tukad Sulaga).


Reef conservation and turtle protection in Pemuteran Bay

This project started with Australian Chris Brown, who first came to Permuteran in 1991. The following year he started the Reef Seen Divers’ Resort - which started restoration work on the coral reefs, badly damaged by fishing with poison and explosives. Gathering the local population, friends and diver colleagues around the project, his "Reef Gardeners" showed the local fishermen how to catch
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(over 75,000 crown-of-thorns removed between 1996 and 1998) and horn drupe (''Drupella cornus''), which also threaten the reefs; and how to repair broken corals, thus saving hundreds of years of coral growth. They also installed structures on the ocean floor to create artificial reefs. In 2005, with funding from
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, they began to install statues of Buddha off the coast; this Temple garden soon became an attraction for scuba diving tourists. This success was followed from 2014 on with the undertaking of the Garden of the gods half a kilometer away, another offcoast assemblage of statues at 28 meters deep, complete with split gate and 25 beautifully carved statues sitting beside a damaged coral reef and covering 2,500 square meters of sandy seabed See p. 81. at a depth from 5 to 30 metres. All this work is tightly linked with the local community.
Meanwhile, Reef Seen also started in 1994 the Turtle Project of Pemuteran, which aims at protecting the wild turtle population. It rewards people who bring in or signal newly-laid sea turtle’s eggs, which encourages villagers not to kill or capture mature turtles who can then return and lay more eggs. Reef Seen's hatchery takes care of the collected eggs and the hatchlings are released at sea when they are big enough to get a fair chance at survival. Different seasons see three different species in the hatchery:
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,
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, and
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. On top of its educational work, over the years its hatchery has allowed the release of several thousands of turtles (juveniles and adults) into the ocean. A collaboration started in 2000 between the Karang Lestari Foundation (chairman in 2012: I Gusti Agung Prana) and the Global Coral Reef Alliance, leading to the installation of about 70 underwater 'bio-rocks' over half a kilometer. Many awards have been received by the project: * 2002, Konas Award from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry for the Best Community Based Coastal Management * 2005, The Asianta Award and Kalpataru Award from the President of Indonesia * 2007, The Pioneering Award from the Bali Administration * 2008, The
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(PATA) Gold Award * 2011, Tri Hita Karana Award * 2012, The Equator Prize Award by the
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(UNDP) and UNDP Special Award for Marine and Coastal Zone Management


Other reefs nearby

These are only some of the shallows that lay near Pemuteran. ; Napoleon Reef This reef, from 5 to 30 metres deep, has an upper area about the size of half a football field that gently slopes down on each side, and three underwater peninsulas that reach out to deeper levels. ; Kebun Chris Just 20 metres away from the shore in front of Reefs Seen, it was the first reef to benefit from protection, hard work and care and is accordingly rich in diversity. Its depth is from 2 to 15 metres; ; Middle Reef It has suffered severe damage in the early 1990's but has started to recover (after 2010). Its depth goes from 16 to 30 metres. ; Temple Wall This reef sits directly in front of 3 seaside temples, amidst nutrient-rich currents, with depths from 3 to 26 metres. It has received protection from destructive fishing methods since 1995 and has recovered (after 2010).


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* Districts of Bali Buleleng Regency {{Bali-geo-stub