We have been posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape’s last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula.  This is the seventh and final post in the series, which includes all the regional maps with divesites/activities/etc. To read about last year’s expedition of discovery click here, survey of the Bomberai peninsula, Fakfak and its... Read More →

Administrator’s Notes: Despite the fact that the beaches along the top of the Bird’s Head Seascape are home to the largest Leatherback nesting area in the South Pacific, these turtles are a rarely sighted in Raja.  In March, Jo and Barb Danko were snorkeling with Misool Resort on a site known as Wara Beach, when they had an encounter with one.  The action was brief and admittedly... Read More →

This article is posted with permission from Conservation International.  It originally appeared in their Blog: Notes from the Field (April 19, 2023) by Mary Kate McCoy. The Indonesian government has granted six species of threatened “walking sharks” the highest level of protection across all national waters — a move experts hope will lead to the conservation of other sharks, whose numbers... Read More →