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The Bird's Head Seascape, a rich repository of the world’s most diverse marine life, rare birds, mammals, insects and plants, comprises 183,000 sq km, encompassing over 100 villages in West Papua, Indonesia.
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New “Flasher” Wrasse described in a recent study by Yi-Kai Tea and Fenton Walsh

Wrasses (the family Labridae), are the most abundant and conspicuous fishes on tropical reefs around the world. They are second largest family of marine fishes. Parrotfish are likely the best known of the family but the much less common “flasher” wrasse are a diver favorite and one of a marine life photographer’s greatest challenges!  Not only are they habitat specific and...
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Melihat ke masa depan ReShark dan StAR, diterjemahkan oleh Made Abiyoga Udaya

Catatan administrasi: Postingan ini adalah bagian dari liputan berlanjut tentang ReShark dan program pertamanya di Indonesia, proyek StAR. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut mengenai proyek ini, silahkan kunjungi situs web ReShark. Anda juga dapat membaca berbagai artikel di situs ini dengan menelusuri kata kunci “StAR dan/atau ReShark”. Gambar spanduk: Nesha Ichida pada saat pelepasliaran anak hiu...
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Kalawai Adventure Trip Journal by Geoffrey Gearheart PhD

Administrator’s note: The experience provided by Dr. Geoffrey Gearheart and Kalawai Adventure is not a typical dive trip.  They are “naturalist expeditions” lead by scientists to some of the remoter areas of the Bird’s Head Seascape.  The following is a trip report from their most recent expedition. We have just returned from another amazing trip to West Papua. This...
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Bird's Head Seascape Governmental Authorities Pemerintah Propinsi Papua Barat (Province of West Papua) KSDAE (Direktorat Konservasi Sumberdaya Alam dan Ekosistem)(Ministry of Environment and Forestry) Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan Republik Indonesia (National Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries) Kabupaten Raja Ampat (Raja Ampat Regency) Kabupaten Kaimana (Kaimana Regency) Kabupaten Tambrauw (Tambrauw Regency) Kabupaten Nabire (Nabire Regency) Kabupaten Teluk Wondama (Wondama Bay Regency) Taman Nasional Teluk Cenderawasih (Cenderawasih Bay National Park) BBKSDA (Balai Besar Konservasi Sumberdaya Alam) Kabupaten Fakfak