Administrator’s note:  This article originally appeared in DAN‘s (Divers Alert Network) quarterly Alert Diver magazine (2025).  You can read the article here, Rewilding Coral Reefs, by subscribing to the magazine, or via the Alert Diver App.  The article is located in the Water Planet section of the magazine (pages 92-95). REWILDING IS A POPULAR TERM IN CONSERVATION CIRCLES, but... Read More →

A new scientific research paper titled, “Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary” has just been released by the Swiss-based MDPI “Fishes” journal.  The paper is authored by *Dr. Edy Setyawan, one of the Bird’s Head Seascape’s leading manta researchers, amongst... Read More →

Nearly 35 years ago we were on our way to Sipadan Island (off Malaysian Borneo) and stopped by the Borneo Divers office to introduce ourselves and speak with Clement Lee, the Managing Director.  Borneo Divers began operations on the island in 1984 but in 1990 Sipadan was still just becoming known to the international dive community.  We had heard stories about its awesome diving and were... Read More →