Administrator’s note:  We are proud to be a long-time partner of Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia (EI), whose mission is to advance the understanding, conservation, and sustainable management of elasmobranchs throughout Indonesia. And they need your help…in order to help the BHS’s mantas! EI is currently updating the natural history and population status of both manta ray... Read More →

SIARAN PERS Jakarta, 22 Mei 2026 – Kolaborasi internasional yang dipimpin oleh para ilmuwan Indonesia berhasil mengembangkan metode berbasis environmental DNA (DNA lingkungan / eDNA) untuk mendeteksi hiu berjalan (walking shark) di perairan Raja Ampat. Cukup dengan mengambil beberapa liter sampel air laut, metode ini melacak ‘jejak’ materi genetik (sel kulit, lendir, atau kotoran) yang... Read More →

Press Release JAKARTA, May 22, 2026 – An international collaboration led by Indonesian scientists has discovered a new way to detect walking sharks in the waters of Raja Ampat without the need for diving or nocturnal reef surveys: by simply collecting a few liters of seawater. This environmental DNA (eDNA)-based method is capable of tracing the genetic material left behind by sharks,... Read More →