Note: While Nate is primarily a watercolor artist focused on marine life, he is also an accomplished photographer.  As an artist his comments about Raja’s reefs create quite an impression.  As you read the descriptions of his dives, you quickly realize he not only has the “eye” but is pretty darned good with “words” as well.  Take it away Nate… I returned... Read More →

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 →