UNESCO: State of the Ocean Report 2024
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This is the yearly comprehensive report on the state of the ocean complied by UNESCO’s worldwide contributors. State of the Ocean Report Read More →
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Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark
Rewilding Coral Reefs by Mark Erdmann
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,... Read More →
Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary by Edy Setyawan et. al.
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... Read More →
Attention Raja Visitors: It’s reefs need your help! Reef Health/Coral Bleaching Monitoring Survey from The Sea People
Sadly the world is in the grip of the 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event and Raja’s reefs need your help! In December (2024), we reported on a significant coral bleaching event in Raja... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Kaimana, Marine Protected Area, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark
Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal area, Indonesia by Putra et al
A new original research paper titled, “Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark
The ReSharker Issue #5
The ReSharker is the international communication newsletter of ReShark, an international collective effort to recover threatened sharks and rays around the world. “The ReSharker” is a quarterly... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, new species, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark
Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat – Part 1: Mark Erdmann by Don Silcock
Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua
Warming Waters Trigger Coral Bleaching in areas of Raja Ampat
Warming water temperatures in West Papua’s Bird’s Head Seascape, especially in the Raja Ampat region, have initiated a significant coral bleaching event in certain areas. What is... Read More →
Kuesioner untuk “Mengestimasi Nilai Ekonomi Pariwisata Pari Manta di Raja Ampat”
Kuesioner untuk “Mengestimasi Nilai Ekonomi Pariwisata Pari Manta di Raja Ampat” Raja Ampat dikenal karena banyak hal. Tidak hanya terumbu karang yang sehat dan kehidupan lautnya yang sangat... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Kaimana, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, sustainability, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark, Zebra shark
Important Shark And Ray Areas In Indonesia: The BHS Leads The Way
New conservation strategies may soon bolster protection for the Birds Head Seascape’s sharks and rays. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently named 122 ISRAs... Read More →