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Administrator’s note: Many of you may be familiar with Nate’s artwork as he is a frequent contributor to the BHS. We introduced him and his incredible marine life paintings a couple...

Science 4 Conservation Buletin

16 Oct 2023

Selamat datang bulan Oktober! Kali ini kami dari Program Sains untuk Konservasi LPPM Universitas Papua kembali menyapa Sobat Lestari dengan kumpulan cerita-cerita dari lapang selama bulan Agustus...

Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat by Federico Prado

11 Oct 2023

Administrator’s Notes: While recently in Bali I had a wonderful conversation with Federico Prado, author of the new book, Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat. This...

Kalawai Adventure Trip Journal by Geoffrey Gearheart PhD

30 Aug 2023

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...

Raja: A Multifaceted Journey, part 1 by Burt Jones

06 Jun 2023

I recently had the good fortune to spend almost 3 weeks at Misool Resort in SE Raja Ampat. Although I’ve visited the Bird’s Head Seascape numerous times since Maurine’s and my...

Tanya Burnett and Kevin Palmer visit Raja for the Umpteenth time…Part 2-Wide Angle

06 Apr 2023

We are so excited to share more images from the incomparable photo team, Island Exposure Inc. I have known Tanya and admired her work and philosophy for nearly 30 years! Her husband Kevin,...

Uncaging Zebras of the Reef by *Made Abiyoga Udaya

17 Mar 2023

Laid overseas in a public aquarium, zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) egg cases, which survived trans-Pacific shipment, have finally hatched in specialised facilities in Raja Ampat. Since the...

Semai: New Divesites in the Bomberai/Fakfak

14 Mar 2023

We are posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula. This is the fourth in the series, Semai Island and...

StAR Project Update, part 4 by Made Abiyoga Udaya

07 Mar 2023

This is part 4 of the series. Administrator’s note: In September of 2021 we first introduced the ambitious StAR project, which will hopefully re-wild Raja Ampat with the charismatic Zebra...

Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, ecotourism, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Alex Mustard conducts Photo Workshop in Raja by Alex Mustard

02 Mar 2023

Administrator’s note: We are very fortunate to be able to call Alex a friend. You the BHS viewers are also fortunate… Alex is a great guy and is always willing to share with us...