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In 1982 my husband Dave and I had the unique opportunity to visit many of the outlying islands off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea. For three weeks we snorkeled and dived the beautiful...

A Surprising Visit to Seattle’s Ocean Pavilion as it Nears Completion

29 Jul 2024

Administrator’s note: Why are we posting about the Seattle Aquarium‘s new facility Ocean Pavilion and what does it have to do with the Bird’s Head Seascape on the opposite side...

First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This paper was published in the Diversity Journal on 27, May, 2024 by Dr. Edy Setyawan, Shawn Heinrichs, and Dr. Mark Erdmann. The video (and images) were captured by...

Empowering Conservation through Local Engagement by Stephen Frink

10 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This post is for everyone who does not receive DAN‘s (Diver’s Alert Network) Alert Diver Magazine. (For those that are DAN members this article can be...

Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay, Australia

06 Jun 2024

Administrator’s note: This blog post is shared from ReShark’s Indonesia StAR Project May 30 Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay,...

Excerpts from “The ReSharker”, the quarterly newsletter of the ReShark/StAR Project

23 Apr 2024

The “The ReSharker” is a quarterly newsletter designed to update ReShark/StAR Project partners on the project’s most recent activities. Because the newsletter includes internal...

IUNC’s “Shark News” highlights the BHS’s StAR/Re-Shark project

15 Apr 2024

The IUCN (The International Union For Conservation of Nature) most recent IUCN SSG (IUCN Shark Specialist Group) newsletter, “Shark News”, features the BHS’s ReShark/StAR...

Stephen Frink

04 Mar 2024

Administrator’s note: Most of you know Stephen Frink and the fact that he is the publisher of Alert Diver magazine. He’s an old friend. We go back to the film days. In fact, he was...

Misool Foundation Newsletter – February 2024

09 Feb 2024

Misool Foundation Newsletter View this email in your browser f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 4 R A J A A M P A T, I N D O N E S I A The Science Special This one is for the fish geeks and nature nerds...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, marine life art, Marine Protected Area, MPA, painting, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, tourism, West Papua

Marine life artist’s first visit to Raja by Nate Wilson

27 Nov 2023

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...