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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...

Misool Newsletter

02 Mar 2023

f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 3 R A J A A M P A T, I N D O N E S I A Welcome to Misool’s Newsletter. This time: Goodbye and Bon Voyage to Sabine! Introducing Shawna and Carlo...

Fakfak & Panjang Island: New Divesites in the Bomberai/Fakfak

23 Feb 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 third in the series, Fakfak and Panjang...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diversity, ecology, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, raja ampat, scuba, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Tanya Burnett & Kevin Palmer Visit Raja…for the Umpteenth Time! (Part 1-Macro)

31 Jan 2023

We are so excited to share some 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,...

Bird's Head Seascape, Bomberai peninsula, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, environment, Fakfak, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, tourism, West Papua

Batu Putih: New divesites in the Fakfak region

24 Jan 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 second in the series, Batu Putih. To read...

Endemics: Paintings of Bird’s Head Seascape’s Endemic Fish by Nate Wilson

12 Jan 2023

Marine life artist, Nate Wilson, has created a poster with his paintings of all the Bird’s Head Seascape’s endemic fish. Currently there are 57 but that will very likely change in...

New Year’s celebration of New Divesites in the Bird’s Head Seascape by Burt Jones

05 Jan 2023

Last year we were able to finally complete a long-anticipated, not to mention twice-postponed, survey of the Bomberai peninsula, Fakfak and its surrounding waters. (Additionally click here to...

World First Endangered Shark Rewilding Program Launches In Indonesia

11 Dec 2022

WORLD FIRST ENDANGERED SHARK REWILDING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN INDONESIA Press Release Global collaboration, StAR, to re-establish once abundant zebra sharks in Raja Ampat. SORONG, RAJA AMPAT, 30...

Developing Fakfak: an Introduction by Burt Jones

31 Oct 2022

We are very happy to finally able to share the results of our twice-postponed voyage of discovery to the Bomberai peninsula. In 2018 the Fakfak’s regency government formalized the creation...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, West Papua

Marine Policy: NGO’s Working with Local Communities and MPA’s is a Win-Win for Everyone! by Casey White

17 Oct 2022

[The marine environment surrounding Raja Ampat harbors some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reef ecosystems, and communities have been helping to protect these ecosystems for centuries. Two...