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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...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, invasive species, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, tourism, West Papua

Lionfish: The Beauty and the Beast

14 Oct 2022

I recently read an article about invasive lionfish, which despite being highly sensationalized, made me want to know more the species, especially since numerous species are encountered throughout...

penyu belimbing, penyu hijau, penyu kempi, penyu lekang, penyu pipih, penyu tempayan

Mengenal Penyu-Belajar Pulau Papua (Buku Baru) oleh Frediel Ballamu, delaporkan *Nikka Gunadharma

20 Sep 2022

Buku “Mengenal Penyu” ini merupakan karya dari Ferdiel Ballamu, pegiat konservasi penyu sekaligus salah satu pendiri dan juga ketua dari Yayasan Penyu Papua (YPP) yang didirikan pada tahun 2007....

Introducing ReShark

15 Sep 2022

Those of you who follow the BHS know we have been frequently posting about a project called StAR, which is in the process of re-wilding the Leopard/Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) to one of its...

West Papua Government Partners with Global Initiative to Restore Zebra Sharks in Raja Ampat

25 Aug 2022

Note: This article is the official press release composed and distributed by the West Papua Province’s Regional Research and Innovation Agency and its development partners. (And it’s our...