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StAR project successfully completes first 2024 releases of 6 leopard shark pups in Raja Ampat! by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

25 Sep 2024
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In 2023, the StAR project made global headlines in conducting the world-first conservation translocations of 5 endangered leopard shark pups – raised from eggs laid at participating partner...
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Important Shark And Ray Areas In Indonesia: The BHS Leads The Way

18 Aug 2024
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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...
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A Surprising Visit to Seattle’s Ocean Pavilion as it Nears Completion

29 Jul 2024
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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...
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We Discovered Raja Ampat’s Reef Manta Rays Prefer Staying Close to Home – which Could Help Us Save More of Them by Edy Setyawan

25 Jun 2024
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We discovered Raja Ampat’s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home – which could help us save more of them Edy Setyawan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The reef manta ray...
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Excerpts from “The ReSharker”, the quarterly newsletter of the ReShark/StAR Project

23 Apr 2024
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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...
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Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat by Federico Prado

11 Oct 2023
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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...
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Kalawai Adventure Trip Journal by Geoffrey Gearheart PhD

30 Aug 2023
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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...
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Uncaging Zebras of the Reef by *Made Abiyoga Udaya

17 Mar 2023
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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...
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Alex Mustard conducts Photo Workshop in Raja by Alex Mustard

02 Mar 2023
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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...
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Batu Putih: New divesites in the Fakfak region

24 Jan 2023
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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...
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