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Current World Wide Bleaching Event Affecting Raja Ampat and the Bird’s Head Seascape

23 Dec 2024
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During the past few weeks this site has received reports and images of the current coral bleaching event taking place throughout the Bird’s Head Seascape.  Some areas have been significantly...
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ReShark – a Gallery by *Mark Erdmann

10 Oct 2024
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A Bird’s Head Seascape image Gallery is a thing of beauty.  It’s essentially a portfolio compiled of 12 images, GREAT images, all taken exclusively within the Bird’s Head...
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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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Insights into the visitations of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations on coral reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, eastern Indonesia by Edy Setyawan and others

29 Aug 2024
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Administrators note: This study was published on August 27, 2024 in Frontiers in Fish Science.  It is shared with permission by the authors. This study represents the first in the Indo-West...
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Introducing “Manis”, the Orphan Dugong Calf by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

27 Aug 2024
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Last week, while hosting Dr. Paolo Martelli and nurse Chilli Chan from Ocean Park Hong Kong and Dr. Jaya Ratha, Director of Thrive Conservation (who were visiting the ReShark nurseries to conduct...
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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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First Mooring Buoys for Liveaboards Deployed

20 Jun 2024
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On June 7, 2024, two permanent mooring buoys for liveaboard dive boats were deployed by RAMS (Raja Ampat Mooring System).  These two moorings represent an important milestone. While the...
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First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024
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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...
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