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June 12, 2025: Greenpeace investigation reveals extent of nickel mining plans in Raja Ampat, Indonesia’s ‘Last Paradise’ The report finds; A total of 16 nickel mining licences issued across the...

ReShark 5 Years of Impact

12 Jun 2025

Happy Birthday-Selamat Ulang Tahun to ReShark, they just turned five! But despite being so young their impact is already huge. The report, “5 Years of Impact” reflects on...

Insights into the Visitations of Oceanic Manta Rays at Cleaning Stations on Coral Reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Eastern Indonesia

12 May 2025

“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, Ronald Manbrasar,...

Sea Save Foundation and the Worldwide Coral Bleaching Event

12 May 2025

Since the Bird’s Head Seascape (BHS) site is about regional events, we seldom post about global issues. The current worldwide coral bleaching event has hit the Bird’s Head, like a...

Announcing: Elasmobranch Institute of Indonesia/Yayasan Cendekiawan Hiu Pari Indonesia

25 Apr 2025

Guiding the Future of Elasmobranch Conservation in Indonesia…and beyond Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia (EI) — known in Indonesia as Yayasan Cendekiawan Hiu Pari Indonesia — is a...

UNESCO: State of the Ocean Report 2024

21 Mar 2025

This is the yearly comprehensive report on the state of the ocean complied by UNESCO’s worldwide contributors. State of the Ocean Report

Rewilding Coral Reefs by Mark Erdmann

25 Feb 2025

Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in DAN‘s (Divers Alert Network) quarterly Alert Diver magazine (2025). You can read the article here, Rewilding Coral Reefs,...

Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary by Edy Setyawan et. al.

24 Feb 2025

A new scientific research paper titled, “Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary” has...

Attention Raja Visitors: It’s reefs need your help! Reef Health/Coral Bleaching Monitoring Survey from The Sea People

28 Jan 2025

Sadly the world is in the grip of the 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event and Raja’s reefs need your help! In December (2024), we reported on a significant coral bleaching event in Raja...

Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal area, Indonesia by Putra et al

15 Jan 2025

A new original research paper titled, “Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal...