Raja Ampat SEA Centre: Newest BHS Partner Most of you reading this article are probably not aware of the “how/who/when and where” of what it takes to keep an area like Raja... Read More →
The doctor is in: Indonesia’s whale sharks get annual check-up by Abraham Sianipiar This article recently appeared in Conservation International’s Human Nature blog and is reprinted here... Read More →
Discovering Raja Ampat’s Manta Rays: A Long Journey, Begun with a Single Step by Rafid Shidqi Administrators note: Before beginning this story I would like to introduce the BHS audience to Rafid.... Read More →
First Successful Wild Whale Shark Health Assessments Performed For the first time ever, scientists from the Georgia Aquarium, working with Conservation International and UNIPA (University of... Read More →
Kalawai Adventure by Geoffrey Gearheart, PhD Images by Christine Bull As a student Geoffrey Gearheart spent a lot of time doing research in the Bird’s Head before receiving his PhD from the... Read More →
Dr. Gerald Allen wins NOGI in Science-Fun facts, & the “discovery” of Raja Ampat The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) has named it’s 2017 “NOGI”... Read More →
Reflections on 100 new species… by Dr. Mark Erdmann The recent publication of the new reef fish Sueviota tubicola marked an important milestone in my career – my 100th new fish species... Read More →
Surprisingly, Indonesia’s most famous dive site is also a playground for whales and dolphins (a commentary) by Heike Vester and Ricardo Tapilatu About the authors: Heike Iris Vester... Read More →
BHS Whalesharks “Get Around”: The 9 most interesting tracks by Mark Erdmann, Abraham Sianipar and Megan Meyers The following is adapted from the Conservation International: Human... Read More →
Spatial Ecology and Conservation of Manta birostris (Oceanic manta) by J. D. Stewart, C. S. Beale, D. Fernando, A. B. Sianipar, R. S. Burton, B. X. Semmens, O. Aburto-Oropeza From the scientific... Read More →