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Discovering Raja Ampat’s Manta Rays: A Long Journey, Begun with a Single Step by Rafid Shidqi

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....
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First Successful Wild Whale Shark Health Assessments Performed

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...
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Kalawai Adventure by Geoffrey Gearheart, PhD w/ images by Christine Bull

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...
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Dr. Gerald Allen wins NOGI in Science-Fun facts, & the “discovery” of Raja Ampat

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”...
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Reflections on 100 new species…by Dr. Mark Erdmann

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...
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Playground for Whales and Dolphins: Raja Ampat by Heike Vester and Ricardo Tapilatu

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...
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BHS Whalesharks “Get Around”: The 9 most interesting tracks by Mark Erdmann, Abraham Sianipar and Megan Meyers

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...
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Spatial Ecology and Conservation of Manta birostris (Oceanic manta) by various reseachers

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...
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Raja Ampat – Misool Bluewater Shark Baitball Video by Shawn Heinrichs

Raja Ampat – Misool Bluewater Shark Baitball Video By Shawn Heinrichs View the video: https://youtu.be/ERzw8ByI3PM There has been so much to celebrate about the astounding recovery of...
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Status of Sea Turtle populations and its conservation in the Bird’s Head Seascape by Tapilatu, Wona, Batubara

Status of Sea Turtle populations and its conservation in the Bird’s Head Seascape by Ricardo Tapilatu, Hengki Wona, and Petrous Batubara This document originally appeared in the scientific...
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