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“Fish Geek Week” at Misool Eco Resort…by Mark Erdmann

“Fish Geek Week” at Misool Eco Resort uncovers more new species and elevates BHS fish species count to 1756 Text and Photos by Mark Erdmann In late June after the resort was...
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Introducing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Database by Sarah Lewis

Introducing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Database by Sarah Lewis Project Leader Indonesia – Manta Trust Founder – Indonesian Manta Project  Teaming up with the Bird’s Head Seascape website...
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Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification-Indo Pacific by Gosliner, Valdez, Behrens

Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification-Indo Pacific by Gosliner, Valdés, Behrens New World Publications has just announced a stunning new publication, Nudibranch and Sea Slug identification...
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Indonesian Government Sinks Vietnamese Shark Poaching Boat, Creates New Dive Site

Honoring the anniversary of the launching of the Bird’s Head Seascape website we will be revisiting the most popular posts of the past year. This was the Most Viewed Post. First published...
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Whale shark ‘bling’ could unlock mysteries of giants of the deep by Mark Erdmann

First published in Conservation International’s blog Human Nature. (Re-posted with Permission.) Snorkeler swims with a whale shark on a recent tagging expedition. The more we learn about whale...
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Hope for Indonesia’s valuable but threatened mangroves by Johnny Langenheim

Hope for Indonesia’s valuable but threatened mangroves by Johnny Langenheim Indonesia is home to the largest tracts of mangrove forests on earth – but they are disappearing at a rate of up...
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New endemic Cardinalfish described from Bird’s Head by MV Erdmann Ph. D.

New endemic Cardinalfish described from Bird’s Head by MV Erdmann Ph. D. Back in December 2014, I posted a photo of a strange new cardinalfish from Sebakor Bay in FakFak that appeared to be...
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Saving the last stronghold of the Pacific leatherback

Saving the last stronghold of the Pacific leatherback This post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium...
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BHS Fish List tops 1750!! by Mark Erdmann Ph. D.

BHS Fish List tops 1750!! by MV Erdmann PH. D. After 15 years of intensive ichthyological research in Raja Ampat and the broader Bird’s Head, one might reasonably assume that the rate of...
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