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New MMAF-CI-SEAA manta tagging program launched by Mark Erdmann

New MMAF-CI-SEAA manta tagging program launched by Mark Erdmann   September marks the official launch of a new nation-wide manta ray tagging program led by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and...
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New pygmy gobies from the Bird’s Head bring fish species count to 1721 species! by Mark Erdmann

New pygmy gobies from the Bird’s Head bring fish species count to 1721 species! By Mark Erdmann A recent paper published by Rick Winterbottom (Royal Ontario Museum), Dita Cahyani (Udayana...
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Balinese caring for Raja Ampat

Balinese Caring for Raja Ampat By Wida Sulistyaningrum, Photos Yulius Tonak   The head of the North Salawati District, Mr. I Made Kusuma Sada, along with members of the Babinsa from Koramil,...
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Newly Discovered Whale Shark Population Brings Tourism Potential to Indonesian Communities

Newly Discovered Whale Shark Population Brings Tourism Potential to Indonesian Communities  by Nita Yohana In late 2011, CI’s Mark Erdmann blogged about an exciting expedition tagging whale...
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The Indonesian Throughflow: Fifteen Thousand Rivers by David Pickell

The Indonesian Throughflow: The Fifteen Thousand Rivers If Indonesia did not exist, the earth’s day would be significantly shorter than the approximately twenty-four hours to which we have become...
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Cenderawasih Bay: Living Laboratory of Evolution, text and photographs by Dr. Gerald Allen

Cenderawasih Bay: Living Laboratory of Evolution Several marine biological surveys by the authors and colleagues during 2006-2010 at Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua uncovered a wealth of new...
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Indonesia Gives Mantas A New ‘Ray of Hope’

This post was originally published on Conservation International’s blog, Human Nature. Mark Erdmann has been working closely with the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries on...
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New Information and Recommendations on Sea Turtle Ecology in the BHS

Excerpted from Ecosystem Based Management in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Conservation International, et.al. The Bird’s Head Seascape is a refuge to four of the world’s seven sea turtle...
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Not Guilty as Charged

Last weekend someone sent us a link to an online article on the UK’s Guardian website: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jul/11/reef-fishes-east-indies-in-pictures. Here is the tagline...
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