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Kepulauan Raja Ampat, Papua Barat, adalah habitat bagi kebanyakan pari manta karang di Indonesia, Mobula alfredi. Satwa laut ini bukanlah mamalia, melainkan ikan bertulang rawan yang masih...

Berita Terkini, Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, raja ampat, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Announcing: REEF GUARDIAN our newest BHS Partner

14 Nov 2022

We are delighted to announce the addition of Reef Guardian to the BHS family as its newest Partner. Reef Guardian promotes the safeguarding of marine flora and fauna on tropical reefs, focusing...

Developing Fakfak: an Introduction by Burt Jones

31 Oct 2022

We are very happy to finally able to share the results of our twice-postponed voyage of discovery to the Bomberai peninsula. In 2018 the Fakfak’s regency government formalized the creation...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, West Papua

Marine Policy: NGO’s Working with Local Communities and MPA’s is a Win-Win for Everyone! by Casey White

17 Oct 2022

[The marine environment surrounding Raja Ampat harbors some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reef ecosystems, and communities have been helping to protect these ecosystems for centuries. Two...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, invasive species, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, tourism, West Papua

Lionfish: The Beauty and the Beast

14 Oct 2022

I recently read an article about invasive lionfish, which despite being highly sensationalized, made me want to know more the species, especially since numerous species are encountered throughout...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, West Papua

MPA Management Working with Teachers to Strengthen Environmental Awareness, reported by Bertha Matatar*, written by Nikka Gunadharma**

27 Sep 2022

MPA MANAGEMENT EMBRACES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO STRENGHTEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN WAYAG Reported by: Bertha Matatar* Written by: Nikka Gunadharma** Waisai,...

Berita Terkini, Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, Science, sustainability, tourism, turtle, West Papua

“Mengenal Penyu-Belajar dari Pulau Piai” by Ferdiel Ballamu, as reported by *Nikka Gunadharma w/ introduction by **Dr. Mark Erdmann

20 Sep 2022

This book, “Mengenal Penyu” (“Knowing Turtles-A study from Piai Island”) was written by Ferdiel Ballamu, turtle conservationist, one of the founders and the present chairman of Yayasan...

penyu belimbing, penyu hijau, penyu kempi, penyu lekang, penyu pipih, penyu tempayan

Mengenal Penyu-Belajar Pulau Papua (Buku Baru) oleh Frediel Ballamu, delaporkan *Nikka Gunadharma

20 Sep 2022

Buku “Mengenal Penyu” ini merupakan karya dari Ferdiel Ballamu, pegiat konservasi penyu sekaligus salah satu pendiri dan juga ketua dari Yayasan Penyu Papua (YPP) yang didirikan pada tahun 2007....

Conservation, fish farming, fisheries management, overfishing, sustainable fisheries

Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability and Farmed Fish by Coty Perry

15 Sep 2022

I was recently contacted by Coty Perry, a dedicated conservationist and a passionate bass fisherman. Can the two professions really coexist? I am a passionate conservationist and I was...

Introducing ReShark

15 Sep 2022

Those of you who follow the BHS know we have been frequently posting about a project called StAR, which is in the process of re-wilding the Leopard/Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) to one of its...