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Important manta ray habitat discovered in Raja Ampat! by Edy Setyawan

21 Apr 2020
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Author’s note: While the virus rages, I have been working on updating the reef manta database and we now nearly 1400 different individuals and the numbers keep increasing and increasing…...
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Discovery afoot: New study cracks mystery of how ‘walking’ sharks split

25 Jan 2020
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By Kiley Price – Conservation International: Republished with Permission A type of shark that has long captivated scientists and divers for its preferred mode of underwater travel — walking...
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New Research Identifies Walking Shark as Most Recently Evolved Shark on Earth

20 Jan 2020
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Jakarta, Indonesia (January 20, 2020) – Today, a new paper from Conservation International, the University of Queensland, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, the Australian CSIRO and the...
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Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Photo Contest

03 Jan 2020
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The more mantas we know, the more we will know about mantas! Help the BHS Mantas and win the trip of a lifetime aboard one of Indonesia’s premiere liveaboards. In commemoration of the BHS Manta...
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North Misool: New Adventures Where (Almost) Nobody Goes, text & photos by Kerry Lorimer (Drone imagery by Dr. Mark Erdmann)

31 Dec 2019
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The fabulously-rich dive sites in the protected area around the southeastern tip of the island of Misool and the award-winning Misool Eco Resort have become an ‘epi-central’ focus for liveaboards...
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Attention BHS Liveaboards: Looking our Cruise Directors?

23 Dec 2019
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Administrator’s note:  On the site we never post advertisements but in this case I’m making an exception, because quality Cruise Directors are very hard to find!  I met Amanda and...
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Mapia Atoll – The Next Jewel in the BHS MPA Network? by Mark Erdmann & Ricardo Tapilatu

13 Sep 2019
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We first learned of Mapia Atoll from legendary Indonesian dive guide Larry Smith; Larry used to visit the atoll regularly with the liveaboard Cehili back in the early 90’s, and he raved about the...
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THE WORLD BENEATH: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures & Coral Reefs by Dr. Richard Smith

04 Sep 2019
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We are very excited to announce that Dr. Richard Smith’s book is now available.  Not only is Richard a very frequent traveler to the BHS, he is also a frequent contributor to the website...
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Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Photo Contest

04 Sep 2019
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The more mantas we know, the more we will know about mantas! Help the BHS Mantas and win the trip of a lifetime aboard one of Indonesia’s premiere liveaboards. In commemoration of the BHS Manta...
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“Hooked on Diving”…in Raja Ampat of course! by Norman Vexler

10 Apr 2019
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In 1988 Norman took a NAUI dive certification course and from that time on, he’s been totally “hooked on diving!”  After many dive trips to the Caribbean, over a 14 year period, to...
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