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Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Photo Contest

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

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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Sawandarek Jetty: New dive site by Carlo Calderaro

Administrator’s note: Many boats and some land based resorts already dive this wonderful Dampier Strait site but up until now it has not been listed on the website.  A huge thanks goes to...
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First Visit to Triton Bay: Part 2; Triton’s Macro World! by Stewart Galloway

Stewart Galloway is a frequent contributor to the site, a friend, and an amazing image maker!  Recently, when Stewart sent us this submission, we were “inundated’ (pun intended) with too many...
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Tanya Burnett goes to the BHS…again and again by Tanya Burnett

Administrator’s note: Tanya Burnett has been visiting Raja since the “early” years and she just keeps going back again and again.  Why?…keep scrolling! Tanya is a...
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Meidi Kasmidi: A Profile of CI’s Sustainable Tourism & Alternative Livelihood Coordinator by Susan Vulpas

Meidi Kasmidi: A Profile of CI’s Sustainable Tourism & Alternative Livelihood Coordinator by Susan Vulpas Note: This is the second post in the series, introducing the “team”...
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Raja Ampat 2018: An Image + film, by Abdulrahman Yousef Khaledi & friends

Raja Ampat 2018: An Image + film by Abdulrahman Yousef Khaledi & friends Many thanks to the BHS’s old friends Geraldine Richard and Giel Wevers, who are now the cruise directors aboard,...
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“Diving Adventures with Larry Smith”: The Film! by Bill Macdonald

“Diving Adventures with Larry Smith”: The Film! by Bill Macdonald   “Larry Smith has been described as arguably the best dive guide ever! A Texan who opened a dive shop in...
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BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES Vol 5: RAJA RARITIES by Dr. Richard Smith

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES Vol 5: RAJA RARITIES By Dr Richard Smith – www.OceanRealmImages.com The Bird’s Head Seascape is often touted as the epicentre of global marine...
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