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BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #2: Craving Cryptic Crustaceans by Dr. Richard Smith

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES: Craving Cryptic Crustaceans By Dr Richard Smith Raja Ampat is famed for its outstanding fish diversity, so it’s sometimes forgotten that the...
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Amazing New Mommon Divesite by Burt Jones

Amazing New Mommon Divesite-“Batu Cantik” S 03 56.492  E 132 48.229 by Burt Jones As group leaders specializing in Indonesia and the Bird’s Head Seascape, Maurine and I are...
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Coming Back by Alex Lindbloom

Coming Back by Alex Lindbloom As the Komodo season comes to an end I’m looking forward to the Raja season.  It’s right around the corner and with so much to offer in those magnificent...
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Reef Finder & Coral Finder Underwater ID Books (now available)

Reef Finder & Coral Finder Underwater ID Books BYO Guides recently released a much needed new resource for divers and underwater enthusiasts.  Now instead of having to take photo of a coral...
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A Kaleidoscope of Flatworms by Andrew Podzorski

A Kaleidoscope of Flatworms by Andrew Podzorski Much is written about Raja Ampat as a centre of diversity for fish and corals, but it doesn’t end there. In some 38 years of diving, I have never...
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Cenderawasih Bay 2015 by Andrina Bindon

Cenderawasih Bay 2015 by Andrina Bindon Still far off the beaten track with very few visitors, the hightlights of my recent month there are every bit as good as in previous years. The calm, blue...
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Dottybacks of Raja Ampat by Ned DeLoach

Dottybacks of Raja Ampat by Ned DeLoach The sparkling waters of Raja Ampat are famous for many wonders, but I never think of the region without dottybacks popping to mind. I seem to find more...
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World’s Largest Stingray Species Discovered in Raja Ampat? by Alex Lindbloom

Continuing with our celebration of the first year of the site we are revisiting the most popular posts of the past year.  This was the most popular post in the Diving blog.  And it’s a...
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Whalesharks in Triton Bay by Charlie Litteck

Whalesharks in Triton Bay by Charlie Litteck   As we rode out to the fishing bagans at dawn I tried to surpress my hopes of seeing a whale shark. I knew there was supposed to be a year round...
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A Shimmering Mass by Alex Lindbloom

A Shimmering Mass by Alex Lindbloom  Recently I had one of the most memorable dives of my life at Raja Ampat’s Arborek Jetty. This is not my first time sharing a story from Arborek...
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