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Looking for more than diving on your next trip to Raja and the Bird’s Head Seascape? The Bailem Valley Festival might be what you are looking for. This is an incredible opportunity to...

Insights into the visitations of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations on coral reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, eastern Indonesia by Edy Setyawan and others

29 Aug 2024

Administrators note: This study was published on August 27, 2024 in Frontiers in Fish Science. It is shared with permission by the authors. This study represents the first in the Indo-West...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diversity, dugong, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, underwater photography, West Papua

Introducing “Manis”, the Orphan Dugong Calf by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

27 Aug 2024

Last week, while hosting Dr. Paolo Martelli and nurse Chilli Chan from Ocean Park Hong Kong and Dr. Jaya Ratha, Director of Thrive Conservation (who were visiting the ReShark nurseries to conduct...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, cruising, diversity, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, scuba, shark, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Snorkeling the Coral Triangle in Raja Ampat by Danita Delimont Herbig

13 Aug 2024

In 1982 my husband Dave and I had the unique opportunity to visit many of the outlying islands off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea. For three weeks we snorkeled and dived the beautiful...

We Discovered Raja Ampat’s Reef Manta Rays Prefer Staying Close to Home – which Could Help Us Save More of Them by Edy Setyawan

25 Jun 2024

We discovered Raja Ampat’s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home – which could help us save more of them Edy Setyawan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The reef manta ray...

First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This paper was published in the Diversity Journal on 27, May, 2024 by Dr. Edy Setyawan, Shawn Heinrichs, and Dr. Mark Erdmann. The video (and images) were captured by...

Empowering Conservation through Local Engagement by Stephen Frink

10 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This post is for everyone who does not receive DAN‘s (Diver’s Alert Network) Alert Diver Magazine. (For those that are DAN members this article can be...

Study: Mining could disrupt (Raja’s) Manta ‘Superhighway’ by Conservation International’s Mary Kate McCoy

08 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This blog post by Conservation International‘s Mary Kate Mc Coy was originally posted on May 30, 2024. It is shared with CI’s kind permission. “If...

Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay, Australia

06 Jun 2024

Administrator’s note: This blog post is shared from ReShark’s Indonesia StAR Project May 30 Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay,...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diving, Indonesia, photography, scuba, shark, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark

Eric Eckes visits Triton Bay’s Whale Sharks

05 Jun 2024

Administrator’s note: Eric Eckes, is a professional photographer from Southern California. He recently visited the Bird’s Head’s Triton Bay for the first time. Eric has kindly...