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Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting...

Misool Newsletter October 2023

13 Oct 2023

Misool’s Newsletter is now available. In this edition: Happy Birthday to Us! Next Phase of our Renewable Energy Project Long Read: Nat Geo’s Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory Films...

Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat by Federico Prado

11 Oct 2023

Administrator’s Notes: While recently in Bali I had a wonderful conversation with Federico Prado, author of the new book, Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat. This...

Kalawai Adventure Trip Journal by Geoffrey Gearheart PhD

30 Aug 2023

Administrator’s note: The experience provided by Dr. Geoffrey Gearheart and Kalawai Adventure is not a typical dive trip. They are “naturalist expeditions” lead by scientists...

Raja Ampat Pioneers – Edi Frommenwiler and Pindito by Don Silcock

19 Jun 2023

Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting...

Raja: A Multifaceted Journey, part 1 by Burt Jones

06 Jun 2023

I recently had the good fortune to spend almost 3 weeks at Misool Resort in SE Raja Ampat. Although I’ve visited the Bird’s Head Seascape numerous times since Maurine’s and my...

Bird's Head Seascape, Bomberai, Coral Triangle, cruising, diversity, diving, environment, Fakfak, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, scuba, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Bomberai and Fakfak Maps (with divesites & activities) Complete

26 Apr 2023

We have been posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape’s last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula. This is the seventh and final post in...

Rare sighting of Leatherback Turtle at Misool’s Wara Beach by Barb and Jo Danko

25 Apr 2023

Administrator’s Notes: Despite the fact that the beaches along the top of the Bird’s Head Seascape are home to the largest Leatherback nesting area in the South Pacific, these turtles...

Tanya Burnett and Kevin Palmer visit Raja for the Umpteenth time…Part 2-Wide Angle

06 Apr 2023

We are so excited to share more images from the incomparable photo team, Island Exposure Inc. I have known Tanya and admired her work and philosophy for nearly 30 years! Her husband Kevin,...

Bird's Head Seascape, Bomberai, Coral Triangle, cruising, diversity, diving, environment, Fakfak, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, scuba, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Tanjung Turkanggur

27 Mar 2023

We are posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula. This is the fifth in the series, Tanjung Turkanggur....