Introducing ReShark
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Those of you who follow the BHS know we have been frequently posting about a project called StAR, which is in the process of re-wilding the Leopard/Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) to one of its... Read More →
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Pengelolaan Laguna Wayag Penting untuk Pastikan Kelangsungan Populasi Pari Manta di Raja Ampat
Published: September 6, 2022 12.33am EDT, Copyright © 2010–2022, The Conversation US, Inc. To view the original post click here. Edy Setyawan, Marine Ecologist, University of Auckland Edy... Read More →
West Papua Government Partners with Global Initiative to Restore Zebra Sharks in Raja Ampat
Note: This article is the official press release composed and distributed by the West Papua Province’s Regional Research and Innovation Agency and its development partners. (And it’s our... Read More →
Raja Ampat Marine Park’s Authority* Proposed Five Topics To Further Strengthen Its Management, by: Nikka Gunadharma** and Allan Fredrik Ramandey***
Waisai, 21st of July 2022. The ever-changing dynamics in managing protected areas inevitably needs adapting, without essentially deviating from the Management and Zoning Plans, set forth in the... Read More →
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Indonesian Scientists Uncover World’s First Confirmed Manta Ray Nursery in Raja Ampat’s Wayag Lagoon by *Edy Setyawan
Did you know that newborn reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) – some of which can be found in Raja Ampat, West Papua – must live independently without parental care? Have you ever imagined how they... Read More →
StAR updates Re-Wilding the Zebra Shark, Part 3
Note: This is the 3rd article in the series. In September of 2021 we first introduced the ambitious StAR project, which will hopefully re-wild Raja Ampat with the charismatic Zebra Shark. The... Read More →
Encouraging News on Leatherback Conservation in West Papua by Noviyanti and Deasy Lontoh
The Science for Conservation team of the Research and Community Service Division of the State University of Papua (S4C LPPM UNIPA) has been conducting marine turtle monitoring and nest protection... Read More →
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Raja Ampat’s Blue Park Award: A Collaboration of Shareholders by Nikka Gunadharma* and Allan Fredrik Ramandey**
On a warm afternoon in early June, the speedboat, “Manta Ray”, tied up to Falaya’s jetty, close to Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat. Of the four people onboard, three waited patiently until the... Read More →
Masyarakat Dan Pengelola Kolaborasi Lindungi Daerah Pembesaran Pari Manta Di Kepulauan Fam, ditulis oleh: Nikka Gunadharma*, dilaporkan oleh Rens Lewerissa**
Sejumlah temuan dari kajian yang berfokus pada pari manta karang (Mobula alfredi) di Kepulauan Fam menunjukkan bahwa perairan di sana merupakan habitat penting bagi populasi fauna laut yang... Read More →
Community And Park Authority Collaborates To Protect Manta Ray’s Nursery Ground In Fam Islands, written by Nikka Gunadharma*, reported by Rens Lewerissa**
Several key findings from an assessment on manta rays (Mobula alfredi) conducted in Fam Islands shows that the surrounding waters are important habitats for this protected fauna, for its food... Read More →