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 Introductory Chapter: Raja Ampat Through The Lens Of | 454.3 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Mark Erdmann Tags: Description: It seems Raja Ampat casts a spell on all who visit – scientists, photographers, novice divers and crusty sea-salts alike. As stunningly beautiful above water as it is below, the “King of Kings” has a startling diversity of habitats to explore...I invite you now on a spectacular, colour-saturated journey through the pages of this book to experience Raja Ampat in a most unique fashion, through the lenses of 10 of the best underwater photographers on the planet. | 1084 |
 Agar Meraja Di Tengah Samudera:RESPECT 2010 | 10.5 MiB | March 4, 2014 Author(s): Petrus Rabu Tags: Description: Laut menjadi citra yang menunjukan eksistensi bangsa Indonesia. Julukan negara kepulauan atau negara maritim menjadi identitas khas bangsa ini sejak zaman nenek moyang. Negara kita memiliki kurang lebih L7.ooo buah pulau. Dan, laut memiliki luasan dominan dari daratan. Sayangnya laut belum optimal memberikan makna bagi keberadaan masyarakat. Berbagai factor mempengaruhinya. Salah satunya adalah pengelolaan laut yang belum efektif dan efesien. Bahkan hasil sumber daya laut cendrung menurun. | 852 |
 Black Sand Revelations | 495.2 KiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones Tags: Description: One aim was to expand Raja Ampat's range of diving to include more sites where unusual animals like mimic octopus and ghost pipefish could be observed reliably. Other objectives were to locate more sites equal to or surpassing Dampier Strait’s known fish aggregation dives, and to find additional sites as beautifully diverse as southeast Misool’s colour-washed reefs | 710 |
 Blue Auction Updates #2 15Oct08 | 159.2 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Mark Erdmann Tags: Description: Updates on the floating range station, FRS Monaco, the Kalabia, Kawe MPA, and LIPI's launch of its intensive marine taxonomy training program | 506 |
 CI Blue Auction Website | 431.1 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Mark Erdmann Tags: Description: The gala Blue Auction was held in the historic Musée Oceanographique de Monaco on September 20, 2007. Sponsored by the Monaco-Asia Society and Conservation International, and under the high patronage of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the charity auction's revenues from the ten species lots (totaling $1,595,000) will be used exclusively for three priority conservation programs in the Bird’s Head Seascape: A marine enforcement initiative designed to dramatically reduce destructive and illegal fishing; a marine conservation education initiative that will use an innovative “floating education center” as a platform for interactive conservation education courses in the remote coastal villages of the Bird’s Head; and a capacity-building initiative to foster taxonomic expertise amongst young Indonesian marine scientists. | 722 |
 Conservation In Raja Ampat And The Greater Birds Head Seascape | 666.9 KiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Mark V. Erdmann and Maurine Shimlock Tags: Description: Since 2004 Raja Ampat and the surrounding areas of the wider Birds Head Seascape (BHS) have been the focus of comprehensive, long-term conservation initiatives. The area’s priority in the world of marine conservation is justified, considering that the Birds Head is home to more marine species than any other area its size on the planet. For example, more than 70% of the world’s hard corals are represented, as are more than 1700 species of fish. Regional dive operators agree that their guests see more fish surrounding healthier reefs than they did a decade ago. | 443 |
 Conserving The Planet's Heritage An Interview With Mark Erdmann | 2.0 MiB | June 13, 2014 Author(s): Steve Jones and X-Ray Magazine Tags: Description: Mark Erdmann has been at the forefront of conservation efforts in the Bird’s Head Seascape for many years... but what led to him realizing the richness and importance of the marine environment in this region? Why is it so important that this area is protected? | 578 |
 Explicitly incorporating socioeconomic criteria and data into marine protected area zoning | 738.5 KiB | June 20, 2016 Author(s): Sangeeta Mangubhai*, Joanne R. Wilson 1, Lukas Rumetna, Yohanes Maturbongs, Purwanto Tags: Description: Addressing community needs or aspirations is critical for the success of marine protected areas (MPAs). | 878 |
 Eye on the Prize | 1.1 MiB | October 20, 2017 Author(s): Thomas Haider Tags: Description: Photography driven article about whale sharks in Indonesia. This article originally appeared in the magazine ,Action Asia. | 431 |
 Let The Fish Breathe:Scientific American 2013 | 5.0 MiB | March 14, 2014 Author(s): Brendan Borrell Tags: Description: In Indonesia’s Raja Ampat islands, local people are leading the e ffort to protect the world’s most diverse coral reefs—and their own livelihoods—from the ravages of over fishing | 1381 |
 Oct07 MPA News 90 Blue Auction Results | 115.6 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Mark Erdmann Tags: Description: The naming rights for several fish species discovered during surveys of the Bird’s Head Seascape region of Indonesia were auctioned on 20 September 2007, raising US $2,045,000 to help support conservation programs in the region. | 719 |
 Paradise Regained | 8.1 MiB | January 17, 2015 Author(s): Douglas Seifert Tags: Description: This is an article from Water Column, a regular feature in Dive Magazine (UK) about the on-going efforts to save one of the last great reef ecosystems on the planet, Indonesia's Raja Ampat, a part of the Bird's Head Seascape. | 637 |
 PROTECTING RAJA AMPAT | 1.6 MiB | August 14, 2017 Author(s): Douglas David Seifert Tags: conservation, Misool Eco Resort Description: if there was one and only one place to choose, I would say, unreservedly, it would be the reefs of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. I have been fortunate enough to visit many times and spend many hundreds of hours on its reefs. Raja Ampat’s reefs surpass any other reefs in the world in terms of fish, invertebrate and coral abundance and diversity, sheer drop-dead, scenic beauty and the variety of diving conditions and topography. But the question remains: Can Raja Ampat be protected? | 501 |
 Raja Ampat MPA Network Announcement:MPA News 2008 | 104.3 KiB | March 14, 2014 Author(s): Mark Erdmann Tags: Description: Indonesia protects local fisheries with seven MPAs: In May (2008), the Indonesian government formally designated a network of seven MPAs in the Raja Ampat archipelago, encompassing 45% of the region’s diverse shallow-water ecosystems, including coral reefs and mangroves. | 386 |
 Raja Ampat Shark Sanctuary:SDAA 2011 | 6.1 MiB | February 25, 2014 Author(s): Shawn Heinrichs Tags: Description: lndonesia declares a new sanctuary for sharks and rays in one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems | 491 |
 Raja Ampat: Bigger Fish Now Thriving | 638.2 KiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones Tags: Description: The most amazing thing about these new sites was the fish. It’s hard to imagine what Raja’s reef were like about 10 years ago when the first tourist divers saw them, but believe it or not, there’s a lot of evidence that fish counts have risen steadily during this time... Why Raja Ampat? Why have conservation efforts been successful here? In our opinion, one major factor has been the NGO’s attempts to involve local people in their programs. | 491 |
 Sampoerna, Santika To Build Raja Ampat Resort | The Jakarta Globe | 3.3 MiB | June 4, 2014 Author(s): Alina Musta’idah Tags: Description: Originally published in the Jakarta Globe, 27 May 2014. Sampoerna Group, a diversified holdings company, and event organizer Dyandra Media International are conducting a feasibility study for a resort in Raja Ampat, an ecotourism haven in West Papua, a government official said over the weekend. Sudirman Saad, a director general at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, said Dyandra’s Santika chain of hotels was working with Sampoerna on building a hotel, villas and resort facilities in the area, a highly regarded diving site renowned for its rich underwater biodiversity. | 1064 |
 Saving the Last Great Reefs | 2.8 MiB | January 16, 2015 Author(s): Douglas Seifert Tags: Description: This is an article from Water Column, a regular feature in Dive Magazine (UK) about the on-going efforts to save one of the last great reef ecosystems on the planet, Indonesia's Raja Ampat, a part of the Bird's Head Seascape. | 839 |
 Seascapes Newsletter Issue No5 (New Partnership Initiative in CT) | 1.0 MiB | June 15, 2008 Author(s): Conservation International Tags: Description: With more than 600 species of coral (over 75 percent of all known coral species), 3,000 fish species and the greatest extent of mangrove forests in the world, the Coral Triangle is the global center of marine biodiversity. | 492 |
 Sept07 MPA News 89 Blue Auction | 123.2 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): John Davis Tags: Description: Names of newly discovered species to be auctioned for MPA-related conservation: The Blue Auction will sell the rights to name several species of fish discovered during surveys of the Bird’s Head Seascape region of Indonesia. The surveys, conducted in 2006, were part of an ongoing initiative to establish ecosystem-based management in the region, including designation of MPA networks | 526 |
 Sept07 Washington Post Blue Auction Results | 139.8 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Juliet Eilperin Tags: Description: MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Sept. 20 -- An auction of rights to name 10 newly discovered species of fish raised more than $2 million for conservation efforts in eastern Indonesia on Thursday night, setting a record for an event of its type. The black-tie soiree, hosted by Prince Albert II and sponsored by Conservation International and the Monaco-Asia Society, featured species found last year in the Bird's Head Seascape, an area in the northwest corner of Indonesian Papua. | 397 |
 Sept07 WashingtonPost Blue Auction Story Hardcopy | 302.6 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Juliet Eilperin Tags: Description: Next Thursday, Hugh Edmeades of Christies Auction house will bring down the gavel in Monaco's famed Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium. When he closes the bidding, a sinuous shark recently discovered thousands of miles away in Indonesian waters will have a new scientific name. | 564 |
 Sharks Sanctuary And Marine Conservation Area Created In Raja Ampat, Indonesia | 971.9 KiB | June 1, 2014 Author(s): Matt Weiss Tags: Description: There was some big news announced last week while DPG was at DEMA. A number of groups, including our friends at Misool Eco Resort, are working hard to protect Raja Ampat, one of the most cherished destinations for underwater photographers. Their efforts have paid off, with all 17,760 square miles of Raja Ampat being declared a Shark Sanctuary and 468 sq miles being declared a Marine Conservation Area (MCA). | 609 |
 Species Overload in Wonderland-Diver Magazine | 774.2 KiB | April 27, 2018 Author(s): Thomas Haider Tags: Description: Photo driven article about Triton Bay originally published in Diver Magazine | 276 |
 The Bird's Head Seascape Epicenter Of Marine Biodiversity:Alert Diver 2011 | 4.7 MiB | March 14, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock; Burt Jones Tags: Description: There is no equal to the Bird’s Head Seascape in numbers of fish and coral species, habitat diversity and overall marine biodiversity. The Seascape shelters fringing reefs, lagoons, bays, mangroves, deep drop-offs, sea-grass beds and black sand critter sites. So far scientists have documented 1,629 fish species, 569 coral species (10 times more than the entire Caribbean), the Pacific Ocean’s most-utilised leatherback turtle nesting beach, dependable manta ray and whale shark aggregations, World War II wrecks and a whopping 57 species of mantis shrimp. | 720 |
 The Last Best Place | 5.4 MiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones Tags: Description: Burt and I first heard about Triton Bay from Dr. Gerald Allen, an old friend and one of the world’s leading ichthyologists. In May 2006, Gerry, along with Dr. Mark Erdmann, senior advisor to Conservation International’s Indonesian Marine Program, and several other scientists also working for CI, traveled beyond the southern limits of Raja Ampat into the unknown waters of the Fak Fak Regency. The Conservation International team concentrated on Triton and Etna Bays where they hoped to discover a “hot spot,” an area of maximum species diversity and endemism similar to what they had found in Raja Ampat five years earlier. | 965 |
 Ultramarine:National Geographic 2007 | 971.7 KiB | March 14, 2014 Author(s): David Doubilet Tags: Description: Ultra Marine: In far eastern Indonesia, the Raja Ampat Islands embrace a phenomenal coral wilderness. What scientists found when they surveyed the waters of the Raja Ampat Islands six years ago set off an international alert for their preservation. The archipelago’s reefs were not just rich—the region would prove to have the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world. | 901 |
 Way Out In Wayag:Action Asia 2009 | 13.0 MiB | March 14, 2014 Author(s): Ethan Daniels Tags: Description: The mazy karst islands of the Raja Ampat area of eastern Indonesia are ringed with impressive reefs and pocked with "petri dish" pools still new to science | 651 |
 Whale Sharks to Butterflies | 526.2 KiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones Tags: Description: Burt and I sailed east from Raja Ampat along West Papua's wild north coast to Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Indonesia's largest Marine Protected Area. Accompanied by Conservation International's Dr. Gerald Allen and Dr. Mark Erdmann (whose collective passion is discovering new fish species) we planned to dive areas we hoped would have high potential to bring sustainable marine tourism to this remote and stunningly beautiful place. | 536 |
 Where in the World is Fak Fak? | 1.2 MiB | March 19, 2014 Author(s): Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones Tags: Description: The word’s out: Indonesia’s newest hotspot, Triton Bay features walking sharks, soft corals as large as trees, and world-record fish diversity that’ll have you coming back for more... Where were you when you heard the news that marine scientists had found a “walking shark”? Burt and I were in the departure lounge of a remote Indonesian airport sharing a beer and snacking on garlic-infused cashews with Dr. Gerald Allen, an old friend and one of the world’s leading ichthyologists. | 823 |
