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ReSharker Issue 7

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, Thailand, tourism, West Papua, Zebra shark

ReSharker Issue 7 is now available to the public. The ReSharker is the newsletter and impact...

Deep Diving Behavior in Oceanic Manta Rays and its Potential Function by Calvin Beale, et al.

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, raja ampat, Science, West Papua

Administrator’s note: This scientific study tracts the extreme diving (>= 500m) of...

Raja Ampat Designated a UNESCO Bioshpere Reserve…finally!

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua

Many of you probably thought Raja Ampat was already a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve…now...

Q & A with Dr. Mark Erdmann

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, sustainability, tourism, West Papua, whale shark, Zebra shark

Administrators note: Many of you know Dr. Mark Erdmann and his work creating the Bird’s...

A Thirteen Year Journey into the Lives of Indonesia’s Whale Sharks

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Fakfak, Indonesia, initiatives, Kaimana, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, West Papua, whale shark

Administrator’s note: This original research study documents the population demographics...

40 Facts and Stats about Ocean Sustainability by Original Travel

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Administrator’s note: Since ALL oceans are connected, this comprehensive well-researched...

“Sharks Didn’t Rebound – so Mark Erdmann is putting them back” by Rhett Butler (Mongabay)

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark, Zebra shark

Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in the Mongabay Newsletter. This...

Conservation in Raja Ampat, Part 2: Dr. Gerry Allen’s Role in Quantifying a “Species Factory” by *Don Silcock (X-Ray Magazine)

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Administrator’s Note: This is the second article in a series by Don Silcock...

Tensions and Grievances in Raja Ampat: a 3 part investigatory report by Deni Ghifari (JP*)

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Administrators note: This comprehensive post contains a re-cap of the introduction and 3 part...

Dr. Mark Erdmann becomes the Executive Director of ReShark and Shark Conservation Director at Re:wild

Conservation/Science

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark, Zebra shark

Administrator’s Note: This post is shared with permission from ReShark. Click here to...

Race to Mine Metals for EV Batteries Threatens Marine Paradise by *Victoria Gill (BBC)

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Batteries, biodiversity, Bird's Head Seascape, Climate, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, Electric Cars, endangered species, environment, Greenpeace, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine life, Marine Protected Area, mining, MPA, Nature, nick, ocean pollution, pollution, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, tourism, town meetings, West Papua

Administrator’s note: On June 10, 2025, Indonesia President, Prabowo Subianto, revoked 3...

“Paradise Lost?” Greenpeace Investigation Revels Extent of Nickel Mining in Raja Ampat

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, ecology, education, endangered species, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

June 12, 2025: Greenpeace investigation reveals extent of nickel mining plans in Raja Ampat,...

ReShark 5 Years of Impact

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, news, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark

Happy Birthday-Selamat Ulang Tahun to ReShark, they just turned five! But despite being so...

Protecting our Oceans and Dive Sites while Benefiting Everyone

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, tourism, West Papua

Administrator’s note: This article appeared in Undercurrent magazine (06/2025). It was...

Raja Ampat, Nickel Mining and YOU!

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, environment, government decree, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, nickel mining, protected areas, raja ampat, sustainability, tourism

We all know about the beauty and diversity of Raja Ampat, but all is not well in the area. If...

Insights into the Visitations of Oceanic Manta Rays at Cleaning Stations on Coral Reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Eastern Indonesia

Conservation/Science

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

“Insights into the visitations of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations on coral reefs...

Sea Save Foundation and the Worldwide Coral Bleaching Event

Biodiversity

Conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, West Papua

Since the Bird’s Head Seascape (BHS) site is about regional events, we seldom post about...

Announcing: Elasmobranch Institute of Indonesia/Yayasan Cendekiawan Hiu Pari Indonesia

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark, Zebra shark

Guiding the Future of Elasmobranch Conservation in Indonesia…and beyond Elasmobranch...

Journeying in Raja Ampat by Andrew Martinez

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, cruising, diversity, diving, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, shark, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua

Andrew Martinez is a world traveler, accomplished photographer/photojournalist, guide and a...

Conservation in Raja Ampat: Mark Erdmann & A Holistic Approach by Don Silcock

Diving

Administrator’s notes: This article originally appeared in X-Ray magazine. It is shared...

UNESCO: State of the Ocean Report 2024

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, shark, sustainability, West Papua

This is the yearly comprehensive report on the state of the ocean complied by UNESCO’s...

(Under)Watercolor Artist Nate Wilson shares his Impressions of Raja

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Leopard shark, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, shark, snorkeling, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark

Note: While Nate is primarily a watercolor artist focused on marine life, he is also an...

Rewilding Coral Reefs by Mark Erdmann

Biodiversity

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark

Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in DAN‘s (Divers Alert...

Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary by Edy Setyawan et. al.

Biodiversity/Taxonomy/Ecology

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Fakfak, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, underwater photography, West Papua

A new scientific research paper titled, “Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of...

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ReSharker Issue 7
Deep Diving Behavior in Oceanic Manta Rays and its Potential Function by Calvin Beale, et al.
Raja Ampat Designated a UNESCO Bioshpere Reserve…finally!
Q & A with Dr. Mark Erdmann
A Thirteen Year Journey into the Lives of Indonesia’s Whale Sharks
40 Facts and Stats about Ocean Sustainability by Original Travel
“Sharks Didn’t Rebound – so Mark Erdmann is putting them back” by Rhett Butler (Mongabay)
Conservation in Raja Ampat, Part 2: Dr. Gerry Allen’s Role in Quantifying a “Species Factory” by *Don Silcock (X-Ray Magazine)
Tensions and Grievances in Raja Ampat: a 3 part investigatory report by Deni Ghifari (JP*)
Dr. Mark Erdmann becomes the Executive Director of ReShark and Shark Conservation Director at Re:wild
Race to Mine Metals for EV Batteries Threatens Marine Paradise by *Victoria Gill (BBC)
“Paradise Lost?” Greenpeace Investigation Revels Extent of Nickel Mining in Raja Ampat

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