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Administrator’s note: This post appeared in The Jakarta Post on July, 09, 2024. Click here to read the original post. Article Synopsis: Indonesia will commit to reef restoration while...

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...

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

First Mooring Buoys for Liveaboards Deployed

20 Jun 2024

On June 7, 2024, two permanent mooring buoys for liveaboard dive boats were deployed by RAMS (Raja Ampat Mooring System). These two moorings represent an important milestone. While the...

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...

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...

Excerpts from “The ReSharker”, the quarterly newsletter of the ReShark/StAR Project

23 Apr 2024

The “The ReSharker” is a quarterly newsletter designed to update ReShark/StAR Project partners on the project’s most recent activities. Because the newsletter includes internal...

IUNC’s “Shark News” highlights the BHS’s StAR/Re-Shark project

15 Apr 2024

The IUCN (The International Union For Conservation of Nature) most recent IUCN SSG (IUCN Shark Specialist Group) newsletter, “Shark News”, features the BHS’s ReShark/StAR...

Congratulations to Edy Setyawan, our “Manta Man”, on earning his PhD!

02 Apr 2024

Administrator’s note: Some of you may not recognize his name but if you love mantas you have probably read one of his many posts on the BHS site. Dr. Edy Setyawan, from Boyolali, a small...