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Indonesian Government Sinks Vietnamese Shark Poaching Boat, Creates New Dive Site

First published in Conservation International’s blog Human Nature. (Re-posted with Permission.) Two years ago, Conservation International proudly blogged that the Raja Ampat government in...
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New Raja Ampat Dive site: Batu Kapal

Batu Kapal: S 00 21.948  E 130 27.937   On a recent Got Muck and Secret Sea charter aboard the Dewi Nusantara we sampled a newly recommended site called Batu Kapal (Boat Rock). Originally...
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Raja Ampat police nab Vietnam-flagged fishing boat

Raja Ampat police nab Vietnam-flagged fishing boat The link below is to the Jakarta-based Antaranews article about the recent capture of a Vietnamese illegal fishing boat in Raja Ampat.  The boat...
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Mengembangkan Database Hiu Paus Kaimana! by Carla Kerstan

Mengembangkan Database Hiu Paus Kaimana! Carla Kerstan Tim kami baru saja kembali dari seminggu memantau hiu paus di Selat Bicari, Kaimana. Kunjungan ini cukup memuaskan, oleh karena kita...
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New Goby Species named for West Papuan Governor, Abraham Atururi by Mark Erdmann

New Goby Species named for West Papuan Governor, Abraham Atururi by Mark Erdmann Leave it to the Bird’s Head to produce a gubernatorial goby! In a recent paper published with my colleagues...
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Blogs from WWF (a Bird’s Head Seascape partner)

Links to WWF blogs, on their activities in Taman Nasional Teluk Cenderawasih Blog 1: Alam dan Budaya dalam Satu Petualangan Blog 2: Lagi, Spesies ‘Aneh’ Muncul di Teluk Wondama Blog 3: Semangat...
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And the list keeps growing….by Dr. Mark Erdmann

And the list keeps growing…. by Dr. Mark Erdmann Its that time again – an update to the reef fish biodiversity numbers for the Bird’s Head! Two recent dive trips to the BHS...
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EXPANDING KAIMANA’S WHALE SHARK DATABASE! by Carla Kerstan

EXPANDING KAIMANA’S WHALE SHARK DATABASE! Carla Kerstan Our team has just returned from another great week monitoring the whale sharks of Bicari Strait in Kaimana. It was again a successful trip,...
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Fitryanti Pakiding wins Whitley “Green Oscar” Award

Fitryanti Pakiding wins Whitley “Green Oscar” Award Article from the Jakarta Post Fitry is one of nine winners of the prestigious 2014 annual Whitley Awards, the so-called Green...
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Manta Ray protection laws yield results

The following three links are to recent news articles about the implementation and enforcement of Indonesia’s new nation-wide Manta Ray protection laws. From the New York Times:...
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