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Bailem Valley Festival, 7-10 August, 2025

Looking for more than diving on your next trip to Raja and the Bird’s Head Seascape?  The Bailem Valley Festival might be what you are looking for.  This is an incredible opportunity to...
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Introducing “Manis”, the Orphan Dugong Calf by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

Last week, while hosting Dr. Paolo Martelli and nurse Chilli Chan from Ocean Park Hong Kong and Dr. Jaya Ratha, Director of Thrive Conservation (who were visiting the ReShark nurseries to conduct...
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Snorkeling the Coral Triangle in Raja Ampat by Danita Delimont Herbig

In 1982 my husband Dave and I had the unique opportunity to visit many of the outlying islands off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea. For three weeks we snorkeled and dived the beautiful...
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Indonesia and US seal $35 million Coral Reef Debt Swap by Marc Jones (Reuters)

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...
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