Bird's Head Seascape diversity Archives

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...

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...

Empowering Conservation through Local Engagement by Stephen Frink

10 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This post is for everyone who does not receive DAN‘s (Diver’s Alert Network) Alert Diver Magazine. (For those that are DAN members this article can be...

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,...

Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, ecology, education, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, raja ampat, sustainability, West Papua

RARCC’s Tambrauw Kebar Agroforestry Project

30 May 2024

Many of you may not be familiar with the Raja Ampat Research and Conservation Centre (RARCC). If you peruse their website, however, you will find they are the “good guys”, aiding the...

Whale sharks and dolphins “together” in Triton Bay

25 Mar 2024

Recently visitors to Triton Bay’s “Whale Shark Experience” have been gifted with a bonus…the presence of dolphins! While this is not necessarily an event exclusive to...

Comprehensive new Raja Ampat Tourism Brochure Released!

25 Mar 2024

Raja Ampat MPAs Management Authority and BLUD UPTD Pengelolaan Kawasan Konservasi di Perairan Kepulauan Raja Ampat in conjunction with the Southwest Papua’s Agency of Food and Agriculture, Marine...

Penerbitan Brosur Pariwisata dan Peta Komprehensif Terkini, oleh Made Abiyoga Udaya

25 Mar 2024

BLUD UPTD Pengelolaan Kawasaki Konservasi di Perairan Kepulauan Raja Ampat dan Badan Pangan, Pertanian, dan Kelautan dan Perikanan Papua Barat Daya baru saja merilis brosur pariwisata...

The Sea People or Orang Laut and their Yaf Keru Project

12 Mar 2024

Note: In 2020 we posted about our newest BHS Partner, “…announcing The SeaPeople”. But we haven’t posted about their accomplishments since and you will see it’s...