UNESCO: State of the Ocean Report 2024
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This is the yearly comprehensive report on the state of the ocean complied by UNESCO’s worldwide contributors. State of the Ocean Report Read More →
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(Under)Watercolor Artist Nate Wilson shares his Impressions of Raja
Note: While Nate is primarily a watercolor artist focused on marine life, he is also an accomplished photographer. As an artist his comments about Raja’s reefs create quite an impression... Read More →
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
Rewilding Coral Reefs by Mark Erdmann
Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in DAN‘s (Divers Alert Network) quarterly Alert Diver magazine (2025). You can read the article here, Rewilding Coral Reefs,... Read More →
Clement Lee: a Profile – “From Ocean Deep to Mountain High”
Nearly 35 years ago we were on our way to Sipadan Island (off Malaysian Borneo) and stopped by the Borneo Divers office to introduce ourselves and speak with Clement Lee, the Managing Director... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Kaimana, Marine Protected Area, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark
Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal area, Indonesia by Putra et al
A new original research paper titled, “Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, new species, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark
Understanding Conservation in Raja Ampat – Part 1: Mark Erdmann by Don Silcock
Administrators Note: Don Silcock is an Australian underwater photographer and photojournalist based in Bali, Indonesia. His non-commercial website, Indo-Pacific Images, is full of interesting... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua
Warming Waters Trigger Coral Bleaching in areas of Raja Ampat
Warming water temperatures in West Papua’s Bird’s Head Seascape, especially in the Raja Ampat region, have initiated a significant coral bleaching event in certain areas. What is... Read More →
Current World Wide Bleaching Event Affecting Raja Ampat and the Bird’s Head Seascape
During the past few weeks this site has received reports and images of the current coral bleaching event taking place throughout the Bird’s Head Seascape. Some areas have been significantly... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, MPA, new species, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, shark, sustainability, West Papua, Zebra shark
IUNC SSC Shark Specialist Group Report w/ *Dr. Mark Erdmann
A third of sharks, rays and chimaeras are threatened with extinction, as new report narrows in on solutions! Nearly 20 years after its first report warned that sharks were threatened but... Read More →
Climate Change Charts a Dangerous Course for the World’s Largest Fish
This article originally appeared as a Conservation International Blog. It is shared here with their permission. To read the original blog, with links, click here, Climate Change Charts a... Read More →