New endemic Cardinalfish described from Bird’s Head by MV Erdmann Ph. D. Back in December 2014, I posted a photo of a strange new cardinalfish from Sebakor Bay in FakFak that appeared to be... Read More →
BHS SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM by Carla Kerstan From 2015-2017, the Birds Head Seascape conservation program will provide funds of up to $20,000 per grantee to support local communities and... Read More →
Saving the last stronghold of the Pacific leatherback This post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium... Read More →
BHS Fish List tops 1750!! by MV Erdmann PH. D. After 15 years of intensive ichthyological research in Raja Ampat and the broader Bird’s Head, one might reasonably assume that the rate of... Read More →
Recent Sea Turtle Research in Raja Ampat Focuses on Nest Temperatures and Hatchling Sex Ratios By: Ricardo Tapilatu and Ferdiel Ballamu Sea turtle populations, globally, are experiencing dramatic... Read More →
“Guardians of Raja Ampat”-The Film by Shawn Heinrichs and John Weller Want to watch too? The film is now available. The Bird’s Head Seascape would like to thank Shawn and John... Read More →
Misool Eco Resort-February Newsletter The amazing folks who are Misool Eco Resort are real BHS heros. Besides managing a world class resort, they work very hard protecting the environment and... Read More →
Cenderawasih Bay – Reminiscences from 2013 and 2014 by Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D. My husband, Mickey Rosenau, and I have dived in Cenderawasih Bay twice, in July of 2013 and in... Read More →
Saving the Last Great Reefs by Douglas Seifert World renown marine life image maker Douglas Seifert shares an article from WATER COLUMN his regular feature in Dive Magazine (UK), about the... Read More →