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ReShark – a Gallery by *Mark Erdmann

10 Oct 2024
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A Bird’s Head Seascape image Gallery is a thing of beauty.  It’s essentially a portfolio compiled of 12 images, GREAT images, all taken exclusively within the Bird’s Head...
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StAR project successfully completes first 2024 releases of 6 leopard shark pups in Raja Ampat! by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

25 Sep 2024
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In 2023, the StAR project made global headlines in conducting the world-first conservation translocations of 5 endangered leopard shark pups – raised from eggs laid at participating partner...
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Insights into the visitations of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations on coral reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, eastern Indonesia by Edy Setyawan and others

29 Aug 2024
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Administrators note: This study was published on August 27, 2024 in Frontiers in Fish Science.  It is shared with permission by the authors. This study represents the first in the Indo-West...
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Introducing “Manis”, the Orphan Dugong Calf by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

27 Aug 2024
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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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Important Shark And Ray Areas In Indonesia: The BHS Leads The Way

18 Aug 2024
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New conservation strategies may soon bolster protection for the Birds Head Seascape’s sharks and rays.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently named 122 ISRAs...
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Snorkeling the Coral Triangle in Raja Ampat by Danita Delimont Herbig

13 Aug 2024
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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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A Surprising Visit to Seattle’s Ocean Pavilion as it Nears Completion

29 Jul 2024
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Administrator’s note: Why are we posting about the Seattle Aquarium‘s new facility Ocean Pavilion and what does it have to do with the Bird’s Head Seascape on the opposite side...
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First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024
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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...
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Empowering Conservation through Local Engagement by Stephen Frink

10 Jun 2024
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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...
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Study: Mining could disrupt (Raja’s) Manta ‘Superhighway’ by Conservation International’s Mary Kate McCoy

08 Jun 2024
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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...
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