f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 3 R A J A A M P A T, I N D O N E S I A Welcome to Misool’s Newsletter. This time: Goodbye and Bon Voyage to Sabine! Introducing Shawna and Carlo... Read More →
Last year we were able to finally complete a long-anticipated, not to mention twice-postponed, survey of the Bomberai peninsula, Fakfak and its surrounding waters. (Additionally click here to... Read More →
Recent Conservation International Press Release and Blog post about the results of recent research on the thriving Manta Ray population in Raja Ampat. Both post are very positive showing that... Read More →
Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Newsletter, December 2022! This time: Rewilding at Misool: Reversing the Extinction Trend Manta Populations Double in Southeast Misool Full Moon Coral... Read More →
Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi. They are not mammals, but cartilaginous fish that are related to sharks. This... Read More →
Did you know that newborn reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) – some of which can be found in Raja Ampat, West Papua – must live independently without parental care? Have you ever imagined how they... Read More →
Administrator’s Notes: While recently in Bali I had a wonderful conversation with Federico Prado, author of the new book, Biodiversity in Paradise: A Natural History of Raja Ampat. This... Read More →
On a warm afternoon in early June, the speedboat, “Manta Ray”, tied up to Falaya’s jetty, close to Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat. Of the four people onboard, three waited patiently until the... Read More →
Di 9 Juni lalu, speedboat bernama “Manta Ray” yang berawakkan empat orang itu merapat di Pelabuhan Falaya, Waisai. Salah satu awaknya, Imanuel Mofu, tampak berjalan agak cepat sembari membawa... Read More →