Misool Foundation Nov/Dec Newsletter
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Welcome to Misool Foundation’s November Newsletter: A Life on Land Special Raja Ampat; mantas soar, reefs bustle and turtles mooch. But did you know that the unparalleled biodiversity of... Read More →
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Mapia Atoll – The Next Jewel in the BHS MPA Network? by Mark Erdmann & Ricardo Tapilatu
We first learned of Mapia Atoll from legendary Indonesian dive guide Larry Smith; Larry used to visit the atoll regularly with the liveaboard Cehili back in the early 90’s, and he raved about the... Read More →
Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Photo Contest
The more mantas we know, the more we will know about mantas! Help the BHS Mantas and win the trip of a lifetime aboard one of Indonesia’s premiere liveaboards. In commemoration of the BHS Manta... Read More →
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Misool Foundation Quarterly Newsletter
Earlier in the year we published Misool Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report. The process gives us a chance to reflect on our work and to identify new strategies to increase our positive impact... Read More →
Changing Demographics Requires a New Approach for BHS Travelers
Anyone who has traveled to Raja in the last few years will notice big changes. There are a lot more people now and they aren’t just divers; they represent a new travel demographic. Raja... Read More →
Population dynamics of oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) in the Raja Ampat Archipelago, West Papua, Indonesia, and the impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on their movement ecology by Beale, Stewart, Setyawan, Sianipar, Erdmann
Our team of scientists in the Bird’s Head are constantly at work. This paper’s aim was to collect sightings data on oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) within the Raja Ampat... Read More →
A Raja Ampat Image Collection by Suzan Meldonian
Suzan Meldonian is an award winning underwater photojournalist and ocean advocate using her photo documentary work to introduce the ocean realm to the public eye. Through her amazing images,... Read More →
Eco Hero & “Manta Whisperer”-Abam Sianipar
CITIZEN’S WATCH/PROMASTER and the History Channel, recently launched a worldwide campaign, “Save the BEYOND”, which profiles adventurers and explorers with front-line experience of the... Read More →
Misool Eco Foundation April Newsletter
Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Quarterly Newsletter. This quarter: Misool Foundation is eight! Misool Manta Project: What we learned about Misool’s reef mantas in 2018 Together we... Read More →
Tanya Burnett goes to the BHS…again and again by Tanya Burnett
Administrator’s note: Tanya Burnett has been visiting Raja since the “early” years and she just keeps going back again and again. Why?…keep scrolling! Tanya is a... Read More →