“Reminded” by Bret Gilliam “My recent two-week trip in April to Raja Ampat serves to remind me of the unique and truly remarkable resource that exists in Indonesia’s northeast... Read More →
“Reef Fishes of East Indies” App updated and now available for Android In 2012 Drs. Gerald Allen and Mark Erdmann released the long anticipated 3 volume set, “Reef Fishes of the... Read More →
“Behind the Scenes” – Filming with the IMAX Team by Michele Hall I spent 4 weeks during January and February 2013 in Raja Ampat, the “Crown Jewel” of Bird’s Head... Read More →
Dark Clouds by Alex Lindbloom As we gently drifted around the picturesque Raja seascape, where gorgonian sea fans and lush soft coral cover every inch of the terrain, the water suddenly went dark... Read More →
BRUVs SHARK RESEARCH in RAJA AMPAT by Angela Beer Conservation International (CI)’s Mark Erdmann previously blogged about the Bird’s Head Seascape surpassing the milestone of 1750 reef fish... Read More →
Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all….. Text by MV Erdmann; Photos by Shawn Heinrichs For the past five years, Cendrawasih Bay’s friendly whale shark... Read More →
Calling All Citizen Scientists by The Administrator with Mark Erdmann What is a Citizen Scientist? A Citizen Scientist is an individual who voluntarily contributes time, effort, and resources... Read More →
4 Things We’ve Discovered from Tagging Indonesia’s Mantas by Nicole Han (from Conservation International’s Human Nature blog) Manta Rays are among dive tourists’ most beloved swimming... Read More →
Sweet Home Cendrawasih…where the mantas frolic too (?!) by Mark Erdmann, Abraham Sianipar, & Sarah Lewis Though the Bird’s Head certainly has its fair share of charismatic... Read More →
Introducing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Database by Sarah Lewis Project Leader Indonesia – Manta Trust Founder – Indonesian Manta Project Teaming up with the Bird’s Head Seascape website... Read More →