Bird's Head Seascape Marine Protected Area Archives - Page 10 of 27

Selamat Tahun Baru 2023! Kali ini kami dari Program Sains untuk Konservasi LPPM Universitas Papua kembali menyapa Sobat Lestari dengan kumpulan cerita-cerita dari lapang selama bulan November dan...

Bird's Head Seascape, Bomberai peninsula, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, environment, Fakfak, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, tourism, West Papua

Batu Putih: New divesites in the Fakfak region

24 Jan 2023

We are posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula. This is the second in the series, Batu Putih. To read...

Endemics: Paintings of Bird’s Head Seascape’s Endemic Fish by Nate Wilson

12 Jan 2023

Marine life artist, Nate Wilson, has created a poster with his paintings of all the Bird’s Head Seascape’s endemic fish. Currently there are 57 but that will very likely change in...

New Year’s celebration of New Divesites in the Bird’s Head Seascape by Burt Jones

05 Jan 2023

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...

Fantastic News: Conservation International: Results of Recent Research on Manta Rays in Raja Ampat

23 Dec 2022

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...

Great News for the New Year and Beyond…Way Beyond! Misool Resort’s December Newsletter

23 Dec 2022

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...

World First Endangered Shark Rewilding Program Launches In Indonesia

11 Dec 2022

WORLD FIRST ENDANGERED SHARK REWILDING PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN INDONESIA Press Release Global collaboration, StAR, to re-establish once abundant zebra sharks in Raja Ampat. SORONG, RAJA AMPAT, 30...

Program Restocking Hiu Terancam Punah Pertama di Dunia, Diluncurkan di Indonesi

10 Dec 2022

Tentang Kami Visi & Misi Sejarah Kami Tim Kami Kerja Kami Kerja Kami Lokasi Kerja Kami Bagaimana Kami Bekerja Publikasi Laporan Tahunan Jurnal Ruang Media Video Lembar Fakta Newsletter...

Reef Manta Rays Are in Decline Globally – but New Research Finds One Place in Indonesia Where These Charismatic Rays Are Thriving, by Edy Setyawan*

28 Nov 2022

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...

Developing Fakfak: an Introduction by Burt Jones

31 Oct 2022

We are very happy to finally able to share the results of our twice-postponed voyage of discovery to the Bomberai peninsula. In 2018 the Fakfak’s regency government formalized the creation...