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By Kiley Price – Conservation International: Republished with Permission A type of shark that has long captivated scientists and divers for its preferred mode of underwater travel — walking... Read More →

Jakarta, Indonesia (January 20, 2020) – Today, a new paper from Conservation International, the University of Queensland, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, the Australian CSIRO and the... Read More →

The fabulously-rich dive sites in the protected area around the southeastern tip of the island of Misool and the award-winning Misool Eco Resort have become an ‘epi-central’ focus for liveaboards... Read More →

Nine years ago Dr. Boris Worm, a very well-known marine scientist/conservationist from Canada traveled to Raja for the first time.  During his visit, he went aboard the BHS’s... Read More →

Administrator’s note:  On the site we never post advertisements but in this case I’m making an exception, because quality Cruise Directors are very hard to find!  I met Amanda and... Read More →

Administrator’s note: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or “Drones” are increasingly being used as a non-invasive tool to monitor wildlife behavior.  This 2019 report by the... Read More →

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 →

From 24 August to 3 September 2019, a team of marine scientists from Yayasan Nazareth Papua, the Raja Ampat MPA Management Authority (UPTD BLUD KKPD Raja Ampat), Conservation International (CI)... Read More →

If you have ever been to Raja Ampat, or even contemplated going, you have heard of Misool.  Misool is the southernmost of the 4 major islands that comprise Raja Ampat (Four Kings).  So Misool is... Read More →

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 →