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Manta Ray protection laws yield results

The following three links are to recent news articles about the implementation and enforcement of Indonesia’s new nation-wide Manta Ray protection laws. From the New York Times:...
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Surface Interval in Penemu by Garry Bevan

Surface Interval in Penemu by Garry Bevan Penemu is the collective name of an island group some 10 nautical miles to the west of Gam and around 5 nautical miles north of the Yeffam Island group...
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Pulau Venu, Rumah si “Duta” laut dari Kaimana by Nita Johana

Pulau Venu, Rumah si “Duta” laut dari Kaimana by Nita Johana  Perlindungan Pantai peneluran Penyu Ombak menerjang bibir pantai, disertai angin kencang menyapu pasir putih pulau dengan luas tiga...
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Ikan Tenggiri Bermain di depan Kampung LOBO

Ikan Tenggiri Bermain di depan Kampung LOBO   “Konservasi bukan datang menggarap, tapi memelihara laut kita ini” Leo Siswata   Langit kelabu dengan satu dua titik air menerpa wajah ketika...
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Presiden Yudhoyono : Raja Ampat Indah..Datanglah Kembali Nanti

Presiden Yudhoyono : Raja Ampat Indah..Datanglah Kembali Nanti by Wida Sulistyaningrum/Conservation International Sail Raja Ampat sudah berlalu tetapi ceritanya belum juga habis dibahas....
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Nude Revelations: A few surprises in nudibranch behavior by Menno Schilthuizen

Nude Revelations: A few surprises in nudibranch behavior by MENNO SCHILTHUIZEN I once watched an Irish mollusk researcher, in a fit of slug chauvinism, try to convince an audience of biologists...
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New MMAF-CI-SEAA manta tagging program launched by Mark Erdmann

New MMAF-CI-SEAA manta tagging program launched by Mark Erdmann   September marks the official launch of a new nation-wide manta ray tagging program led by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and...
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New pygmy gobies from the Bird’s Head bring fish species count to 1721 species! by Mark Erdmann

New pygmy gobies from the Bird’s Head bring fish species count to 1721 species! By Mark Erdmann A recent paper published by Rick Winterbottom (Royal Ontario Museum), Dita Cahyani (Udayana...
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Balinese caring for Raja Ampat

Balinese Caring for Raja Ampat By Wida Sulistyaningrum, Photos Yulius Tonak   The head of the North Salawati District, Mr. I Made Kusuma Sada, along with members of the Babinsa from Koramil,...
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Singapore “Strait Times” and “Jakarta Post” on Tourism

Read these two recent articles about tourism in the Bird’s Head Seascape. Singapore’s Strait Times article: Indonesia’s Raja Ampat: A perfect marine wonderland....
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