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Questionnaire for “Assessing the Economic Value of Manta Ray Tourism in Raja Ampat”

18 Dec 2024
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Raja Ampat is known for many features…its healthy coral reefs and incredibly bio-diverse marine life, its world class diving and snorkeling as well as its stunning topside topography and...
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IUNC SSC Shark Specialist Group Report w/ *Dr. Mark Erdmann

05 Dec 2024
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A third of sharks, rays and chimaeras are threatened with extinction, as new report narrows in on solutions! Nearly 20 years after its first report warned that sharks were threatened but...
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Climate Change Charts a Dangerous Course for the World’s Largest Fish

02 Dec 2024
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This article originally appeared as a Conservation International Blog.  It is shared here with their permission.  To read the original blog, with links, click here, Climate Change Charts a...
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ReShark – a Gallery by *Mark Erdmann

10 Oct 2024
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A Bird’s Head Seascape image Gallery is a thing of beauty.  It’s essentially a portfolio compiled of 12 images, GREAT images, all taken exclusively within the Bird’s Head...
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Insights into the visitations of oceanic manta rays at cleaning stations on coral reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, eastern Indonesia by Edy Setyawan and others

29 Aug 2024
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Administrators note: This study was published on August 27, 2024 in Frontiers in Fish Science.  It is shared with permission by the authors. This study represents the first in the Indo-West...
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Important Shark And Ray Areas In Indonesia: The BHS Leads The Way

18 Aug 2024
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New conservation strategies may soon bolster protection for the Birds Head Seascape’s sharks and rays.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently named 122 ISRAs...
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A Surprising Visit to Seattle’s Ocean Pavilion as it Nears Completion

29 Jul 2024
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Administrator’s note: Why are we posting about the Seattle Aquarium‘s new facility Ocean Pavilion and what does it have to do with the Bird’s Head Seascape on the opposite side...
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Indonesia and US seal $35 million Coral Reef Debt Swap by Marc Jones (Reuters)

11 Jul 2024
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Administrator’s note: This post appeared in The Jakarta Post on July, 09, 2024.  Click here to read the original post. Article Synopsis: Indonesia will commit to reef restoration while...
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We Discovered Raja Ampat’s Reef Manta Rays Prefer Staying Close to Home – which Could Help Us Save More of Them by Edy Setyawan

25 Jun 2024
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We discovered Raja Ampat’s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home – which could help us save more of them Edy Setyawan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The reef manta ray...
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First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024
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Administrator’s Note: This paper was published in the Diversity Journal on 27, May, 2024 by Dr. Edy Setyawan, Shawn Heinrichs, and Dr. Mark Erdmann.  The video (and images) were captured by...
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