Have you ever wondered how big is a manta ray? Or what is the size of a baby? The size of newborn reef manta rays ranges from 1.5–1.9 m in wingspan–roughly as wide as the length of your... Read More →
Siapa yang menyangka bahwa survei terumbu karang pada 2001 yang berhasil mengungkap Raja Ampat sebagai pusat keanekaragaman hayati laut tropis, menjadikan kepulauan di sebelah timur Indonesia ini... Read More →
Who would have thought that, back in 2001, a marine rapid assessment in one of the remotest parts of the planet would discover that Raja Ampat is the global epicenter of marine biodiversity and... Read More →
I’m among the fortunate few divers who have seen a zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) in the Bird’s Head. We were exploring for new dives sites, diving just before dusk not far from shore in... Read More →
Manokwari. Pada hari Selasa, 14 Desember 2021, perwakilan dari sembilan organisasi non-pemerintah yang berbasis di Papua Barat berkumpul di Manokwari untuk berbagi pengalaman mereka dalam... Read More →
Waisai, Raja Ampat. Perairan Raja Ampat dikaruniai keanekaragaman hayati yang sangat tinggi, yang secara keseluruhan memiliki ekosistem pesisir dan laut yang masih utuh, dan merupakan... Read More →
A collaborative workshop to further develop efforts to manage Raja Ampat Manta Rays was recently held in early Decemeber ’21. Waisai, Raja Ampat. Raja Ampat’s seas are blessed with abundant... Read More →
As an effort to preserve Raja Ampat’s natural resources through the implementation of environmental-friendly principles of sustainable tourism, stakeholders collaborated in organizing training... Read More →
Administrators note: This will be the first in a series of articles about Zebra (Leopard) sharks and the plans for recovering their population in Raja Ampat. Zebra sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum),... Read More →
With application on the limitation of activities due to the increase of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia, which was extended until 16th of August 2021 – for now, the Raja Ampat Marine Park Authority**... Read More →