“The Coral Sings of Hope” by Katie Rose Gurkin
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Administrator’s note: “Katie Rose” Gurkin (full name: Katherine Rose Maurine Victoria Gurkin) is our god child. She and her parents recently traveled with us to Misool Eco... Read More →
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Misool Foundation May 2020 Newsletter
Misool Eco Resort may not be open but their Misool Foundation is still working for Raja. Highlights from their May 2020 Newsletter include: Poachers in the Misool Marine Reserve: Why Covid-19... Read More →
100 Dives in Raja, Part 2 (liveaboard based) by Alex Mustard
Administrator’s note: Alex has been a friend and contributor to the BHS site since first visiting the region in 2006. He recently returned from two trips: one land-based, which gave him a... Read More →
100 Dives in Raja Ampat, Part 1 (land-based) by Alex Mustard
Administrator’s note: Alex has been a friend and contributor to the BHS site since first visiting the region in 2006. He recently returned from two trips: one land-based, which gave him a... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, shark, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark
Quotes from Dr. Richard Smith’s “The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs”
Administrator’s note: Many of you may be familiar with Dr. Smith’s recurrent contributions to the website, including his series “Natural History Notes”, which he kindly... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diving, ecology, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, scuba, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua, whale shark
Raja Ampat by William Tan
Administrators note: While the virus wind rages none of us are able to do what we love…dive in Raja Ampat! While we are away, and all social distancing, we thought it would be inspiring to... Read More →
Berita Terkini, Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, drone, drone photography, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, UAV's, underwater photography, Unmannned Aerial Vehicles, West Papua
Important manta ray habitat discovered in Raja Ampat! by Edy Setyawan
Author’s note: While the virus rages, I have been working on updating the reef manta database and we now nearly 1400 different individuals and the numbers keep increasing and increasing…... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, scuba, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua
What’s Happening in the BHS during the Shutdown by Papua Diving’s Max Ammer
Administrator’s note: Sadly while the virus rages no one is traveling to Raja or the Bird’s Head. But that doesn’t mean the area has been abandoned, especially at the resorts.... Read More →
Life on a (Sea) Pen by Maurine Shimlock and Burt Jones
On one of my first night dives “many” years ago, I saw what looked like a feather or an old-fashioned quill pen sticking out of the substrate. Being a novice diver, I was so... Read More →
Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Manta ID Photo Contest
The more mantas we know, the more we will know about mantas! Help the BHS Mantas and win the trip of a lifetime aboard one of Indonesia’s premiere liveaboards. In commemoration of the BHS Manta... Read More →