Bird's Head Seascape shark Archives - Page 8 of 8

Cenderawasih Bay – Reminiscences from 2013 and 2014 by Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D. My husband, Mickey Rosenau, and I have dived in Cenderawasih Bay twice, in July of 2013 and in...

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Indonesian Government Sinks Vietnamese Shark Poaching Boat, Creates New Dive Site

11 Feb 2015

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First published in Conservation International’s blog Human Nature. (Re-posted with Permission.) Two years ago, Conservation International proudly blogged that the Raja Ampat government in...

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Raja Ampat police nab Vietnam-flagged fishing boat

29 Jan 2015

Raja Ampat police nab Vietnam-flagged fishing boat The link below is to the Jakarta-based Antaranews article about the recent capture of a Vietnamese illegal fishing boat in Raja Ampat. The boat...

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Shark Hunter Boat Arrested in Ayau Kecil Conservation Area

10 Aug 2014

Shark Hunter Boat Arrested in Ayau Kecil Conservation Area Photos by The Ayau Kecil Regional Marine Conservation Area (KKPD) team consisting of Marine Monitoring and Control Task Force (P2L)...

Manta Ray Research Boosts Smart Policies and Ecotourism in Indonesia by Shawn Heinrichs

05 Dec 2013

This post initially appeared on Conservation Internationals’ blog “Human Nature” (conservation.org/blog) on December 17, 2013 By Shawn Heinrichs Recently returned from a manta ray research...