Bird's Head Seascape snorkeling Archives - Page 2 of 7

We have some exciting news: In 2020 we reviewed Alan Powderham’s book, At the Heart of the Coral Triangle: Celebrating Biodiversity. Now, and just in time for Christmas gifting, he has...

StAR project successfully completes first 2024 releases of 6 leopard shark pups in Raja Ampat! by *Mark Erdmann & **Nesha Ichida

25 Sep 2024

In 2023, the StAR project made global headlines in conducting the world-first conservation translocations of 5 endangered leopard shark pups – raised from eggs laid at participating partner...

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

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...

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

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...

First Documented Courtship Behavior between Mobula birostris and M. alfredi at a Coral Reef Cleaning Station in Misool, Raja Ampat

14 Jun 2024

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...

Empowering Conservation through Local Engagement by Stephen Frink

10 Jun 2024

Administrator’s Note: This post is for everyone who does not receive DAN‘s (Diver’s Alert Network) Alert Diver Magazine. (For those that are DAN members this article can be...

Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay, Australia

06 Jun 2024

Administrator’s note: This blog post is shared from ReShark’s Indonesia StAR Project May 30 Expedition North Stradbroke: Sampling and Tagging Leopard Leopard Sharks in Moreton Bay,...

IUNC’s “Shark News” highlights the BHS’s StAR/Re-Shark project

15 Apr 2024

The IUCN (The International Union For Conservation of Nature) most recent IUCN SSG (IUCN Shark Specialist Group) newsletter, “Shark News”, features the BHS’s ReShark/StAR...

Papua Explorers opens the Raja Ampat Dive Guide School

29 Mar 2024

We are proud and excited to announce the awesome news that one of Raja Ampat’s most acclaimed resorts, Papua Explorers, recently opened a dive school for Raja Ampat natives. We have long...

Whale sharks and dolphins “together” in Triton Bay

25 Mar 2024

Recently visitors to Triton Bay’s “Whale Shark Experience” have been gifted with a bonus…the presence of dolphins! While this is not necessarily an event exclusive to...