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For one of world’s foremost fish finders, ‘no better place’ than this dive site by MOLLY BERGEN This blog originally appeared in Human Nature: Conservation International Blog.  It is reprinted... Read More →

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES: The Pygmy Seahorses of Raja Ampat By Dr Richard Smith – www.OceanRealmImages.com For many people, one of the main attractions of the Bird’s... Read More →

Praise for Raja Ampat by Adriano Morettin I’ve visited Raja Ampat twice on MSY Ondina, with cruises organized by Deb Fuggit.  First in 2008 and then again in 2014. Both cruises are... Read More →

Amid Widespread Coral Bleaching, This Reef is Thriving by Dr. Mark Erdmann This article originally appeared in Human Nature: Conservation International Blog.  It is reprinted here with their... Read More →

UNIPA (Universitas Papua) will be organizing an International Conference on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation of Bird’s Head Seascape.  The conference will be held in Manokwari between... Read More →

Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Raja Ampat & NE Indonesia by Tim Rock & Simon Pridmore Tim Rock and Simon Pridmore should be well known names to the Indonesian diving & travel... Read More →

Edi Frommenwiler (BHS Pioneer): A History Lesson by Maurine Shimlock Edi Frommenwiler might have logged just a mere 85 dives in 1992 when he built the Pindito, Indonesia’s first international... Read More →

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers By Dr Richard Smith This is the part #3 of Dr. Smith’s Natural History Notes: A BHS exclusive! Parasites permeate every... Read More →

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all….. Text by MV Erdmann; Photos by Shawn Heinrichs For the past five years, Cendrawasih Bay’s friendly whale shark... Read More →

Calling All Citizen Scientists by The Administrator with Mark Erdmann What is a Citizen Scientist? A Citizen Scientist is an individual who voluntarily contributes time, effort, and resources... Read More →