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f e b r u a r y 2 0 2 3 R A J A A M P A T, I N D O N E S I A Welcome to Misool’s Newsletter. This time: Goodbye and Bon Voyage to Sabine! Introducing Shawna and Carlo... Read More →
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Bird's Head Seascape, Bomberai, Bomberai peninsula, Conservation, Coral Triangle, cruising, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, endangered species, environment, Fakfak, Indonesia, initiatives, Marine Protected Area, MPA, news, Panjang Island, photography, protected areas, Science, seamount, snorkeling, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua
Fakfak & Panjang Island: New Divesites in the Bomberai/Fakfak
We are posting a series of recently surveyed dive sites in the Bird’s Head Seascape last frontier, Fakfak and the Bomberai peninsula. This is the third in the series, Fakfak and Panjang... Read More →
Tanya Burnett & Kevin Palmer Visit Raja…for the Umpteenth Time! (Part 1-Macro)
We are so excited to share some images from the incomparable photo team, Island Exposure Inc. I have known Tanya and admired her work and philosophy for nearly 30 years! Her husband Kevin,... Read More →
New Year’s celebration of New Divesites in the Bird’s Head Seascape by Burt Jones
Last year we were able to finally complete a long-anticipated, not to mention twice-postponed, survey of the Bomberai peninsula, Fakfak and its surrounding waters. (Additionally click here to... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, diving, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Leopard shark, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, Misool, MPA, park rangers, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, ReShark, rewilding, Science, scuba, shark, StAR, StAR project, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography, West Papua, Zebra shark
Great News for the New Year and Beyond…Way Beyond! Misool Resort’s December Newsletter
Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Newsletter, December 2022! This time: Rewilding at Misool: Reversing the Extinction Trend Manta Populations Double in Southeast Misool Full Moon Coral... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, diversity, drone photography, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, illegal fishing, Indonesia, initiatives, Manta Ray, Marine Protected Area, megafauna, MPA, park rangers, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, underwater photography, West Papua
Reef Manta Rays Are in Decline Globally – but New Research Finds One Place in Indonesia Where These Charismatic Rays Are Thriving, by Edy Setyawan*
Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi. They are not mammals, but cartilaginous fish that are related to sharks. This... Read More →
Developing Fakfak: an Introduction by Burt Jones
We are very happy to finally able to share the results of our twice-postponed voyage of discovery to the Bomberai peninsula. In 2018 the Fakfak’s regency government formalized the creation... Read More →
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Mengukur MANTA dengan DRONE: Mengapa dan bagaimana – sebuah metode baru! Ditulis oleh Edy Setyawan
Pernahkah Anda bertanya-tanya seberapa besar ikan pari manta itu? Atau berapa besar sih anak pari manta? Bentang sayap anak pari manta yang baru lahir berkisar antara 1,5–1,9 meter, atau selebar... Read More →
Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, drone, drone photography, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Indonesia, initiatives, Manta Ray, marine mega fauna, Marine Protected Area, MPA, photography, protected areas, raja ampat, Science, sustainability, tourism, underwater photography
“Measuring Mantas: How and Why – A Novel Approach” by Edy Setyawan
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 →
Misool Foundation Newsletter March 2022
Indonesia Relaxes its Quarantine Restrictions for International Visitors You may have already heard that there have been some exciting developments in Indonesia, specifically around relaxation of... Read More →