Bird's Head Seascape West Papua Archives

Photo caption: A Chinese foreign national (WNA) with the initials WS was proven to have violated the law in connection with illegal hunting in the waters of Piaynemo, Raja Ampat Regency,...

Misool Newsletter: Season 19 has begun!

22 Sep 2026

Misool Resort begins its 19th season with a bang with growth at every level! Read all about it in their newsletter. Highlights include: *Misool’s Big Five: not what you think! *Misool...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Coral Triangle, cruising, diving, Indonesia, raja ampat, scuba, snorkeling, tourism, triton bay, underwater photography, West Papua

Jangkar-The Indonesian Liveaboard Association, A Valuable Resource

17 Sep 2026

The Indonesian Liveaboard Association, legally registered as “Jangkar”, is an association representing the owners and employees of liveaboard vessels within Indonesian waters. The objective is to...

The ReSharker Newsletter Issue #9 by Nathaniel Soon, Et al.

01 Sep 2026

The ReSharker News is now available. The ReSharker Newsletter is the international communication newsletter of ReShark, an international collective effort to recover threatened sharks and rays...

ReShark Ramblings #11 by Dr. Mark Erdmann

19 Aug 2026

The ReShark Ramblings’ blog is a compilation of recent ReShark activities created by its director Dr. Mark Erdmann. A few highlights from Ramblings #11 Re:wild and Bezos Earth Fund...

Populasi Hiu Berjalan di Raja Ampat Mencatat Kepadatan Tertinggi di Dunia: Bukti Pentingnya Perlindungan Habitat Terumbu Karang, oleh Edy Setyawan et al.

29 Jun 2026

SIARAN PERS UNTUK RILIS SEGERA Populasi Hiu Berjalan di Raja Ampat Mencatat Kepadatan Tertinggi di Dunia: Bukti Pentingnya Perlindungan Habitat Terumbu Karang WAISAI, Raja Ampat, 24 Juni 2026 –...

Raja Ampat’s Walking Shark Population Records the World’s Highest Density: Evidence for the Critical Role of Coral Reef Habitat Protection by Edy Setyawan, et al.

29 Jun 2026

PRESS RELEASE Raja Ampat’s Walking Shark Population Records the World’s Highest Density: Evidence for the Critical Role of Coral Reef Habitat Protection WAISAI, Raja Ampat, June 24,...

Bird's Head Seascape, Cenderawasih Bay, Conservation, Coral Triangle, education, environment, Indonesia, raja ampat, triton bay, West Papua

News from Starling Resources, “Indonesia’s Sustainable Development News Digest”

29 Jun 2026

Administrator’s Note: I subscribe to a number of Indonesian news sources and blogs in an attempt to stay informed. One of the most useful is Starling Resources’s “Sustainable...

Citizen Scientists and Manta Lovers: Call for Manta Photo IDs from the BHS

12 Jun 2026

Administrator’s note: We are proud to be a long-time partner of Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia (EI), whose mission is to advance the understanding, conservation, and sustainable...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, discovery, ecology, education, endangered species, environment, Epaulette Shark, Hemiscyllium, Indonesia, Leopard shark, raja ampat, sustainability, walking shark, West Papua, Zebra shark

Indonesian Scientists Develop First eDNA Method for Protected Endemic Walking Sharks, Using Only Seawater Samples

01 Jun 2026

Press Release JAKARTA, May 22, 2026 – An international collaboration led by Indonesian scientists has discovered a new way to detect walking sharks in the waters of Raja Ampat without the need...