Bird's Head Seascape West Papua Archives - Page 26 of 35

Nimbert Kabes – Between Two Worlds by Susan Huthings In the mid 1980’s, shortly before the birth of their second son, Elsina Saleo and Johan Kabes took a trip from their village of...

art, Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, environment, Indonesia, ocean art, raja ampat, sculpture, West Papua

Courtney Mattison: Ocean Artist

25 Apr 2016

Courtney Mattison: Ocean Artist Courtney Mattison is an artist and ocean advocate working to inspire policy makers and the public to conserve our changing seas. She primarily hand-sculpts...

BRUVs Shark Research in Raja Ampat ~ by Angela Beer

18 Apr 2016

BRUVs SHARK RESEARCH in RAJA AMPAT by Angela Beer Conservation International (CI)’s Mark Erdmann previously blogged about the Bird’s Head Seascape surpassing the milestone of 1750 reef fish...

Bird's Head Seascape, Coral Triangle, discovery, diving, environment, Indonesia, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Raja Ampat: A First-Timer’s Wide-Eyed View By Jennifer & Joel Penner

11 Apr 2016

Raja Ampat: A First-Timer’s Wide-Eyed View By Jennifer & Joel Penner About 10 years ago, we caught the diving and underwater photography bug and were immediately hooked. We’ve frequented the...

Bird's Head Seascape, Conservation, Coral Triangle, diving, education, environment, Indonesia, news, photography, raja ampat, West Papua

Kopalda Cup 2016 – Call for Entries

04 Apr 2016

Kopalda Cup 2016- Raja Ampat Underwater Photo Competition The second annual Raja Ampat UW Photo Contest, also known as the Kapolda Cup, begins accepting entries on April 1. These are the winning...

The Whale Listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings

04 Apr 2016

The whale listener of Raja Ampat by Susan Hutchings ‘Curiosity brought me to Raja Ampat. I heard that orcas had been seen in the region and, as I had been studying these enigmatic animals for...

BIRD’S HEAD NATURAL HISTORY NOTES #3: Sinister Hitchhikers by Dr. Richard Smith

28 Mar 2016

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...

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter

28 Mar 2016

Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter Misool Eco Resort’s March Newsletter includes some incredible and exciting conservation stories like: Patrolling Misool’s “No...

Cendrawasih’s whale sharks….not such homebodies after all…..by MV Erdmann; photos by Shawn Heinrichs

20 Mar 2016

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...

Calling Citizen Scientists

20 Mar 2016

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...