Bird's Head Seascape endangered species Archives

Administrator’s note: This article appeared in Undercurrent magazine (06/2025). It was adapted from the article in Forbes online entitled How Protected Marine Areas Could Bring $2.7...

Insights into the Visitations of Oceanic Manta Rays at Cleaning Stations on Coral Reefs in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Eastern Indonesia

12 May 2025

“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, Ronald Manbrasar,...

Announcing: Elasmobranch Institute of Indonesia/Yayasan Cendekiawan Hiu Pari Indonesia

25 Apr 2025

Guiding the Future of Elasmobranch Conservation in Indonesia…and beyond Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia (EI) — known in Indonesia as Yayasan Cendekiawan Hiu Pari Indonesia — is a...

Journeying in Raja Ampat by Andrew Martinez

07 Apr 2025

Andrew Martinez is a world traveler, accomplished photographer/photojournalist, guide and a long time friend. He recently returned from his second trip to Raja Ampat and he says, “It...

UNESCO: State of the Ocean Report 2024

21 Mar 2025

This is the yearly comprehensive report on the state of the ocean complied by UNESCO’s worldwide contributors. State of the Ocean Report

(Under)Watercolor Artist Nate Wilson shares his Impressions of Raja

11 Mar 2025

Note: While Nate is primarily a watercolor artist focused on marine life, he is also an accomplished photographer. As an artist his comments about Raja’s reefs create quite an impression...

Rewilding Coral Reefs by Mark Erdmann

25 Feb 2025

Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in DAN‘s (Divers Alert Network) quarterly Alert Diver magazine (2025). You can read the article here, Rewilding Coral Reefs,...

Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary by Edy Setyawan et. al.

24 Feb 2025

A new scientific research paper titled, “Staying Close to Home: Horizontal Movements of Satellite-Tracked Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in the World’s Largest Manta Sanctuary” has...

Clement Lee: a Profile – “From Ocean Deep to Mountain High”

18 Feb 2025

Nearly 35 years ago we were on our way to Sipadan Island (off Malaysian Borneo) and stopped by the Borneo Divers office to introduce ourselves and speak with Clement Lee, the Managing Director...

Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal area, Indonesia by Putra et al

15 Jan 2025

A new original research paper titled, “Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important mammal...