I was blessed. I first experienced Raja Ampat in 2002, long before it was the “go to” spot!  At that time there were not many options for the traveler.  A single “resort” and a seasonal liveaboard, maybe two. Now there’s so many options it makes your head spin and sorting out the good from the bad is a challenge. So if you are looking for a place to stay, dive,... Read More →

ReSharker Issue 7 is now available to the public.  The ReSharker is the newsletter and impact report of ReShark, an innovative, international collective of aquariums, NGOs, governments, academics, and local communities dedicated to scalable shark and ray rewilding. They link ex situ and in situ shark and ray conservation efforts through breeding and conservation translocations.... Read More →

Administrator’s note: This scientific study tracts the extreme diving (>= 500m) of oceanic manta rays in order to understand the reasons for this behavior.  The study recently appeared in Frontiers in Marine Science. To read the complete study click here, Deep Diving Behavior in Oceanic Manta Rays…   From the study: Deep dives (>= 200m) appear ubiquitous across a wide... Read More →