For the first time on the Saba Bank, an expedition team was able to successfully assess the shark diversity by attaching five satellite tags and confirming...
Scientists from the Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) have placed acoustic and pop-up archival satellite tags on two species of wedgefish, the bottlenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus australiae) and...
For centuries, the Japanese artisans have used hawksbill turtle shells to make a variety of trinkets such as eyewear, combs and cigar boxes. By the 1800’s,...
A new scientific study published in PeerJ – the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences has tracked juvenile whale sharks across the Philippines emphasising the importance...
For the past five years, Cendrawasih Bay’s friendly whale shark population has been attracting a lot of attention, primarily because of the near-certainty of having outstanding...
As part of our continuing efforts to make the Bird’s Head Seascape website as useful, interesting and interactive as possible, we are delighted to announce the...
Join expert researchers on a full day boating adventure filled with memories of a lifetime. Participants help assemble fishing equipment, bait hooks, and place gear in...