Raja Ampat, Indoesia by https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj en-us 2017-01-17 17:54:35 UTC 2023-10-20 18:28:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147632557 2017-01-17 18:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147632557 reef geography sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147637065 The Raja Ampat region of Indonesia holds the undisputed record for marine biodiversity: there is simply nowhere else on the planet that offers as much marine life. Located off the northwest tip of the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat (meaning Four Kings) is an archipelago comprising over 1500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. It encompasses more than 9.8 million acres (40,000 km²) of land and sea. The primary travel hub in the region is the city of Sorong.]]> 2017-01-17 18:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147637065 sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147897759 2017-01-18 18:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147897759 fishes found around the reef: sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147912123 Bullethead Parrotfish
Black Combtooth Blenny  
 Denise's Pygmy Seahorse 
 Weedy Pygmy Seahorse 
 Tassled Scorpionfish  
 Anna's Chromodoris


    
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https://underwater.com.au/article/id/9736/

http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-travel/article/iconic-dive-sites-raja-ampat-indonesia-boo-windows/

https://reefnet.ca/travel/regions/raja_ampat/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/travel/diving-raja-ampat-indonesia/index.html

]]> 2017-01-18 18:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/147912474 Conservation: sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148175396 However, as more coastal environments lying closer to human population centers become degraded, relatively pristine coral reefs such as Raja Ampat are becoming increasingly tempting targets.
 Local subsistence fishermen have used dynamite blast fishing methods in the past, and some fragile ecosystems have been threatened by logging, mining, and oil exploration. On that same island a Conservation Centre is being developed, which will provide a functional base for scientific research and conservation projects, as well as accommodating visiting researchers and scientists.]]> 2017-01-19 17:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148175396 sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148175957 2017-01-19 17:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148175957 Human usage: sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148177946 Unregulated fishing and other activities threaten coral reefs in Indonesia. CORAL is engaged in a multi-partner effort to build broad support at the community and government levels for co-managing an 89,000-hectare network of LMMAs (“Locally Managed Marine Areas,” similar to marine protected areas) in the Sunda-Banda Seascape that will protect coral reefs. We are now investigating conservation needs and opportunities in a traditional fishing community called Lamalera in Lesser Sunda, and exploring ways to help that community protect their marine resources.]]> 2017-01-19 17:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148177946 Environmental threats sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148178388 Raja Ampat’s relative isolation has been one of the marine protected area’s greatest defenses against overuse and exploitation.
 Local subsistence fishermen have used dynamite blast fishing methods in the past, and some fragile ecosystems have been threatened by logging, mining, and oil exploration. On that same island a Conservation Centre is being developed, which will provide a functional base for scientific research and conservation projects, as well as accommodating visiting researchers and scientists.]]> 2017-01-19 17:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148178388 sites sarahi_macias46 https://padlet.com/sarahi_macias46/k2wqk4el0qgj/wish/148179425 http://www.inaturalist.org/places/raja-ampat

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