Sea Sanctuaries Trust - Marine conservation in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
This is a video we created on one of our expeditions recently to show everyone more about what we do at Sea Sanctuaries and to show just how important it is that we protect this unique part of the world, both land and sea. Please email us at expeditions@seasanctuaries.org with any enquiries.
Sea Sanctuaries Trust
This is a video to explain who Sea Sanctuaries Trust are and what we do. Giving a brief overview of the work and the amazing marine life we protect out in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
New marine conservation area in biodiversity hotspot, Raja Ampat
I joined the team from Sea Sanctuaries Trust who have recently established a new marine conservation area in Penemu in the Fam Islands of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Indonesia: the Secret Lives of Manta Rays • 2017 Great Blue Wild 10/13
The vibrant reef ecosystem of Raja Ampat, off the coast of Indonesia, is home to a conservation sanctuary twice the size of Singapore. It's one of the few places on Earth where two different species of manta ray live side by side. Join a dedicated team of conservationists as they track these mysterious creatures to safeguard their future.
Barefoot Conservation Raja Ampat
6 weeks volunteering for Barefoot Conservation in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Shot on GoPro 3+ and Music by Klingande - Jubel
Raja Ampat and West Papua - Discover an Indonesian Adventure
West Papua in the western Pacific Ocean: Where ancient cultures exist at the frontier of the richest marine biodiversity in the world.
Raja Ampat’s emerald islands sprawl across the 40,000km2 national park where hundreds of dive sites await discovery.
Video courtesy of Wonderful Indonesia (indonesia.travel)
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West Papua. Pristine land in the western pacific ocean. Ancient culture. A world of wonders. Mysterious and magical. The life of a tribe in sync with nature. West Papua’s archipelago. Extremely rich sea life adorned with emeralds of islands sprawling protected in front of the coast. A heaven for divers. The richest marine biodiversity in the world. Home to majestic phantoms of the ocean. Meet the friendliest of people in life at it’s best. This is life in an amazing setting. An amazing sea adventure. The best of fish and travel in style and comfort. Here the ancient is always only a short trip away always reminding us life is beautiful. Amazing cultures and lovely sea. West Papua. Wonderful Indonesia.
Fish Survey in Raja Ampat by Dr. Gerry Allen & Dr. Mark Erdmann
This video shows Dr. Gerry Allen & Dr. Mark Erdmann working underwater to collect and identify species in the Raja Ampat region of Indonesia for Sea Sanctuaries Trust and sharing the results of the survey. For more information:
Raja Ampat Barefoot Conservation
Life as a volunteer on the Barefoot Conservation marine conservation project in Raja Ampat Indonesia.
Island fishermen say shark finning legislation too shallow
A bill that would put some teeth in the practice of shark finning locally has sparked debate among the island's fishermen.
The Patterns of the Ocean - Protecting Indonesia's Manta Rays (Trailer)
Full documentary coming to a film festival near you soon!
The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
Filmed & edited by The Jetlagged
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Tanjung Luar fishmarket footage with mantas, mobulas and sharks by Steve Woods (stevewoodsunderwater.com) and Adrienne Gittus (soulwaterproductions.com).
Dried manta ray gills footage by Alex Hofford (alexhoffordphotography.com).
Misool Foundation Savu Sea Alliance Program
In 2013, member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to include both species of manta ray (Manta alfredi and Manta birostris) under Appendix 2, thus regulating the trade in these animals’ body parts. In January 2014, Indonesia went a giant step further by banning all hunting of manta rays in national waters. The regulation, issued by the Marine and Fisheries Ministry Regulation (Kepmen KP No. 4 2014), banned the hunting, selling and distribution of both species of manta ray. Violation of this regulation can incur a punishment of a maximum prison sentence of 6 years and a fine of approx. US$100,000.
Lamakera, a small fishing community located in East Flores, Indonesia, was one of the most prolific manta ray hunting communties in the world. The new regulation empowered a coalition of manta conservationists and NGOs including Misool Foundation, Reef Check Indonesia and Manta Trust to address Lamakera’s unsustainable, and now illegal, hunting of manta rays. This coalition aimed to reduce the hunting, safeguard food security for the coastal communities within East Flores and drive change in marine protection policy in the area. Additionally, this work intended to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
In 2014, the Savu Sea Alliance Program, led by Misool Foundation, began working with the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, local government and coastal villages to introduce a comprehensive community-based conservation program designed to collect scientific data, influence marine policy and diversify livelihoods within the community.
The Misool Foundation Savu Sea Alliance Program is split into 3 sub-programs:
• Marine Megafauna Research
• Alternative Livelihoods Development
• Education & Community Engagement
Credits: Shawn Heinrichs, Irhamramdhani, Erma Normasari, Iqbal Herwata, Sarah Lewis and Hery Yusamandra
Thank you to our donors and partners: Vulcan Philanthropy, MacArthur Foundation, Shark Conservation Fund, WildAid Canada, WildAid U.S., Wildlife Conservation Society, the Limb Family Foundation, the Klimmek family and friends, Seven Seas Liveaboard, Sea Sanctuaries, Indonesian Manta Project, Bluesphere Foundation, Manta Trust, The Regent of East Flores, East Flores Department of Fisheries and Supervision of Fisheries and Marine resources, East Flores Department of Cooperatives, and Larantuka Work Unit for fisheries data.
Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area
OST. By Flo Rida - Wobble. same as sountrack for Bodypump 96 biseps track. I really enjoy this song. Thank you Flo Rida
Thank you to: Arta, Darma, Kris, Astama as very great dive guide in Bali. Recommended guide for you guys!!
Thank you for Bali Hai Diving. Very-very recommended Dive Centre.
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Amazing Raja Ampat
2018-2019 Raja Ampat Trip
An Introduction to Sea Sanctuary
Exploration raja ampat
Waow charters
Raja Ampat Scuba Diving Part II
Teeming with marine life in azure blue seas the Raja Ampat Marine Park is truly one of the top dive locations on the planet
Raja Ampat, Indonesia 2013
A week long diving expedition in the incredibly gorgeous Raja Ampat archipelago of West Papua, Indonesia. Raja Ampat is home to the world's greatest marine biodiversity (according to Conservation International), some single reefs there purportedly have more coral species than the entirety of the Caribbean. The resort we stayed at was Papua Paradise, a fantastic place. Thanks for watching!
The song is an Ellie Goulding cover of the Alt-J song Tesselate. I do not own this song in any way.
Raja Ampat - safari nurkowe
Nurkowanie w Indonezji - zachodnia Papua
The exsotic place at Raja 4,West Papua,Indonesia
Wajag Island
Conservation in Raja Ampat
Conservation pushes in Asia are struggling but slowly getting traction. Raja Ampat is a bit of a stand out example of the conservation groups, divers, tourist biz, NGO's and a series of government groups putting a plan together, that in general terms, is working.
To take a series of subsidence, fishing and logging villages, and say no more reef fishing and no more logging, has not got a good track record of success in Asia.
Basically, wealthy countries, have little understanding of their poor neighbours, unless they were told to go to Indonesia, and house and feed their family on $300 per month.
So in this context, conservation faces steep climbs on rough ground, where poverty is not a yogic weekend aesthetic.
A big round of applause must go to the NGOs who took the practical issues of no money, no fishing, not happy, and proposed a tourism income based replacement.
How they did it, was by getting a handful of local homestays to cooperate, and the NGO funded a terrific online marketing machine that organised, attracted and sent thousands upon thousands of guests to little $5000 to build homestays. Check stayrajampat.com. Hi Doug.
Now there are over 100 of these homestays, and they make up the big majority of accom beds in amongst the islands of Kri, Gam, Waigei, Misool, and all the rest of Raja Ampat providing roughly $35-40AUD per person per night, to replace fishing, and supporting communities right across Raja Ampat, whether as homestay owners, or builders, or suppliers.
Its unique insofar as there are no remote expat owners, no commissions, and all the money goes direct, not as wages, but as cash, into local village hands.
The villagers now make a buck out of their local environment, so they help preserve it. The environment in terms of the rugged limestone karst geology, and dense jungle, that consigns development or agricultural aspirations to the too hard basket.
Its a wonderful solution to preserving what is arguably the most precious marine asset on the planet.
Its not without its flaws, and arguments abound about the $AUD100 paid by every visitor to Raja Ampat, as to where the funds get allocated. Atop this, the odd destructive practice still get a run...illegal fishing or spear fishing being not uncommon.
There is more life and species diversification in Raja Ampat than anywhere on earth, which maybe sounds a bit like a marketing cliche, but which is a indicator of just how fabulous and precious is this ecosystem.
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