This Thanksgiving marks a major milestone for Aggressor Adventures®, which is entering its 42nd year of business since ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

We sailed into Raja Ampat with no expectations—and left completely changed. Crystal waters, untouched coral, and some of the ...

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With its jungly karst islands, like dozens of bright green button mushrooms scattered across turquoise seas, Raja Ampat is perhaps the planet’s most photogenic archipelago. And this “otherworldly” ...

The Underwater Photography Guide has announced that it is now accepting entries for the 2025 edition of its annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition. Now in its 14th year, the Ocean Art ...

Experience matters in the scuba diving world, and All Star Liveaboards is now celebrating 46 years of liveaboard expertise across the globe In June of 1979, Bruce and Peggy Purdy launched a budget ...

On Sept. 27, UNESCO designated 26 new biosphere reserves, including Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, which is also recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark; the two designations make it one of few places on Earth ...

Raja Ampat, a famous archipelago in Indonesia's West Papua Province, has been recognized as a biosphere reserve. Among the 30 new UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves, Raja Ampat is considered the ...

Gag Nikel was at first exempted but the government later suspended its operations, saying that possible environmental damage needed to be studied. The Indonesian government has allowed a nickel mining ...

JAKARTA (AFP): The Indonesian government has allowed a nickel mining company to resume operations in an eastern archipelago, a minister said on Sunday, despite an outcry over damage it could cause to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government’s decision to allow PT Gag Nikel to resume mining on Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups. Greenpeace ...