Gallery - West Papua / Irian Jaya
This area combines the provinces West Papua and the larger Papua (Irian Jaya). Some very well know diving locations are within these provinces, including Raja Ampat and Fak-Fak.
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Flatworm
This image of a Flatworm was taken at Batbitim Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp September '10 - Open
Golden Shrimp
This image was taken at Batbitim Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Canon 40D with Inon Z-240 flash.
Photocomp September '10 - Open
Nursery for fishes
by SergiyG
Fish schooling just beneath the water surface. Airborei, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp September '10 - Open
Bad Hairy Day
by JeffreyD
A fingernail-sized squat lobster that's pink and hairy can be found by a discerning eye peering among the outer folds of barrel sponges. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp July '10 - Open
Bornella anguilla
by JeffreyD
The Bornella anguilla, growing up to 80mm. It has a very characteristic mosaic-like color pattern. Its name [anguilla = eel] refers to its method of swimming. Pearl Farm, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp July '10 - Open
The Contender
by JeffreyD
This is a boxer crab that holds an anemone in each pincer and uses these anemones for protection like a boxer uses his fists for protection. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp July '10 - Open
Portrait of Crab
This image was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Twin Batfish
This image was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Red Eyes
This image of a Red-eye Goby was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Just Needle
This image of a garfish was taken at Bat Bitim Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
House Reef
by JeffreyD
The reefs of Raja Ampat are unparalleled in color, richness and beauty. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Candy Crab
by JeffreyD
It is not uncommon to discover the beautiful Soft coral or Candy crab contentedly perching among inflated branches of the cauliflower soft corals Dendronephthya. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Hippocampus denise
by JeffreyD
The species, Hippocampus denise, is no longer than 16 millimeters (about six-tenths of an inch) from its snout to the tip of its tail. Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open
Beauty in Unexpected Places
by kathyC
To find such beautiful corals in a shallow mangrove swap in Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia was a joy.
Photocomp May '10 - Open
Giant Manta
by JeffreyD
Often leaping right out of the water with a wingspan of more than 20 feet, the Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) is known to be a graceful swimmer with acrobatic skills. Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '10 - Open
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- In 2004, a group of Europeans set up a resort in the middle of nowhere about four hours by speedboat from Sorong, West Papua. Batbitem, an island near the Fiabacet-Boo chain in the southeast Misool area of Raja Ampat was to be the new ‘Eden’.
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Celebrating Small Victories at Misool Eco Resort
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by marit miners
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