Young reef mantas occupy safer “nursery” sites in West Waigeo, areas near the Dampier Strait, and the Wayag Lagoon. “In the past three years, we have identified more than 300 new manta rays.

In Dampier Strait, the estimated population increased from 226 to 317, with an annual compound growth rate of 3.9%. ... (Indonesia), including Dampier Strait and South East Misool.

In Dampier Strait, the estimated population increased to 317, an annual compound gain of 3.9 percent, while South East Misool's estimated gain to 511 was 10.7 percent on the same basis.

In January 2015, equipped with a camera and hydrophone to record whale sounds, we went out into Raja Ampat’s Dampier Strait, and to our shock, found 15 different species of whales, dolphins, and ...

Edy’s team identified 1,041 individual reef manta rays from the photographs from Dampier Strait and South East Misool. They determined the resident population in Dampier Strait had increased from 226 ...

Indonesia has begun investigating whether the captain of a cruise ship violated its laws after the ship crashed into its coral reef, ... such as Raja Ampat's Dampier Strait, ...