From: Helen Newman
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: RE: Raja Ampat Update - New Annual Tag system to commence 15th July 2007
Importance: High

Dear Operators,

I am pleased to let you know that the Bupati has agreed to the latest proposals worked out with his government representatives. The new fee system will be signed into law and all the materials required for the new tag system (tags/receipts) will be ready for the launch on the 15th July 2007.

The annual tag will normally be valid from the 1st January until the 31st January of the following year. This year the tags will be valid from 15th July 2007 until 31st January 2008.

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Join Michael Aw on his 2007 Expedition to Raja Ampat & Beyond

After three scientific surveys conducted by teams from Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy in 2001, 2002 and 2006 respectively, Raja Ampat can claim to have the highest density of coral species than elsewhere in the world. “Never before in the world have researchers found 400 coral species in one dive, as they did in Raja Ampat,” coral expert John Vernon has said. Collectively, coral experts documented 600 different corals species and from the recent 2006 trip another 20 specimens suspected as new to science.

World top ichthyologist Dr. Gerry Allen has broken his own record twice in Raja Ampat for numbers of species recorded on a single dive.

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