NGOs and companies supporting the Raja Ampat Petition

Below is a list of hundreds of conservation NGOs and diving and eco-tourism companies from around the world that are supporting this initiative to create a Shark Sanctuary in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

To see the list of individuals from around the world who have signed the Raja Ampat petition, click here.

Leading this initiative:
Misool Eco Resort	Shark Savers (NGO)	WildAid (NGO)
Conservation International's Indonesia Marine Program (NGO)

Supporting this initiative:
Indonesia:
Amed Scuba	AquaMarine Diving	Archipelago Fleet
Bali Bubbles Divecenter	Bali Diving Academy	Bali Aqua
Bali Pigmy diving	Balimoon Divers	Bintang Divers
Borneo diving	Celebes divers	Coral Grand Divers
Critters @ Buyat	Critters @ Lembeh	Crystal Divers
Cubadak Paradiso Village	Dive Travel Indonesia	Dive Damai
Diving 4 Images	Easy Divers Bali	Eco Divers
Exotic Yacht Charter Bali	Geko Dive	Ikandive
iDive Sharks Network	KLM Helena	Lembeh Resort
Kapel Selam Dive Club	Lumbalumba Diving	Majestic Cruises
Living Colours Dive Resort	Mimpi Indah Resort	Maluku Divers
Mimpi Resort Jimbaran	Mimpi Resort Menjangan	Mutiara Laut
Mimpi Resort Tulamben	Murex Dive Resort	Papua Diving
MV Queen Scuba Liveaboard	Nabucco Island Resort	Pemkot diving
Ocean Rover Cruises	North Bali dive center	Q-Dive Bali
PT Tambora Semesta Nusantara	Reef Seen Aquatics Dive Resort	Sea Lady
Pulisan Jungle Beach Resort	Planet Diving Indonesia	Spice dive
Reef Check Foundation, Indonesia (NGO)	The Global Shark Initiative (NGO)	Tasik Divers
Siladen Resort & Spa	Shakti, Tribal Diving	Tasik Ria Resort
Tauch Terminal Resort	Tambora Dive Cruises	Tiger Blue
Seahorse Liveaboard	Thalassa Dive center	Wallacea DIve Cruise
Villa Markisa Beach Bungalows & Dive Resort	Two Fish Divers Bunaken & Lembeh	World Diving Lembongan
Wakatobi Dive Resort & Yacht	Water Worx Dive Center	Werner Lau Bali
Worldwide Dive and Sail	MV Pindito	S.M.Y. Ondina
Kararu Dive Voyages	Ocean Rover Cruises	Pearl of Papua
Australia
Aquatic Adventures	Blue Dive	Dive 2000
Merimbula Divers Lodge	Pro Dive Nelson Bay	Dive World
Reef Check Australia (NGO)	Whyalla Diving Services	SALT Scuba Diving
Wings Diving Adventures	Sundive Byron Bay
Federated States of Micronesia:
Kosrae Village Ecolodge	Micronesia Eco Divers	Sleeping Lady Divers
Pacific Treelodge Resort	Truk Blue Lagoon Resort	The Village, Pohnpei
Fiji:
Waidroka Bay Resort	Viti Water Sports	Aqua-Trek
Matava Fiji Premier Eco Adventure Resort
Malaysia:
B&J Diving Centre	Berjaya Redang Resort	Diverse Borneo
East Marine Holidays	Eco Divers	Scuba Junkie
Long Adventure Outdoor Sport	Noble Inworld Resort and Tours Sipadan	Sipadan Pom Pom Resort & Tours
Sari Pacifica Dive Centre	Scuba Symphony	Scuba Paradise
The Reef Dive Resort, Mataking	Watercolours Dive Centre and Resorts	Seamonkey
Scuba Dynamics	Seatrek Traders	Sipadan Scuba
Maldives:
MV Carpe Diem	TGI Alimatha	TGI Dhiggiri
Four Seasons DC Landaa Giraavaru
Palau:
Palau Shark Sanctuary (NGO)	Sam’s Tours
Papua New Guinea:
Walindi Plantation Resort	MV FeBrina	Lissenung Diving
Philippines:
Easy Diving and Beach Resort	Scandinavian Divers	Miguel’s Diving
Turtle Bay Dive Resort	Philippine Fun Divers	Portulano resort
Malapascua Exotic Island Dive & Beach Resort	OceanZoneExplorers Diving Center	Coastal Dynamics Foundation (NGO)
Marco Vincent Dive Resort	Scotty’s Dive Center	Thresher Shark Divers
Song of Joy Dive Center and Resort	Tropical Island Adventures Dive Center	Hans Christian Andersen Liveaboard
Infinite Blue Diving 无限蓝
Singapore:
Project FIN (NGO)
Soloman Islands:
Adventure Sports - Dive Gizo	Solomons Travel Portal
Thailand:
Aqua Vision Dive Center	Big Blue Diving Khao Lak	Big Blue Diving Koh Tao
Blacktip Diving & Watersports	Big Bubble Dive Resort	Blue Planet Divers
Buddha View Dive Resort	Chang Diving Centre	Blue View Divers
Coral Grand Divers	Dive Asia	Coral Diving
Dive South East Asia	Divers in Paradise	Dive Tribe
Harlequin Scuba	Flip Flop Divers	Go Dive Lanta
MD Neptune Dive Center	Innovative Diver	Kon-Tiki Krabi
MV Queen Scuba Liveaboard	Lanta Scuba	Live & Let Dive
Scandinavian Scuuba Doo	OceanBlue Adventures	Samed Scuba
Sea Dragon Dive Center	Sea Bees Diving	Scubafish
Worldwide Dive and Sail	Seafari Dive Center	Siam Dive n’ Sail
Yellow submarine divers	The Adventure Club	Water World Asia
Green Island Dive Operator's Association
Tonga:
Vava'u Environmental Protection Association (NGO)	Dolphin Pacific Diving	Dive Vava'u
Pakistan:
Karachi Scuba Diving Centre
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Shark Foundation (NGO)	Shark Rescue (NGO)
Austria:
Reisebüro Fish&Trips
Belgium:
Trails, Wild Water, Xplore 360°	Sea First Foundation (NGO)	Travel and Joy
Brazil:
Instituto Laje Viva (NGO)
Canada:
AGuaPictures Productions	Depth Magazine	Faces of the Sea
The REEFsponsibles
China:
Waterlines
Dubai:
Almadion Divers
Egypt:
Blue Paradise Diving Center	HEPCA (NGO)
France:
Dive Advice Travel
Germany:
Beluga Reisen	DeepWave	Liveaboards24.com
ORCA Reisen (NGO)	Schoener Tauchen	Sharkproject (NGO)
Reef Check Germany (NGO)	Tourism Unlimited
Kenya:
Peponi’s Divers Mombasa
Malta:
Sharkman’s World Organization (NGO)	Mad Shark Dive Centre	Sharklab
Mozambique:
The Marine Megafauna Foundation (NGO)
Netherlands:
Sea First Foundation (NGO)	Dive & Travel	Diving World
Peru:
Mundo Azul (NGO)
South Africa:
Sharklife Conservation Group (NGO)	Scooba Doo Dive Centre	Adventures Edge
Bittenbysharks Underwater Imaging and Travel	The South African Shark Conservancy (NGO)	Pro Dive - Port Elizabeth
Spain:
Meerlust, Las Ballenas	O.R.C.A. (NGO)
Switzerland:
Shark Foundation (NGO)	OceanCare (NGO)	Schoener Tauchen
Mike Horn Pangaea Foundation (NGO)	Sharkproject (NGO)
Turkey:
Apollo Diving
United Kingdom:
Ampersand Travel	Aquatours	Divequest
Aquaturtle Dive Training & Travel	Snooba Travel	Surface Watch
United States:
Amazing Adventures Travel	Aggressor Fleet	Dancer Fleet
Dive Discovery Travel	Diveguide.com	Diver's D\Lyte
Dream Weaver Travel	Hawaii Shark Encounters	Island Exposure
Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures	Papua New Guinea Expeditions	Oceanic Defense (NGO)
Island Dreams Travel	Liveaboard Adventures	Sea Fiji Travel
Pro Dive International	Scuba Diver Girls	Shark Allies (NGO)
Shark Diving International	Shark Safe Network (NGO)	Reef & Rainforest
South Pacific Island Travel	PBC Reef Rescue (NGO)	Wetpixel
Humane Society International (NGO)		World of Diving
Ultimate Dive Travel

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Founder, Project FIN, Singapore
You may be affecting the tourist dollars coming in to Raja Ampat - Don't cause damage to your potential tourism income!

Protect the locals by secure their long term livelihood - shark finning can ONLY be a short term source of income as shark populations can be quickly depleted! Moreover, shark finning will only benefit certain businesses.

Please consider providing the locals with long term security by showcasing the biodiversed dive sites at Raja Ampat and profit from tourism!

August 08, 2010
Votes: +2

Mahar said:

	start now from ourself This becomes our responsibility, to do whatever can be done, start from ourselves, at this time.
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July 16, 2010
Votes: +1

Alyssa Botbyl said:

Heart Broken In Canada
It really hurts when my favourite animal on the planet is going nearly extinct. People in Raja, please listen to those on this site. Stop destroying your home, and just leave those beloved sharks be. They play a huge part in keeping the islands clean and under control. If they are all killed off, you would be dealing with huge disasters. So please if you want to think of yourselves atleast think of what you'd be getting yourself into if you continue this.

June 28, 2010
Votes: +1

Sean R. Van Sommeran said:

	executive director/ceo Pelagic Shark Research Foundation Stop the slaughter and ruination.
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June 25, 2010
Votes: +1

Iryantho Ronaldo Sibarani said:

Very Concerned
I know, in Papua, specially in Raja Ampat many peoples are fisherman and i think they did it because it's a local tradition, but if many sharks and manta killed maybe any some bussines in there.. I urge Raja Ampat's peoples to be a saver sharks, manta and many endangered species more. I want our next generation can seeing sharks, manta and many endangered species not only on TV and books but in real life... and The Goverment must pro active and be a leader for protective sharks family, manta and endangered species more. ( I was born and grow up in Papua and lived almost 20 th years in Papua)

I want to urge Raja Ampat's peoples in Papua's accent :

Bapa2, mama2, pace dan mace samua,,, mari kitong jaga Raja Ampat sama-sama,, kalo alam Raja Ampat rusak karena kitong, baru siapa lagi yang bisa menikmati alam Raja Ampat??? trada... memang ikan hiu, manta dll punya nilai ekonomis yang tinggi, tapi kalo setiap hari di bantai, sapa mo jamin 5 tahun kemudian masih ada hiu, manta dll di Raja Ampat.. STOP sudah deng kelakuan yang tra baek,,, mari kitong sama-sama jaga alam Papua khususnya Raja Ampat dari kerusakan.. biar kitong pu anak cucu bisa menikmati ini karena sa yakin kitong pu tete dan nene juga mau kitong sama2 jaga Alam Papua,, Tuhan memberkati Tanah Papua...

June 22, 2010
Votes: +3

Paul Rance said:

	... Sharks are magnificent creatures, who should be protected. Puts me off visiting Indonesia, the way they are persecuted there.
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June 20, 2010
Votes: +1

Patricia Authelet said:

True words from French Polynesia. Laws : Ok. Application : undone
French Polynesia : In front Gov protects Oceans.
One reserve : FAKARAVA. Marine : 2 564 km2 ; ground : 118 km2.

When whole French Polynesia is made of 2.500.000 km2 ocean !
((, entre 7°50' S (Motu One) et 27°36' S (Rapa) et 134°28'W (Temoe))) et 154°40' W (Scilly))) uncontrolled or so area.
Police or army act when fishers report, besides once a year mediatic campain.

Laws : ok since 2003
Reality : Not enough police or so.
No direct action.
No ocean police with boats.
Greenpeace and Seashephed: Missing.

June 19, 2010
Votes: +1

Betty Strickland said:

	... By protecting its reefs, sharks and mantas, Raja Ampat can be a world leader in protecting the spawning grounds of thousands of fishes, The population of Asia and many other parts of the world are dependent upon the oceans for their livelihood and nutrition. Stand up for what is right!
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June 17, 2010
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Claire Bourasseau said:

	Biologiste Working in a public aquarium in france, I spend a lot of time telling the public about this problem. We need sharks in the sea!
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June 17, 2010
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Vivian Gartner said:

	... Looking forward to diving in Raja Ampat and would love to see sharks, mantas and all the diversity these reef have to offer.
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June 16, 2010
Votes: +6

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