SCUBA DIVING RAJA AMPAT | THE LAST PARADISE

Calico Jack Charters is rated one of top scuba diving Liveaboards in Raja Ampat and Indonesia. This video highlights some of the incredible destinations in Raja Ampat ,Cenderawasih Bay, Triton Bay and Banda Sea that Calico Jack embarks on. CHECK OUT ALL OUR LATEST SPECIALS https://www.calicojackcharters.com INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/calicojackadventures/ Liveaboard Diving in Raja Ampat Located in the Northwest corner of Indonesian West Papua, at the meeting points of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, pristine coral reefs (home to 75% of all known corals) teem with such an array of marine life that scientists describe it as a ‘species factory’. This spectacular variety of marine life (over 1,300 species of fish, 600 mollusk species) combines with some of the natural world’s most exotic birds including distinct Birds of Paradise. This is Raja Ampat: the undisputed epicenter of marine biodiversity and one of the richest marine Ecosystems in the World. The Raja Ampat archipelago (which when translated to English, means ‘Four Kings’) encompasses 40,000 square km’s of land and sea, consisting of over 1,500 islets which surround the 4 main islands of Misool, Batanta, Salawati & Waigeo. The first comprehensive scientific study of the area was conducted as recently as 2001, and a record-breaking census found nearly 1,000 previously unknown tropical fish species. With the unearthing of Raja Ampat’s biodiversity still in progress, international conservation groups, in partnership with local communities and government, established 7 ecologically connected marine protected areas (MPA) in 2007, and another 5 across the Birds Head Peninsula have been added since. The relative remoteness of Raja Ampat has been the region’s greatest defense against overuse and exploitation, resulting in a pristine ecosystem unfettered by the maelstroms of industrialization with ecological wealth unsurpassed anywhere else on the planet. Calico Jack‘s crew have a distinct passion and reverence for the natural world. They explored these regions avidly; plotting out a journey that would reveal Raja Ampat’s finest topographical and underwater wonders to share with like-minded individuals. Her crew has worked tirelessly to create all-encompassing trips that would allow explorers ranging from the most avid scuba diver and experienced twitcher to leisure-seekers or those looking to enhance their intercultural and ecological understanding, the opportunity to have the most memorable and life-affirming experience.