A sea turtle swimming above a coral reef.

Ocean

Ocean stories, starting in Raja Ampat.

Reefs, manta rays, and the families who protect them.

Collection one · Manta rays, turtles and dugongs

Raja Ampat

Our first ocean story comes from Yen Soi, a small village in Raja Ampat, where the sea is kitchen, livelihood and ancestor.

Cover image for Konstantinus Saleo's story

“Nature Protects Me Because I Protect It.”

Told byKonstantinus SaleoConservationist, Community Leader & Dayan Dive Homestay Owner · Yen Soi, Raja Ampat · Manta rays

We’re connected: human, nature, and God. If one breaks, something will go wrong. And it’s already happening, climate change, storms, the weather… all of it.

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This collection is just beginning

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Fishers, divers, boat captains, coastal elders. If the sea taught you something, help us grow this collection.

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