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Raja Ampat in 2020s: PIN enforcement

The limit for Raja Ampat is written in 2020s as “PIN enforcement.” The figure to read with it is 2001. This page sells no certificate and books no boat. Say whether 2001 is depth, temperature, a flag, or stamina. A Dampier Strait site where Gerry Allen recorded 374 fish species on a single 2001 dive, a figure still used as a biodiversity headline.

The Four Kings of West Papua: Cape Kri fish counts, manta sanctuaries, a PIN entry ticket, and reefs that set the wow-factor ceiling of this atlas. Raja Ampat is an archipelago off the western tip of New Guinea, named for four main islands: Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. It is a global centre of coral-reef biodiversity. Gerry Allen's 2001 Cape Kri survey (374 fish species on one dive) became the public science sentence the liveaboards still quote.

Wow factor is the highest score in this 24-topic atlas. Accessibility is low: a PIN marine-park ticket, a flight to Sorong, and boats that wait on monsoon. Seasonality is high. Risk is moderate: current at Cape Kri and Blue Magic, not wreck-penetration scores. This chapter is a place atlas, not a certifying agency, not medical advice, and not a live briefing. Village rules, the PIN office and the day's current override any sentence here.

Destination pages are season and access notes — not a booking engine. Visa, park fees and live weather beat brochure months. Pick the matching craft page (snorkel/scuba/surf) before the flight. Raja Ampat mapped for mechanisms, locale notes and limits. Raja Ampat sits in the places atlas — mechanisms, locale notes and limits, not slogans.

Say Raja Ampat with 2020s, “PIN enforcement,” and 2001. The figure is not a booking rank.2020s

Figures to keep

Year of the limit
2020s
Water figure
2001
Topic
Raja Ampat
Field line
PIN enforcement

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