Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) Case Study
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Continent: Asia
Country: Cambodia
Grant Amount: $12,000
Awarded Date: November 05, 2019
Sarah Tubbs
Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)
Koh Ach Seh, Kep Archipelago, Kep Province
Kep
Kep Province
22101
Cambodia
Tel: +855 71 261 9041
Mob:
Protection of Cambodia's coastal Irrawaddy dolphin through research, conservation, and outreach.
Main objective:
Kep and Kampot’s Irrawaddy dolphin population are actively protected, bringing about an increase in population and ecosystem health.
Secondary objective(s):
1. To fill knowledge gaps on Kep and Kampot’s Irrawaddy dolphin population.
2. To increase Government Official’s and fisher’s knowledge and appreciation of Kep and Kampot’s Irrawaddy dolphins, and their importance within the ecosystem.
Project activities:
1.1 land surveys from vantage points across the study area;
1.2 boat surveys each month, covering the study area.
2.1. produce conservion suggstions to protect identified Irrawaddy dolphin critical habitats.
2.2. share knowledge gained with the Cambodian Government and Kampot fishing communities.
Grant documents
- Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) strandings between 2017 and 2020 in Kep Province, Cambodia
- Behavioural Responses of Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) to a Dead Conspecific
- On the Distribution, Behaviour and Seasonal Variation of Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Kep Archipelago, Cambodia
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