Project News & Field Updates
In search of dugongs and important seagrass habitat in northwest Madagascar
April 28, 2016
he acoustic recorder deployment team has just returned from the successfully deployment of six recorders in the northern section of the study area of NW MadagascarIndonesia organizes national symposium on dugong and seagrass habitat
April 21, 2016
A two-day symposium for coordinating mutual initiatives for the preservation of dugong populations and seagrass habitat in Indonesia was held from 20 to 21 April 2016 in Bogor. The symposium was organised by the Department of Marine and Fisheries together with Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (Indonesian Institution of Science), Institut Pertanian Bogor and WWF-Indonesia. It […]Unfolding the Dugong Stories of the Malaysian Bay of Brunei
January 01, 2016
For the past two years and still going strong, the Marine Mammal Research Group (MAMREG) of the Marine Endangered Species Program by the Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (INOS-UMT) had been flying across the South China Seas four times a year to conduct research on dugongs and other cetaceans in the Malaysian Bay of BruneiFijian Support Strengthens Community-led Marine Conservation
January 01, 2016
In Madagascar, GEF-DSCP partner organization Blue Ventures s supporting the MIHARI network of locally managed marine protected areas (LMMAs) to ensure the long-term sustainability of community-led marine conservation.Vanuatu starts the Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project Activities
January 01, 2016
The launch of the National Vanuatu Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project was held on 3rd December, heralding the kick-off of project activities. The event created significant interest in the media with a half page story in the Daily Post, the country’s only daily newspaper, and mentions on national TV and radio news, in news blogs […]Raising Awareness in Indonesia
January 01, 2016
On January 14, 2015 in Morowalli District, South Sulawesi Province, a two-meter female dugong was trapped alive in set net named “sero”. After the dugong was checked by Fisheries Agency of Morowali, the dugong was released. On March 9, 2015 at Santigi Village, Tolitoli District, Sulawesi Tengah Province, releasing two dugongs (2.26-meter male and 2.5-meter […]Dugong Conservation Project Update in Madagascar
January 01, 2016
Our Fishers’ Dugong Sighting Programme has been a success, with adults and calves spotted in the mornings swimming around the small islands of the Marine Park since April 2015. This means that the population, though small, is still reproductively viable with new generations of dugongs surviving in the protected area. No hunting or accidental mortalities […]Preliminary Investigations into Depleted Dugong Populations in North West Sri Lanka
January 01, 2016
by Ranil Nanayakkara, BEAR, Sri Lanka Preliminary investigatory surveys conducted by BEAR (Biodoversity Education And Research) have confirmed that local fisher folk are aware of the presence of dugongs in the waters around the small islets and off the main seaboard of North West Sri Lanka. Their information provides material evidence for further action. The […]Catalysing Marine Conservation in the Coral Triangle
January 01, 2016
by Martin Muir Blue Ventures, Timor Leste At the crossroads of Asia and the Pacific lies Asia’s newest country, a remote and mountainous island whose name translates as ‘East of East’. Fringed with rich coral reefs and dense mangrove forests, local mythology recounts that Timor-Leste was borne from the body of a giant crocodile that […]Sahamalaza Community Based Conservation Madagascar National Parks & COSAP
January 01, 2016
Madagascar National Parks (MNP) organised a meeting with 15 COSAP Bureau members on 13-14 November 2015. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and agree on activities for the coming months. It was agreed that, since many of the COSAP Bureau members have never seen a dugong, a training session on the physical, biological […]