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SC/69B/CMP/19
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Resource ID
22062
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Document Number
SC/69B/CMP/19
Full Title
A Conservation Management Plan for Lahilles bottlenose dolphins
Author
Governments of Argentina, Brazil & Uruguay
Authors Summary
To come
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2024
Abstract
Lahilles bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) are coastal dolphins endemic to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. With an estimated total population size of 500 individuals and a declining
population trend observed in at least some parts of their range, the conservation status of these dolphins is of grave concern. The primary known threats they face stem from direct mortality due to bycatch, as well as indirect impacts on their population dynamics, attributed to a potential poor health status related to pollution, habitat loss and degradation due to high pressure impressed by growing coastal industrial activities and infrastructure development. Although a framework for collaborative research has been established in the past few years (e.g., IWC Task Team and Gephyreus Project), it is believed that the development of a Conservation Management Plan will enhance and expand coordinated research, policy formulation, and mitigation actions across all three range states. The envisioned short- and mid-term objectives were based on researcher?s experience and the successive International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee recommendations in past years and relate to strategic research aimed at bridging knowledge gaps, mitigating known main threats, monitoring such threats, and increasing awareness and capacity building. The overarching long-term goal of this Conservation Management Plan is to revert the declining trend in the population of this subspecies and prevent continued habitat degradation to ensure their viability in the future.