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SC/69B/CMP/20Rev1
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Resource ID
22063
Access
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Document Number
SC/69B/CMP/20Rev1
Full Title
Conservation Management Plan for freshwater (sub)populations of ?critically endangered? Irrawaddy Dolphin
Author
Uzma Khan, Somany Phay, Danielle Kreb, LIndsay Porter and Fernando Trujillo
Authors Summary
The IUCN Red List includes three ?critically endangered? riverine subpopulations of the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris). These subpopulations are distributed in the Ayeyarwaddy River, Mekong River and Mahakam River. These subpopulations of the Irrawaddy dolphin are small and their decline is primarily because of fishing practices, mostly illegal. This Conservation Management Plan aims to build collaboration between the three range countries of these subpopulations to tackle this most pressing challenge through improvement in protected area management, engaging communities in patrols and promoting co-management, providing alternative means of livelihoods to reduce the pressure of fishing and promoting sustainable fishing practices and building coexistence between local communities and dolphins. Besides this there are components of public awareness and tackling some of the other threats by vessel traffic and forest loss. The CMP will continue monitoring populations and mortality and understanding the causes of mortality. The participating countries are supportive of a collaborative effort to save the species and share experiences and learnings. The governments (Cambodia and Indonesia) agreed in Islamabad to tackle the threats from fishing practices (2022) and to take forward the Asian river dolphin CMP to address the threats from fishing practices. Considering the practicalities associated with managing implementation, this CMP focuses on the freshwater subpopulations of the Irrawaddy dolphin in three countries. This CMP has been mutually developed by WWF, Yayasan Konservasi RASI, Fisheries Administration Department, Government of Cambodia.
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2024
Abstract
The paper is Annex 3 of the documents provided by the CMP SWG.