Aquatic mammals assessment in Indonesian waters

• Main Authors: WIADNYANA, NGURAH N., PURNOMO, FEBRUANTY S., FAIZAH, RIA, MUSTIKA, P.LIZA K., OKTAVIANI, D., WAHYONO, MARIA M.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Graduate school of Informatics, Kyoto University 2004
• Subjects: cetacean; conservation; utilization; management; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2433/44097

Organized by Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University JSPS Bangkok Liaison Office Japanese Society of Bio-logging Science Informatics Research Center for Development of Knowledge Society Infrastructure December 13-15, 2004, Imperial Tara Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand The current paper presents brief information on aquatic mammal assessment in Indonesia, summarized from the existing literature. Results indicate that there are more than one third of all known Cetacean species worldwide and one species of Sirenian in Indonesian water. In terms of conservation, Indonesia has ratified CITES. Under the Government Decree No. 7/1999 internal trade cannot be allowed. While the exploitation of aquatic mammals is permitted to the traditional hunting and limited trade e.g. barter. Such activities only happened in the remote area e.g. Lamalera and Lamakera in Nusa Tenggara Timur, Eastern Indonesia. The target animal catch is sperm whale, and after a few years the catch number has decreased significantly. The cause of this happening is still unknown. This basic information would stimulate Indonesia to do research more intensively for better managing the aquatic mammals in Indonesian waters.