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Dugong Conservation and Carcasses in <strong>the</strong> Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,Queensland, AustraliaStokes, Tony; Dobbs, KirstinSpecies Conservation Program, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, PO Box 1379, TOWNSVILLE,Queensland 4810, Australia; e-mail: t.stokes@gbrmpa.gov.auDugong numbers have declined by over 90% since <strong>the</strong> 1960s on <strong>the</strong> urban coast <strong>of</strong> Queensland,Australia, a coastal distance <strong>of</strong> about 2000 km. Since <strong>the</strong> 1980s, <strong>the</strong> Great Barrier Reef Marine ParkAuthority has funded aerial surveys to assess numbers remaining in <strong>the</strong> Great Barrier Reef MarinePark (GBRMP). Widespread public and government concern about <strong>the</strong> decline has resulted inhigh priority management actions including establishment <strong>of</strong> a chain <strong>of</strong> Dugong Protection Areas,buy-out <strong>of</strong> large-mesh net fishers displaced by <strong>the</strong> DPAs, voluntary boating controls, enhancedsurveillance and enforcement, and improved systems to retrieve and necropsy stranded liveanimals and carcasses. This presentation will report on Australian Government initiatives over<strong>the</strong> past two decades for dugong conservation in <strong>the</strong> GBRMP, current directions and conclusionsderived from <strong>the</strong> enhanced stranded animal inspection program.<strong>Second</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on <strong>the</strong> Biology and Conservation <strong>of</strong> Small Cetaceans and Dugongs <strong>of</strong> SE Asia 153
Legal Hunting <strong>of</strong> Cetaceans in IndonesiaSuwelo, Ismu Sutanto 1 ; Priyono, Agus 2(1) Foundation for National Ocean Development, Jakarta, Indonesia(2) Department <strong>of</strong> Nature Conservation, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor,IndonesiaFor marine mammals, Indonesia remains and important refuge for <strong>the</strong> dugong and cetaceansin Sou<strong>the</strong>ast Asia. Little scientific information is available on <strong>the</strong> abundance, distribution andbehavior <strong>of</strong> marine mammals in Indonesia waters. The size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dugong population is unknown.In <strong>the</strong> 1970’s, it was estimated to be around 10,000.There are some 31 species <strong>of</strong> cetaceans <strong>of</strong> which seven are baleen whales and <strong>the</strong> rest dolphinsand relatives (IUCN, 1991). Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se evidently have restricted ranges while o<strong>the</strong>rs arewidely distributed, found in all seas under <strong>the</strong> national jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> Indonesia and shared with<strong>the</strong> Indian and Pacific Oceans south to <strong>the</strong> Antarctic. Whales breed and calve in warmer waters,but it is not known whe<strong>the</strong>r this occurs in Indonesia.The hunting <strong>of</strong> cetaceans is traditionally prescribed in many regions. There are <strong>the</strong> whalingvillages <strong>of</strong> Lamalera and Lamakera in East Nusatenggara. Whale hunting is usually done fromMay to August. The people <strong>of</strong> Lamalera hunt sperm whale, Physeter catodon, while <strong>the</strong> people<strong>of</strong> Lamakera hunt sei whlaes, Balaenoptera borealis. Although this is small-scale traditionalsubsistence hunting, it needs to be regulated by <strong>the</strong> government in line development <strong>of</strong> tourismand whale watching.No data are available on incidental catches <strong>of</strong> cetacean in fishing nets by Indonesia-flag vessels.For purposes <strong>of</strong> dolphin shows, some delphinariums and oceanariums have been permittedto catch dolphins. During 1990-2001, <strong>the</strong> Directorate General <strong>of</strong> Forest Protection and NatureConservation (PHKA) issued permits to four delphinariums (Batam, Bogor, Jakarta and Solo) forcatching about 65 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.). The local government <strong>of</strong> Kutai, Kalimantanalso has a plan to capture pesut or Irrawaddy dolphins from <strong>the</strong> Mahakam River, in spite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fact that <strong>the</strong> population is in critical condition.The Indonesia Cetacean Specialists Group has made a suggestion to <strong>the</strong> government to limit <strong>the</strong>capture <strong>of</strong> marine dolphins as well as freshwater dolphins. Indonesia is a party to <strong>the</strong> Conventionon <strong>the</strong> Law <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sea, which establishes <strong>the</strong> territorial sea and <strong>the</strong> 200-mile Exclusive EconomicZone. As whales and dolphins are already protected, Indonesia should become a party to <strong>the</strong>Whaling Convention and join <strong>the</strong> International Whaling Commission.The migration route <strong>of</strong> whales entering or leaving <strong>the</strong> Indian Ocean from or to <strong>the</strong> Pacific Oceanlives exclusively in Indonesian waters. The government has not recognized <strong>the</strong> Indian OceanWhale Sanctuary, which extends over <strong>the</strong> entire Indian Ocean. The Indonesian Cetacean SpecialistGroup in this case has also proposed that <strong>the</strong> government declare all Indonesian seas as a whalesanctuary, referring to <strong>the</strong> Act on Conservation <strong>of</strong> Biodiversity and its Ecosystem <strong>of</strong> 1990 and <strong>the</strong>Act on Fisheries <strong>of</strong> 1985.Ratification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> whaling Conservation and declaration <strong>of</strong> a whale sanctuary would demonstrateIndonesia’s commitment to collaboration with neighboring states in regional and global efforts toconserves shared marine resources.154 CMS Technical Series Publication Nº 9 - 2005
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