Episode 54: Study suggests a multi-stakeholder Conservation Management Plan for dolphins.

A study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, reveals that there is an urgent need for conservation action to save the Indian Ocean humpback dolphins in South Africa. The authors have concluded that "no single cause for the rapid decline of humpback dolphins in South African waters can be identified, and that the cumulative effects of multiple stressors, which are difficult to pinpoint and mitigate, are impacting population numbers". They have suggested a multi-stakeholder Conservation Management Plan.

Read More: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.642226/full