Abstract Indian Ocean humpback dolphins (Sousa plumbea) are obligate shallow-water
dolphins that occur exclusively in the near-shore waters of the Indian Ocean, from South …

Marine mammals serve as sentinels for environmental health, offering insights into
ecosystem health. Enhancing management and conservation strategies for these species …

Gillnets and traps often are considered to have fewer holistic environmental impacts than
active fishing gears. However, in addition to the targeted catches, gillnets and traps still …

An unprovoked shark bite is an extremely infrequent, but highly disturbing hazard for water
sport participants in many parts of the world. Information was analysed on the total number …

Reductions of shark populations produce negative ecological and economic consequences.
Overfishing is the primary threat to these reductions; however, two other indirect problems …

Coastal dolphins are regarded as indicators of changes in coastal marine ecosystem health
that could impact humans utilizing the marine environment for food or recreation. Necropsy …

An integrated approach of using strandings and bycatch data may provide an indicator of
long-term trends for data-limited cetaceans. Strandings programs can give a faithful …

Abstract The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin was recently uplisted to 'Endangered'in the
recent South African National Red List assessment. Abundance estimates are available from …

Fisheries bycatch—the incidental catch of non-target species during fishing—is problematic
for large marine vertebrates. Bather protection programmes that use gillnets to kill sharks …

Coastal dolphins are more prone to cumulative impacts of environmental and anthropogenic
changes than pelagic species. However, few studies use historical comparisons to evaluate …