Plastic pollution has drastically increased in the world's oceans, with significant contributions
from Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and …

Marine migratory species tend to be overlooked in marine spatial planning due to limited
knowledge of their habitats and migration pathways, resulting in a disconnect between …

A comprehensive understanding of cetacean ecology is crucial for conservation and
management. In 2018, Kaimana was identified as an Important Marine Mammal Area …

The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) requires a thorough assessment of the
abundance, distribution, and habitat preferences of a variety of marine species. Small …

A low-cost, small-boat, rapid assessment survey was conducted on the waters off the
southern Peninsula of Bali. The objectives were:(1) to conduct an inventory of cetacean …

In this study, the characteristics of temporal changes in bycatch per unit effort (BPUE) as an
index of the relative density of the common dolphin around their widest hotspot in the East …

Visual line‐transect surveys are widely used to estimate the abundance of cetacean
populations; however, this method can be prohibitively expensive. Thus, a less expensive …

While occurrences of Omura's and melon-headed whales, both listed as protected species
in Indonesia, have been reported in various parts of the country, knowledge of both species …

Abstract Knowledge of the occurrence and behaviors of formerly intensively exploited
marine mammals, such as sperm whales and around fish aggregating devices (FADs) are …

Understanding the distribution of cetaceans in Indonesian waters is imperative for their
conservation management, however such information is lacking for the country. Our study …