Prospects for whale shark conservation in Eastern Indonesia through bajo traditional ecological knowledge and community-based monitoring

Prospects for whale shark conservation in Eastern Indonesia through bajo traditional ecological knowledge and community-based monitoring

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a long-lived migratory species inhabiting tropical and warm-temperate waters worldwide. Seasonal aggregations of whale sharks in shallow coastal waters of many countries have led to the development of ecotourism industries. Whale sharks that aggregate seasonally...

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Main Authors: Natasha E Stacey, Johanna Karam, Mark G Meekan, Samuel Pickering, Jotham Ninef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
whale shark
conservation
monitoring
traditional ecological knowledge
Bajo
Indonesia
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2012;volume=10;issue=1;spage=63;epage=75;aulast=Stacey

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http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2012;volume=10;issue=1;spage=63;epage=75;aulast=Stacey

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