
Workshop in Oman brings stakeholders together to discuss conservation management of Endangered Arabian Sea Humpback Whales
Press release issued by the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) Muscat, 28th November 2022 – A workshop focused on the protection of Arabian Sea humpback whales was organized in a collaboration between the Environment Authority (EA) and the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), with funding provided by HSBC Oman. The ...
ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY OF OMAN PARTNERS WITH HSBC OMAN FOR WHALE CONSERVATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES
Press release shared by ASWN partner, the Environment Society of Oman (ESO): In recent weeks, the ESO signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with HSBC Bank Oman to support its efforts towards the conservation of the Arabian Sea humpback whale. Under the partnership, ESO will carry out two new projects; a ...
Successful release of an entangled humpback whale in Duqm Port, Oman
On the evening of January 18th, 2021, staff at the Environment Authority – Oman (EA) were notified that an Endangered Arabian Sea humpback whale had been observed entangled in fishing gear inside the Port of Duqm. This information was shared with the Oman Stranding Network. The whale had apparently been ...
New population of blue whales discovered in the western Indian Ocean!
Several ASWN members have been involved in the discovery and description of a new blue whale song, that defines a unique population of blue whales in the Arabian Sea and Western Indian Ocean. The official press release is copied here below, and a link to the newly published paper in ...
New resources related to Important Marine Mammal Areas in the Arabian Sea
The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task force has recently updated and upgraded several features on the IMMA e-Atlas. The e-Atlas includes a number of sites in the Arabian Sea, but now also includes a host of new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs), candidate IMMAS (cIMMAs), and Areas of Interest ...
Arabian Sea whales at the 2020 virtual IWC Scientific Committee Meeting
Arabian Sea whales once again featured prominently in discussions of the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee, which was held between May 11th and 24th, 2020. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Cambridge, UK, but for obvious reasons had to shift to a virtual format instead. In order ...
New evidence for movement of Arabian Sea humpback whales between Oman and India
On December 21st, 2019, scuba divers near Netrani Island off the west coast of India (State of Karnataka) encountered something extraordinary while travelling to their dive site: a humpback whale. The dive masters from Dive Goa, Absolute SCUBA India and West Coast Adventures knew this sighting was special, because they ...
37 Important Marine Mammal Areas identified in the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Seas
In early December 2019, scientists announced the approval of 37 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) in one of the more ecologically rich, yet conservation challenged areas of the worlds oceans—the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Seas. The new IMMAs highlight key habitats for various threatened marine mammal species, including ...
Marine Mammal Podcast features ASWN member, Umair Shahid
Listen to ASWN member Umair Shahid talk about cetacean bycatch in the Indian Ocean on the Marine Mammal Science Podcast by clicking here. The talk features a great description of WWF Pakistan's innovative crew-based observer programme that has yielded valuable information on bycatch rates and species, as well as successful ...
Two new Reports on cetaceans in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Seas!
Participants to the IWC Workshop on Bycatch Mitigation Opportunities in the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. May 7-9, 2019, Nairobi. This week two new workshop reports have been released, each containing a wealth of valuable information related to conservation of cetaceans in the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Seas. ...