Fishermen in Pakistan free entangled humpback whale
[wpvideo cqHtvUsj] Video of the entangled whale, that was freed by a WWF-Pakistsan trained captain of a tuna vessel. The WWF-Pakistan led programme to train fishing captains in how to report whale sightings and free accidentally entangled wildlife from their nets is yielding more and more valuable information and saving ...
Arabian Sea humpback whales feature in Pakistan Daily Times
The locations of three recently reported humpback whale sightings in Pakistan, and a photograph taken by the fishing vessel captains who reported the sightings. More details in the link to the Pakistan Daily Times newspaper article below. Since 2014, WWF Pakistan has been leading a fisheries observer programme that trains fishing ...
Arabian Sea humpback whales are one of only four populations still considered Endangered under the United States revised Endangered Species Act listing.
The following statement was posted by WWF International: and is copied here below: Following an extensive review process that started in 2009 and was finalized in September 2016, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has revised the status of humpback whale populations around the world under the US ...
Arabian Sea Whale reports presented to the IWC in 2016
This year Arabian Sea whales made a strong showing at the meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. The following documents were all presented in either the Southern Hemisphere (SH) subcommittee, or the Human Induced Mortality (HIM) subcommittee. Arabian Sea Humpback whales received a great deal of attention ...
ASWN Logo and style guides
We are happy to share the final versions of the ASWN logo and style guides in English, Arabic and Farsi/Persian. Please feel free to download the versions that you think you might want to use, and if you don't see your language there, please write to Oliver Kerr: Okerr@ewswwf.ae to request ...
Our second newsletter
Please take some time to enjoy our second newsletter, which was finalized at the end of May 2016. ASWN May 2016 Newsletter Final2 Photo contributed by Darryl MacDonald and ESO: Humpback whale and satellite tagging research team off the coast of Oman - who is watching who? ...
Good Press for Oman’s whales
Network members in Oman have been doing an excellent job of generating press coverage and awareness of Arabian Sea Humpback whales. Check out these articles in local newspapers! Times of Oman weekly issue 1 January 2015 Times of Oman coverage of entanglement response workshop Article on port mitigation measures and ...
Successful satellite tagging survey in Oman
The Environment Society of Oman's Renaissance Whale and Dolphin Project successfully tagged three humpback whales (named "Hamar An Nafur", “Sifa" and “Yasser") during their December expedition in the Gulf of Masirah. Previous research has established the significance of the area as important whale habitat, and the recent tagging efforts were launched to ...
A successful entanglement and stranding response training workshop in Oman
At the end of October, 2015, a week-long workshop in Oman helped a variety of stakeholders learn about cetacean entanglement and stranding response. Requested by the government of Oman, and delivered by the IWC in partnership with the Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown USA, the workshop included classroom theory sessions as well ...
IOTC Training workshop in Oman – regional capacity building at work
A capacity building workshop to support the implementation of the Regional Observer Scheme of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) was organized by the IOTC Secretariat in cooperation with the CMS Secretariat in Muscat from 18-22 October 2015. The workshop provided expert training to support the creation and implementation of ...
