Cambodia Mekong dolphins' survival rate

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Death by negligence; the authorities stood by as fishing nets killed off the last of the Anlong Chheuteal dolphins, one by one.

Last Irrawaddy Dolphin in Anlong Chheuteal Section of Mekong River Dies
BY: Po Sophea and Meng Seavmey February 17, 2022 9:31 AM
PHNOM PENH--The last Irrawaddy dolphin living in Mekong River running by Stung Treng Province’s Anlong Chheuteal Village has died after having lost half its weight—dropping from 200 kilograms to only 100 kilograms—after its tail was injured by a fishing net.

The body of the dolphin was found floating on the water on Feb. 15 at Kaoh Lngo Island in Preah Romkel Commune, Stung Treng Province.

Expressing his sadness at the loss of the last dolphin, Srey Samvicheth, director of Stung Treng Provincial Fisheries Administration, said that after learning that the dolphin had been injured by a net, his team and citizens wanted to treat the wound by cutting the net from its tail.

However, experts said they were afraid that this method would make the dolphin anxious, potentially raising the health risks to the dolphin. The rescue intervention to save this dolphin, Samvicheth added, required cooperation from Laos, as this dolphin was living at the border between Cambodia and Laos.

“If this dolphin belonged to Cambodia alone, it would have been easy [to decide on what to do], but it was not. In other words, all actions must be agreed on in order to operate. This dolphin was a rare resource for Cambodia, so was it for Laos. So, we must be careful before doing something,” he said.

Don Bann, chief of Anlong Svay Village and a river guard, said he was the one who found the body of this rare dolphin. According to Bann, he had concluded beforehand that the dolphin would not be able to live long because of the net on its tail.

“The dolphin is gone now, and this is beyond sorrowful because it was the only dolphin left in this area,” he said.

Deaths of dolphins in Anlong Chheuteal Village were mostly due fishing net related injuries and in 2018, the area had just three dolphins left. This dropped to one last year, while 2022 has marked the extinction of the Irrawaddy dolphin in this section of the Mekong River.
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New-born Dolphin Spotted in a Deep Pool in Kratie
AKP Phnom Penh, March 08, 2022 --
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The research team of the Fisheries Administration and WWF has found a new-born dolphin calf swimming together with a group of eight adult dolphins in Koh Phdao water deep pool in Sambo district of Kratie province.

The new calf was spotted on Mar. 6 during the population survey of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong river in 2022, according to the Department of Fisheries Conservation of the Fisheries Administration.

This is the first dolphin calf recorded during the first three months in 2022, the source underlined.

The Fisheries Administration took the opportunity to call on local fishermen to protect this dolphin calf and immediately stop illegal fishing practices, especially gill net and electro fishing, so as to ensure that this animal survives to adulthood.

Six dolphin calves were recorded in 2021.
- AKP
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Photo-essay on Cambodia's last freshwater dolphins.

In photos: How Cambodia is trying to protect the Mekong’s last dolphins
The Irrawaddy dolphin is native to both salt and freshwater habitats from eastern India to Borneo.
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
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One after another, dorsal fins crest above the Mekong river waters. Under the piercing noon sun of February, three small boats turn off their motors to bob on the water. Around a half-dozen Cambodian tourists wait quietly aboard each vessel, squinting and pointing where they see a dolphin rise above the reflected sunlight.

This 60m-deep stretch of the river in Cambodia’s Kratie province, named after the Kampi rapids just upstream, is one of three deep pools that are home to the Mekong’s last surviving population of Irrawaddy dolphins. Fewer than 90 adults still live in the river, their existence threatened by fishing nets, dams and other human developments.

Sor Chamroeun, a river patroller employed by the Cambodian government, recalls that when he was young, dolphins ruled this stretch of the river. “In the 1970s, after the Khmer Rouge, there were thousands of dolphins,” he said.

Those days are gone on the Mekong. On February 20, the last Irrawaddy dolphin in the Chheu Teal pool – on the Laos-Cambodia border some 70 km north of the Kampi pool – was found dead, spelling their extinction in Laos. In Cambodia, conserving and even counting the surviving dolphins remains a difficult task.
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A Wonderful New Year's Gift for Kratie !
(So protect it and look after it.)

A New Dolphin Calf Found in Kratie's Kampi Pool
AKP Phnom Penh, April 22, 2022 --
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A new-born dolphin calf has been spotted at Kampi deep pool in Sambok commune, Chetr Borei district, Kratie province, according to Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of Department of Fisheries Conservation of the Fisheries Administration.

During the population survey of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River in 2022, the research team of the Fisheries Administration and WWF found a new-born dolphin calf swimming together with a group of adult dolphins between 8 and 10 individuals in Kampi water deep pool of Kratie province on April 22, 2022 at 10:16 am, he said.

It is the 2nd calf recorded during the period of the first four months in 2022, underlined the director.

In order to ensure that this dolphin calf is to survive to adulthood in the population, the Fisheries Administration called on local fishermen to participate in protecting this animal and immediately stop illegal fishing practices, especially gill net and electro-fishing.

The Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

In 2021, an estimated number of 95 dolphins were recorded in the Mekong River in Cambodia, up from 93 in 2020 and 89 in 2019, pointed out a report of the Department of Fisheries Conservation.
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Oh damn, just saw this. One dolphin born and then one dies - at this ratio of births and deaths, the Mekong dolphin population is not sustainable.
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The dolphin, weighing 93kg and was 215cm long, was found dead two days prior at about 36km downstream of the Kampi pool. WWF-CAMBODIA
The Fisheries Administration (FiA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF-Cambodia) on May 14 said they were saddened by the loss of another adult male Irrawaddy dolphin in Kratie province.

The dolphin, weighing 93kg and was 215cm long, was found dead two days prior at about 36km downstream of the Kampi pool.

According to their joint statement on May 14, this was the third adult freshwater dolphin that had died in the course of over four months of this year.
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FiA, WWF to step up patrolling after third dolphin found dead
Khouth Sophak Chakrya | Publication date 15 May 2022 | 21:36 ICT

The Fisheries Administration (FiA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF-Cambodia) are beefing up their efforts to protect the remaining Irrawaddy dolphins in Kratie province following the death of another dolphin last week.

The FiA and WWF-Cambodia on May 14 issued a statement saying they were saddened by the loss of the adult male in Kratie. The dolphin, which weighed 93kg and was 215cm long, was found dead two days prior, about 36km downstream of the Kampi pool.

According to their statement, this was the third adult of the species that had died this year.

Their research team had examined the carcass and found a wound on its tail and a long scratch below its dorsal fin.

“The team suggested that the dolphin died about two days ago, but was not able to conclude whether the death was caused by a gill net, as no marks consistent with that kind of cause of death were discovered.

“The death of a healthy adult dolphin is especially sad given their currently small population, as the death will directly affect the breeding potential of the Mekong dolphins. The carcass was transferred to the WWF Office in Kratie province, where continued investigations will take place to determine the exact cause of death,” the statement said.

The Irrawaddy dolphin is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

A 2020 population census estimated that only 89 dolphins were still swimming in a 180km stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia.

The FiA and WWF-Cambodia said that despite a government ban on the use of gillnets in the Mekong habitat – and strict enforcement of the ban – entanglement in fishing nets continues to be the leading cause of death in the adult dolphin population.

“It is one of the reasons why senior officials from the national government of Fisheries Administration and WWF staff conducted a review of law enforcement strategy earlier this week. Through a series of meetings with provincial fishery officials and river guards in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces, some immediate measures had been adopted,” said the statement.

Fisheries management would be strengthened and patrols would be increased – during the day and at night – in order to conserve the remaining dolphins and protect the River’s mega fish species.
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Ministry of Environment Calls for Stronger Participation to Mekong Dolphin Conservation
AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2022 --
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The Ministry of Environment has urged relevant authorities and the general public to further participate in the conservation of Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia, as the mammals’ population has long been critically endangered.

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment H.E. Neth Pheaktra said that a total of 89 dolphins are swimming in the Mekong River between Kratie and Stung Treng provinces.

He continued that every year many dolphins are found dead by mainly fishing nets and electric shocks, stressing that the “Zero-Snaring Campaign” does not only focus on land and air snares, but also on water snares such as nets and other fishing gear in dolphin conservation areas.

H.E. Secretary of State called for more participation in the conservation of Mekong dolphins and other biodiversity so that Cambodia can maintain the global natural value for the preparation to propose these protected areas on the World Natural Heritage List of UNESCO.

The Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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A Male Dolphin Calf Found Dead in Kratie Province
AKP Phnom Penh, August 08, 2022 --
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A male dolphin calf, aged 6 weeks, has been recently found death in the Kampi pool in Kratie province, Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of the Department of Fisheries Conservation of Fisheries Administration confirmed with AKP this morning.

The calf carcass was discovered floating at the right below the Kampi pool, about 200 metres by a fisherman who then reported to river guards at Kampi, he said.

The dolphin calf weights 13 kilogrammes with a body length of 102 centimetres, he pointed out.

The cause of the death is still unknown as the body condition has no significant sign of wound or trauma, he added.

Mr. Ouk Vibol expressed his worry about the death of dolphin calves, calling on the competent forces to strengthen their patrol, particularly at night, and the general public to take part in dolphin conservation and to stop using prohibited fishing gear.
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