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We are a network of people, working together to conserve the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin.

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HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · May 19

🐬 HuDoNET has just docked along the shoreline of the digital world .
We’re here to talk humpback dolphins, conservation, and community — and we want you on board.
Let’s save these coastal beauties together.
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#DolphinConservation #HuDoNet #MarineScience #SDG14

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

co-exist. A thought-provoking concept!

#wiomsa #day3 #IPBES #NexusAssessment #TransformativeChangeAssessment

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

anchor financial capital in natural capital at local scales to enable community stewardship and ensure they benefit. He advocates for maintaining 25% of every square km as (semi-) natural habitat so that our landscapes (and seascapes) are a mosaic where people and nature deliberately [...]
#wiomsa

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

overcoming these needs systemic reforms (values, governance, economies, finance) plus protection for environmental defenders and removal of harmful subsidies.

He ended with the “Shared Spaces” philosophy which proposes that, instead of discrete Protected Areas, we should [...]
#sharedspaces

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

reform fragmented governance, and enable nature-positive, people-centred transformations. Their Transformative Change Assessment (2024) suggests that today’s nature decline is rooted in disconnection from nature, unequal power/wealth, and short-termism;
#TransformativeChangeAssessment #WIOMSA

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

He outlined IPBES’s (2024) Nexus Assessment which synthesises how biodiversity, water, food, health, and climate interconnect, outlining integrated, just policies that deliver co-benefits, reduce trade-offs, [...]

#wiomsa #IPBES #NexusAssessment #TransformativeChangeAssessment

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

He talked about coral reefs, climate change, “Burning Embers” and plausible futures. The situation is critical for corals as climate change accelerates. Conservation actions help but cannot keep up with the rate of change. Plausible futures are distressing.

#wiomsa #TransformativeChangeAssessment

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 11d

WIOMSA Day 3 highlight was an interesting plenary presentation entitled “Sustainability – balancing nature, economy and society”, delivered by Dr David Obura. He is the current chair of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

#wiomsa #day3 #IPBES #NexusAssessment

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

This session could potentially lead to a regional cetacean action plan.

#wiomsa2025 #day2 #oneoceanonefuture #hudonet #oceanscience #marineconservation

#wiomsa2025 #oneoceanonefuture #hudonet #oceanscience #marineconservation

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

Other presentations in the session included a photo-id study of the enigmatic Omura’s whale (a beautiful creature) and study of the overlap of marine traffic and cetaceans in the SWIO, which highlighted hotspots where speed restrictions or rerouting could reduce impacts.
#wiomsa #day2 #omuraswhale

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

the most important gaps and opportunities to understand and mitigate threats. The outcome was 13 Priority Actions that should strengthen evidence-based recommendations to galvanise humpback-dolphin conservation across the range.

#wiomsa #hudonet #actionplan #threats #oneoceanonefuture

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

The other humpback dolphin presentation was given by Shanan Atkins, on behalf of HuDoNet and outlined the process and results of designing the Network Action Plan. It summarised current knowledge of this dolphin conservation system, and [...]

#hudonet #actionplan #conservation #wiomsa

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

shallow habitats, with muddy bottoms and low salinity.All the dolphins sighted in Kenya were also seen in Tanzania, suggesting that management of the species needs a regional strategy that includes both countries.
#hudonet #wiomsa #marineconservation

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

Gill Braulik presented “Dolphins Without Borders” about synchronized surveys of humpback dolphins conducted in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They identified about 25 distinctive individuals and found they occurred exclusively in near-shore, shallow habitats,[...]
#humpbackdolphinconservation

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

hunting, chemical pollution, plastics and more. Tackling these will take a coordinated strategy among scientists, managers and funders. The aim of the session was to provide explicit examples of work being undertaken.

Two of the talks were about humpback dolphins:

#hudonet #WIOMSA #humpbackdolphin

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 13d

Recapping Day 2 at the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, the highlight of the day was a mini-session focused on Management of threats to marine megafauna in the WIO.

There are multiple threats such as fishing, [...]

#wiomsa2025 #day2 #oneoceanonefuture #hudonet #oceanscience #marineconservation

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

and quickly the grassy dancefloor filled up as attendee’s heard their favourite-favourites and had to move.

Well done! @wiomsa.bsky.social

#wiomsa2025 #oneoceanonefuture #hudonet #oceanscience #marineconservation

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

But it was not all serious and science-y, a choir of Kenyan children regaled us with a song and dance about caring for the ocean. And the official Opening Cocktails were held on the lawn and after the sun went down, the vibes went up! The DJ played music from each of the WIOMSA countries [...]

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

The poster sessions had two themes: Fisheries and Ocean Health.

In the afternoon, we were spoiled for choice yet again, with another 8 sessions from Using Storytelling to Advance Marine Conservation and Financing a Sustainable Blue Future at different ends of the spectrum.
#wiomsa #oneocean

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

With 8 concurrent sessions, one is hard-pressed to choose which talks to attend. They ranged from Biodiversity, Species and Ecosystems Monitoring to Capacity Building, Gender and Inclusion to Innovation, Technology and Emerging Solutions to Governance, Policy and the Blue Economy to name a few.

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

This is an extraordinary platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders, a bridge to connect knowledge and concrete action. There are seven HuDoNet members here to take advantage of the opportunity.
#wiomsa2025 #hudonet

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 14d

More than 1200 “clever minds” were welcomed to the 13th Scientific Symposium by WIOMSA yesterday morning. This shows the phenomenal growth that has occurred since the first one three decades ago when just a handful of scientists gathered for the first symposium.

#wiomsa2025 #oneoceanonefuture

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 17d

the humpbacks’ preferred spots, as well as their movements.
It’s fun citizen science, for the whole family, to help protect this endangered dolphin. Head over to www.hudonet.org to report your sightings.

#HumpbackDolphins #SaveOurDolphins #SDG14 #MarineConservation #ProtectWhatYouLove #HuDoNET

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HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 17d

But this makes it easier for adopters to identify the humpback dolphins they choose to adopt. You can also get Involved by reporting your humpback sightings to HuDoNET for the sighting to be uploaded to the HappyWhale app, which will enable KMMREC, HappyWhale and HuDoNET to track [...]
#HuDoNet

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 17d

If you’re interested in helping, you can “Adopt a Humpback Dolphin”. Each dolphin has a unique fin with distinctive nicks and notches used for identification, like a human fingerprint. Many of the humpbacks in Kenya are more distinctive, (sadly) due to fishing net damage.
#SDG14 #lifebelowwater

HuDoNet @hudonet.bsky.social · 17d

Working in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service, loggers donated from Wildlife Conservation Society and Chelonia UK Ltd, KMMREC is working to build a clearer picture of the humpback dolphin's behaviour.
Head over to www.kmmrec.or.ke to learn mr=ore about their conservation efforts.

#SDG16

Kenya Marine Mammal Research & Conservation

Kenya Marine Mammal Research & Conservation is a marine mammal program of the Watamu Marine Association and Kenya Marine Mammal Network. We have been collaborating with Kenya Wildlife Service since 20...

www.kmmrec.or.ke