Abundance estimates of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Kuching Bay, East Malaysia

• Main Authors: Poh, Anna Norliza Zulkifli, Cindy, Peter, Ngeian, Jenny, Andrew Alek, Tuen, Minton, Gianna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Association for Aquatic Mammals 2016
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15298/1/Abundance%20Estimates%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15298/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002552823&doi=10.1578%2fAM.42.4.2016.462&partnerID=40&md5=14d9e4a620b0e174958f0a2c4a34b253
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) occur in shallow coastal waters from the east coast of India to central China and throughout Southeast Asia (Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014). While the species has been studied extensively in Hong Kong (e.g., Jefferson, 2000), China (Zhou et al., 2007; Chen et al., 2009, 2010), and Taiwan (Wang et al., 2007; Wang & Yang, 2011), very little is known about populations in Borneo, of which Sarawak is a part (Minton et al., 2016).