{"id":825,"date":"2022-11-26T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T11:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemegafaunaconservation.com\/?page_id=825"},"modified":"2022-11-26T12:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T11:21:42","slug":"whales-of-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/fr\/whales-of-mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"Whales of Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"825-c1\" class=\"style-659 style-local-825-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"825-c2\" id=\"reusable-sections\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-660 style-local-825-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 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<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/marinemegafaunaconservation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-399 style-666-image style-local-825-c8-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-1536x585.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-2048x780.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mmco.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Logo-Whales-of-Mauritius-02-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, 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For the past few years, the national institutions of Mauritius have noted the lack of data on marine\n                      mammals for effective management. The mass deaths of melon-headed whales (MHW) in south-eastern Mauritius in August 2020, but not for the first time in the same area, clearly highlighted the problem and was a a trigger point for\n                      this study. From March 1st, 2021 to March 1st 2022 data on the cetaceans and the presence of potential threats, were collected through boat-based visual and acoustic observations by conducting four 10-days expeditions (two in each\n                      season) all around Mauritius, with a total effort of 2,946 km. Results of the study allowed to update data on cetaceans species diversity and filled gaps in the spatial distribution of cetaceans all around Mauritius, including determination\n                      of important habitat for melon-headed whales and indication of a resident population. Biodiversity hotspots have been identified and for the first for Mauritius, the potential cumulative impact of human activity on cetacean habitats\n                      has been assessed. The results showed that although the diversity of cetacean species off Mauritius remains high, a significant part of their habitat is at risk of mid- to high-intensity cumulative impacts of anthropogenic activity\n                      and requires mitigation measures. The results can serve as an important component for application in MSP tools and as a basis for subsequent research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c11\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-669 style-local-825-c11 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-670-outer style-local-825-c12-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c12\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-670 style-local-825-c12 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c13\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-671 style-local-825-c13 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whales of Mauritius Project\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZSAXTn2svU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c14\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-672 style-local-825-c14 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-673-outer style-local-825-c15-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c15\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-673 style-local-825-c15 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"825-c16\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-674 style-local-825-c16 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>The results of the study were presented at at 12th WIOMSA Symposium on 10-15 October, 2022 in Port Elisabeth, South Africa (find out more).<\/p>\n                    <p>The project was implemented with the permission of the Mauritian authorities:&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <p>Prime Minister\u2019s Office Department For Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration &amp; Exploration (CSMZAE), Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping (MBEMRFS).<\/p>\n                    <p>The project was funded by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC), Blue Water Diving Centre and private donations.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect Whales in Mauritius Project Mauritius, as part of Mascarene Islands, is Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA), where about 25% of the cetacean species can be found. 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