Unsustainable fishing to be banned in Irrawaddy dolphin’s Bornean sanctuary

Mongabay
Dec 22, 2022, 5:01 pm93 pts
JAKARTA — One of the most threatened population of Irrawaddy dolphins in Asia is set to get a much-needed reprieve as officials in Indonesia roll out a ban on unsustainable fishing gear in a key stretch of river. The Bornean population of the species, Orcaella brevirostris, is found in the Mahakam River, of…

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