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Sound Of Safety: Testing Pingers for River Dolphins and Fishers

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Innovation
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£187,981
WHERE ICON
WHERE
India

Summary

In India and Pakistan, hundreds of endangered river dolphins die annually as bycatch, which also causes damaged nets and lost catch for fishers. This project tests an innovative acoustic exclusion device, a ‘pinger’, that potentially eliminates river dolphin bycatch, while improving local fishers’ income and reducing their costs. The project will also strengthen community engagement models, integrating results on the socio-economic and biodiversity effectiveness of pingers and community engagement into holistic policy recommendations for fisheries management and river dolphin conservation.
 
Status Current
Reference DARNV008
Round 28
Start 01/04/2022
End 31/03/2024

Project Leader


Project Partners
WWF - Pakistan, WWF - India


Regions
South Asia

Countries
India

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - DARNV008 HYR2 - 05/02/2024

Download: Annual Report - DARNV008 AR1 - 06/10/2023

Download: Half Year Report - DARNV008 HYR1 - 16/03/2023

Download: Application Form - DARNV008 App - 20/05/2022