Congratulations to the successful applicants:
Institution: Oregon State University
PI: Shanta Shamsunnahar
Title: Cetacean bycatch: Understanding socio-psychological factors to instigate behavioral change
Institution: Khmer Ocean Life
Co-PIs: Rose Ellis, Sarah Tubbs
Title: Conserving Cambodia’s marine mammals: a nationwide bycatch assessment and initiation of a marine mammal stranding network
Institution: Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Cape Coast
PI: Joseph Sefah Debrah
Title: Sustaining cetacean by-catch reduction in Ghana through upscaling monitoring of landings, deepening fisher Engagement, and promoting policy
Institution: Pro Delphinus
PI: Joanna Alfaro Shigueto
Title: Estimating bycatch rates and abundance of small cetaceans in Pucusana, Peru, to guide management and conservation initiatives
Featured Bycatch Species
The dusky shark is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, but populations continue to decline.