Dr Natasha Stacey and Johanna Karam present ‘Traditional ecological knowledge of whale sharks: Collaborating with Bajo fishermen of eastern Indonesia for whale shark conservation’, on Friday 9 May from 1pm.
Whale sharks form the basis of a large seasonal ecotourism industry in Western Australia. Despite on-going research during the local annual aggregation, relatively little is known about the migration and aggregation patterns of this whale shark population once it travels north beyond Australian waters. Conservation of this highly migratory, long-lived species will require international cooperation to ensure the species is protected. Read more >>
This seminar takes place in room 1, building 22, Charles Darwin University’s Casuarina campus.
Natasha is a program coordinator with the School for Environmental Research and Joanna a research associate with the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at Charles Darwin University.