The role of the coastal communities as first responders of stranded marine mammals in East Java

Achmadah Kurniawati,Jafron Wasiq Hidayat

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20187302006

Abstract

Marine mammals in Indonesia mainly consisting of whales and dolphins belonging to the Cetacean and duyung or dugong of the order Sirenia. These rare animals are protected by law. However, the frequency of marine mammal occurrences stranded in Indonesia is now getting higher, as in East Java. Based on data from whale stranding of Indonesia, at least 12 marine mammal stranded incident occurred only in East Java in 2003-2017. Some events are also reported by BKSDA East Java and BPSPL Denpasar. Knowledge and readiness of coastal communities is needed in the handling of fast and precise in accordance with the guidelines handling. Fast and proper handling of alive stranded animals can reduce the risk of death so that the animals' hope for life and can be restored to their habitats is higher. Whereas in dead stranded animals, rapid and good handling can reduce the risk of disease from stranded animal carcasses.

Highlights

Indonesian oceans are an important habitat as well as migratory pathways of various marine mammals
In Indonesia, at least 36 species of Cetacean including whales, dolphins and porpoises as reported by Rudolph et al (1997) and Kreb et al (2013) in Mustika et al 2015 [1], which Blue Whales, Finned Whales and Humpback whales are protected animals that usually found, these are by law No 7 of 1999, while in the IUCN red list, the three species are endangered, meaning they have a extinction high risk in the wild
Stranded whales and dolphins that are commonly found in Indonesian waters is an alarming phenomenon, but cannot be determined the precise causes

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Introduction

Indonesian oceans are an important habitat as well as migratory pathways of various marine mammals. The incidence of marine mammal stranding is caused by many factors; natural factors, physical condition of animals and due to human activities or anthropogenic factors. Natural factors that caused the stranded included oceanographic and weather conditions [3, 6], the effects of lunar cycles [7] and habitat destruction as accumulated effects of climate change [8], [9]; For example sea grass beds damage as habitat and food for dugong. The natural factors of the animals themselves, for example by hunger or disease [3] as well as anthropogenic factors or related to human activities. Human activities that cause the depletion of marine mammals include military activity on the seas [10-

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