Conserving riverine elasmobranchs in Borneo, focusing on threatened river sharks (Glyphis sp.) (Old ID 27129)

Save Our Seas Foundation
Role

Chief Investigator

Description

By 2050 the capital of Indonesia will be relocated to East Kalimantan, Borneo, increasing human population density and pressures on Borneo’s river environments through small-scale fishing and commercial developments. In March 2020, we obtained evidence of what is likely an undescribed Glyphis species persisting in southern Borneo. Additionally, there are four poorly known endangered ray species in freshwaters of Borneo’s rivers. In collaboration with Hasanuddin University, this projects aims to survey major river systems in East, North, and West Kalimantan to locate and taxonomically describe the southern Borneo Glyphis species, and fill knowledge gaps on the distribution and status of Borneo’s freshwater rays.

Date

01 Jun 2021 - 30 May 2025

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

River sharks;Conservation;Riverine;Fisheries;Borneo;Livelihoods;Glyphis sp., Carcharhinidae

Funding Body

Save Our Seas Foundation

Amount

128652.25

Project Team

Naomi Gardiner;Michael Grant