Population Risk and Alternative Fisheries Management of Thresher Sharks in Indonesia
Thresher Shark Project Indonesia is Indonesia's first thresher shark conservation effort focusing on Alor, East Nusa Tenggara Region. The project successfully deployed the first satellite tag to thresher shark (TS) within Indonesian waters—an additional six other tags were deployed in March and May 2019 as extensions beyond the goal of CLP objectives. The project identified 50 TS, which landed throughout July 2018–May 2019, with 36 individuals female and 12 of them pregnant. Even though the TS was found throughout the year, April had the highest TS landing in Alor. Satellite tag data revealed that TS moved north toward the Banda Sea, then south toward the East Nusa Tenggara Waters (SavuSea). The data provided vital information about the TS movement in the Savu Sea, one of Indonesia's largest marine sanctuaries and one of the most productive fishing areas. 141 elementary students, 113 University students, 18 shark fishers, 53 village members of Lewalu and Ampera, and 26 people representing community groups were reached in outreach activities. 28 people represented16 organizations comprised of governments, community groups, private businesses, and NGOs and were involved in stakeholder meetings to provide options and ideas about future TS protection and livelihood alternatives for the communities.
