Sound Of Safety: Testing Pingers for River Dolphins and Fishers
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Innovation
VALUE £187,981
WHERE India
Summary
In India and Pakistan, hundreds of endangered river dolphins die annually as bycatch, which also causes damaged nets and lost catch for fishers. This project tests an innovative acoustic exclusion device, a ‘pinger’, that potentially eliminates river dolphin bycatch, while improving local fishers’ income and reducing their costs. The project will also strengthen community engagement models, integrating results on the socio-economic and biodiversity effectiveness of pingers and community engagement into holistic policy recommendations for fisheries management and river dolphin conservation.
