Aquatic Animal Conservation Program

Different types of dolphin occurred in the maritime area of Bangladesh (Hossain et al., 2022).    (1) Irrawaddy dolphin, (2) Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin, (3) Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphin, (4) Spotted dolphin, (5) Spinner dolphin, and (6) Ganges river dolphin. 

Research Objectives:

Dolphin Status and distribution,

Sightings (individuals and groups)

Density and Encounter rates, 

Ecology Assessment

 

 

 

Publication:

1. M. M. Hossain (2022). Perspective Chapter: Status of Dolphin in the Maritime Area of Bangladesh. Marine Mammal. IntechOpen, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102022

2. M. A. Baki, N. A. Bhouiyan, M. S. Islam, S. M. I Alam, S. Shil, and M. M. Hossain* (2017) Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8964821.

3. M. M. Hossain, Alam, S. M. I., Baki, M. A. and Bhouiyan, N. A. (2016), Ganges River Dolphin. Bull Ecol Soc Am, 97: 183–187. doi:10.1002/bes2.1227. 

4. S. M. I. Alam, M. M. Hossain*, M. A. Baki and N. A. Bhouiyan  (2015). STATUS OF GANGES DOLPHIN, PLATANISTA GANGETICA GANGETICA (ROXBURGH, 1801) IN THE RIVER BURIGANGA, DHAKA. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology. 43(1): 109-120.