On the final day of the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, the Indian Ocean Cetacean Consortium, known as IndoCet, hosted a Special Session, which brought researchers together, before saying “Kwaheri” to Mombasa, Kenya. The presentations revealed ...

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a collaboration focused on tracking migrating humpback whales to a network encompassing all cetacean species in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO).

The message from the final day was clear: “Working together expands our impact exponentially.”

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SouthWest Indian Ocean, tracking the presence, movements, behaviour and ecology of a variety of marine mammals - and noise in their environment.

💠 Over 9,000 individual humpback whales have been identified through over 11,000 encounters on Happywhale @happywhale.bsky.social

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💠 During the 2025 Synchronised Whale Counting Day, eight countries — Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa, Réunion, Mayotte, and Mauritius — recorded 447 humpback whale sightings in a single day!

💠 Another key collaboration [...]

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understand both the ecological and social impacts of depredation, and work toward solutions that support coexistence.

These are great examples that highlight the power of collaboration to scale up efforts and produce outcomes greater than the sum of their individual parts.

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involving 5 countries, i.e. Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, and France, is investigating how toothed whales interact with the fisheries industry. By studying depredation (when whales or dolphins take fish off lines), the team aims to [...]

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As we continue to speak about the Western Indian Ocean, we’re highlighting how IndoCet partners are joining forces to understand and protect cetaceans.

Regional collaboration is thriving:
💠 Around 50 acoustic recorders are listening across the [...]

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a diverse catalogue of cetacean research in the WIO region — from humpback whales to pygmy killer whales, false killer whales, melon-headed whales, sperm whales, and of course, Indian Ocean humpback dolphins.
Since its founding in 2014, IndoCet has grown from [...]

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