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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Characterization of artisanal fisheries in Nepal and potential implications for the conservation and management of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica). 2016 Paudel, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Ganga-Unholy mess 2016 The Third Pole Report, NGO Water management
Meta‐analyses, Metrics and Motivation: Mixed Messages in the Fish Passage Debate. 2016 Kemp, P.S. Peer-reviewed journal article Fish ladders
Risks of dam construction for South American river dolphins: A case study of the Tapajós River 2016 Pavanato HJ Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
Gangetic dolphin’s habitat lies in the path of a proposed waterway from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal 2016 Rao, AK Popular article Water management
New genetic data extend the range of river dolphins Inia in the Amazon Delta 2016 Siciliano, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Risks of dam construction for South American river dolphins: a case study of the Tapajós River 2016 Pavanato, H. J. Peer-reviewed journal article Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
Vocalizations of Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis): Characterization, effect of physical environment and differences between populations 2016 Amorim, T.O.S. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Photogrammetry of killer whales using a small hexacopter launched at sea 2016 Durban, J. W. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Precision wildlife monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles 2016 Hodgson, J. C. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Introduction of an advanced census method using fusion of acoustic and visual census of the Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica) inhabiting a long tract of the Ganges river system 2016 Sugimatsu, H. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Listening to echolocation clicks with PODs 2016 Tregenza, N. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
PASSIVE ACOUSTIC SURVEYS OF ARAGUAIAN BOTOS INIA ARAGUAIAENSIS IN THE LOWER REACHES OF THE TOCANTINS RIVER, EASTERN AMAZON, PRELIMINARY RESULTS 2016 Melo-Santos Conference proceedings Species knowledge and understanding
Empty forest or empty rivers? A century of commercial hunting in Amazonia 2016 Antunes, A. P. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Community-based management induces rapid recovery of a high-value tropical freshwater fishery 2016 Campos-Silva, J. V. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world’s largest reforestation programme. 2016 Hua, F. Peer-reviewed journal article Water management
Effects of fisheries zoning and environmental characteristics on population parameters of the tambaqui (C olossoma macropomum) in managed floodplain lakes in the Central Amazon 2016 Arantes, M. L Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Fisheries ecology in South American river basins 2016 Barletta, M.V.E Book Chapter Fisheries management
Assessment of a fisheries legal framework for potential development of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in large rivers 2016 Castillo, T. I. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Status of Ganges River dolphins in the Kosi River, Saharsa District, Bihar 2016 Choudhary, S Popular article Research and monitoring