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Title Year Authors Category Conservation Measure
Passive acoustic monitoring of the distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar. 2020 Wang, Z. T. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Mercury exposure through fish consumption in traditional communities in the Brazilian Northern Amazon. 2020 De Sousa Hacon, S. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia 2020 Capparelli, M.G. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring
Frequency of occurrence of flow regime components: a hydrology-based approach for environmental flow assessments and water allocation for the environment 2020 Salinas-Rodríguez, S.A Peer-reviewed journal article Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows
The piracatinga (Calophysus macropterus) fishery and its impact on river dolphin conservation: an update 2020 Trujillo, F; Conference proceedings Fisheries management
A multidecadal Bayesian trend analysis of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations off California relative to past fishery bycatch. 2020 Forney, K. A. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
River Conservation by an indigenous community 2020 Allison E. H. Peer-reviewed journal article Community management
Freshwater fisheries conservation can increase biodiversity. 2020 Botorac D. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Trends in global aquaculture and aquafeed production: 2000–2017. 2020 Tacon, A. G. Peer-reviewed journal article Fisheries management
Protected area evaluation for the conservation of endangered Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) 2020 Mintzer, V.J. Peer-reviewed journal article Protected Areas
Bolivian river dolphin site preference in the middle-section of Mamoré River, upper Madeira river basin, Bolivia 2020 Aliaga- Rossel, E. Peer-reviewed journal article Species knowledge and understanding
Four decades of research on distribution and abundance of the Bolivian river dolphin Inia geoffrensis boliviensis 2020 Aliaga-Rossel E. Peer-reviewed journal article Research and monitoring, Species knowledge and understanding
Translocation of trapped Bolivian river dolphins (Inia boliviensis) 2020 Aliaga-Rossel, E. Peer-reviewed journal article Safe rescue
Bolivia Action Plan for the conservation of the Bufeo 2020-2025 2020 Bolivia government Conservation Plan Conservation Action Plan
With satellite monitoring, South American dolphins tell us their story 2019 Beltran, H Infographic Research and monitoring
Teaching Tools about Freshwater Dolphins 2019 WWF Brochure Species knowledge and understanding
Amazon River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Ganges River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Indus River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding
Irrawaddy River Dolphins 2019 WWF Fact sheet Species knowledge and understanding