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A new whale shark was discovered in Cendrawasih Bay, Central Papua

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Jayapura (ANTARA) – A new whale shark was discovered in the waters of Cendrawasih Bay National Park (TNTC) in Nabire, Central Papua, during joint monitoring by Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

“This finding shows an increase in the whale shark population in the region,” said Muhammad Aryomekka Firdaus, PIS corporate secretary, in a statement issued by a subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina on Tuesday.

He said that monitoring carried out in the last few months shows PIS’ commitment to supporting the preservation of marine ecosystems, especially in the eastern region of Indonesia.

In line with this commitment, PIS is one of the managers of the Whale Shark Center in Kwatisore, Nabire, which carries out several programs, including conservation and monitoring of endangered species.

Joint monitoring efforts since November 2023 have identified new whale sharks in TNTC, increasing the population from an initial number of 195 to 203 in May 2024, according to Sumaryono, the national park’s habitat ecosystem controller.

“Hopefully this number can continue to increase in the future so that we can effectively monitor the population and movements of whale sharks in the TNTC area,” he said.

Apart from monitoring, conservation efforts continue to be carried out by tagging whale sharks to record and observe whale shark behavior in the waters. The data collected is used to study the migration routes of these fish in Papuan waters.

“We will match this data with the shipping routes of PIS ships in Papua,” he said, adding that his party would ensure that the ship’s routes did not disturb whale sharks.

He said that in the future this data could also be accessed by other ships.
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Translator: Qadri Pratiwi, Cindy Frishanti Octavia
Editor: Anton Santoso
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