IUCN SIRENIA SPECIALIST GROUP

(Indian Ocean Region)

October, 2013

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Indian Ocean Region (Japan in the east to South Africa in the west)

Objectives

- To update status of dugongs in the Indian Ocean Region (East Africa, Asia and

Arabian Region)

- To communicate, collaborate and cooperate amongst the dugong researchers and

stakeholders of the region

- To advise on issues of dugong research and conservation

- To provide annual reports to SSG co-chairs and articles to Sirenews

Regional Co-Chairs

Dr. Himansu Sekhar DAS (UAE)

Mr. Tint TUN (MYANMAR)

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Regional Members

Bahrain Mr. Abdulqader Saeed FKHAMIS

Bangladesh Dr. Andrea Dawn PHILLOTT

Egypt Ms. Patricia Zehra Rhiannon DAVIS

India Mr. Hasmukh Hoslo JIWA

Dr. Sivakumar KUPPUSAMY

Mr. Kumaran SATHASIVAM

Japan Dr. Tomonari AKAMATSU

Madagascar Ms. Yvette Marie RAZAFINDRAKOTO

Malaysia Dr. Nicolas James PILCHER

Dr. Louisa Shobhini PONNAMPALAM

Dr. Leela RAJAMANI

Mozambique Ms. Karen Jacqueline ALLEN

Myanmar Mr. Tint TUN

New Caledonia Dr. Claire GARRIGUE

Philippines Dr. Lemnuel De Vera ARAGONES

Dr. Arnel Andrew YAPTINCHAY

South Africa Dr. Victor G. COCKCROFT

Sri Lanka Ms. Anoukchika Darini ILANGAKOON

Mr. Ranil Pradeep NANAYAKKARA

Tanzania Ms. Lindsey Anne WEST

Thailand Dr. Ellen HINES

United Arab Emirates Dr. Himansu Sekhar DAS

Vietnam Dr. Duc Minh HOANG

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BAHRAIN

Name : Abdulqader Saeed KHAMIS Qualification : MSc Marine Environmental Protection Designation : Acting Director of Biodiversity Organization : Supreme Council for Environment Permanent address : H: 1556, R: 4647, B: 1046, Kingdom of Bahrain Present work address : P.O.Box: 18233, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Email 1 : qaderk@pmew.gov.bh Email 2 : qaderbh@yahoo.co.uk Telephone No. : 0097317386571 Mobile phone No. : 0097339777029 Website : Facebook :

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BANGLADESH

Name : Andrea Dawn PHILLOTT Qualification : PhD Designation : Associate Professor Organization : Asian University of Women Permanent address : 20/G M.M. Ali Road, Chittagong 4000, Bangladesh Present work address : 20/G M.M. Ali Road, Chittagong 4000,

Bangladesh Email : andrea.phillott@auw.edu.bd Telephone No. : na Mobile phone No. : +61438331656 Website : na Facebook : Andrea Phillott

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EGYPT

Name : Patricia Zehra Rhiannon DAVIS Qualification : Master Applied Science (Environment) and

Master of Arts (Zoology) Designation : Director Organization : Community Centred Conservation (C3) Permanent address : 17 Northcliffe Drive, London N20 8JX, UK Present work address : PO 103, Dahab, SInai, Egypt Email 1 : patricia@c-3.org.uk Email 2 : info@c-3.org.uk Telephone No. : +44 (0)20 8144 9693 Mobile phone No. : +20 100 321 9593 Website : www.c-3.org.uk Facebook : www.facebook.com/c3update

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INDIA

Name : Hasmukh Hoslo JIWA Qualification : Msc Environment management/Development Studies Designation : Principal Investigator Dugong dugon Organization : GreenLife Society Permanent address : 141 Island Niwas Apt.S8 744102 Port Blair Andaman

& Nicobar Islands, India. Present work address : 17 Lindenweg 8118 Pfaffhausen, Switzerland Email 1 : jiwa@greenlife-csr.com Email 2 : info@greenlifesociety.org Telephone No. : +91 3192245567 Mobile phone No. : +41764933067 Website : www.greenlifesociety.org Facebook : Greenlife CSR

Name : Sivakumar KUPPUSAMY Qualification : M.Sc., MPhil., Ph.D Designation : Scientist E Organization : Wildlife Institute of India Permanent address : P.O. Box.18, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248001,

Uttrakhand, India Present work address : P.O. Box.18, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248001,

Uttrakhand, India Email 1 : ksivakumar@wii.gov.in Email 2 : ksivakumarwii@gmail.com Telephone No. : +91 135 2640112 Mobile phone No. : +91 9412058129 Website : http://www2.wii.gov.in/faculty/sivakumar/sivakumar_cv.pdf Facebook : ksivakumarwii@gmail.com

Name : Kumaran SATHASIVAM Qualification : B.Tech., M.S. Designation : Coordinator Organization : Marine Mammal Conservation Network of India Permanent address : 29 Jadamuni Koil Street, Madurai 625001, India Present work address : D-1 Casa Grande, 13-14 Elliamman Koil Street,

Adyar, Chennai 600020, India Email 1 : k_sathasivam@yahoo.co.in Email 2 : kumaran.sathasivam@gmail.com Telephone No. :+91-44-24464139 Mobile phone No. : +91-9841587816 Website : www.marinemammals.in Facebook :

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JAPAN

Name : Tomonari AKAMATSU Qualification : PhD (Agriculture) Designation : a member of IUCN/Sirenian Specialist Group Organization : National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering,

Fisheries Research Agency Permanent address : 3-8-4 Doai-minami, Kamisu, Ibaraki 314-0345, Japan Present work address : 7620-7 Hasaki, Kamisu, Ibaraki 314-0408, Japan Email : akamatsu.tom@gmail.com Telephone No. : +81-479-445954 Mobile phone No. : +81-80-65437213 Website : http://nrife.fra.affrc.go.jp/akamatsu/ Facebook :

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MADAGASCAR

Name : Yvette Marie RAZAFINDRAKOTO Qualification : Marine mammal conservation biologist Designation : Organization : Permanent address : Cité Ampefiloha logt 31, Madagascar Present work address: Cité Ampefiloha logt 31, Madagascar Email 1 : razafyve@yahoo.com Email 2 : yvette.razafindrakoto@yahoo.com Telephone No. : + 261 24 390 49 Mobile phone No. : + 261 34 99 203 43 Website : Facebook :

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MALAYSIA

Name : Nicolas James PILCHER Qualification : PhD Designation : Executive Director Organization : Marine Research Foundation Permanent address : 136 Lorong Pokok Seraya 2, Taman Khidmat, 88450

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Present work address : As above Email : npilcher@mrf-asia.org Telephone No. : 60 88 244089 Mobile phone No. : 60 19 8164830 Website : www.mrf-asia.org Facebook : n/a

Name : Louisa Shobhini PONNAMPALAM Qualification : Ph.D. Designation : Chairperson & Co-Founder Organization : The MareCet Research Organization Permanent address : Unit 3-1-1, Antilla Lagoon Villas, Jalan Anggerik

Malaxis 31/171, Kota Kemuning, Seksyen 31, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Present work address : Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences, C308, IPS Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email 1 : louisa.ponnampalam@gmail.com Email 2 : partner.marecet@gmail.com Telephone No. : +603 5525 2009 Mobile phone No. : +6012 701 2499 Website : www.marecet.org Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Langkawi-Dolphin-

Research/129739273751047

Name : Leela RAJAMANI Qualification : PhD Marine Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Designation : Senior Lecturer Organization : Universiti Sains Malaysia Permanent address : B-4-4, Kondominium Abadi Villa, No 4, Jalan

2/109C, 58100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Present work address : Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti

Sains Malaysia, USM 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Email 1 : leelarajamani@usm.my Email 2 : leelarajamani@gmail.com Telephone No. : 604-8852750, 604-6535922 Mobile phone No. : 6019-3142552 Website : http://cemacs.usm.my/index.php/en/ Facebook : Leela Rajamani

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MOZAMBIQUE

Name : Karen Jacqueline ALLEN Qualification : BSc. Nature Conservation. Designation : Project Executant: Dugong Emergency Protection Project,

Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique. Organization : Endangered Wildlife Trust in partnership with the

Bazaruto Archipelago National Park. Permanent address : Benguerra island, Bazaruto Archipelago National

Park. Mozambique Present work address : Building K2, Pinelands Office Park, Ardeer Road,

Modderfontein, Gauteng/ Private Bag X11, Modderfontein, 1645, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Email 1 : karena@ewt.org.za Email 2 : sirenian.quest@gmail.com Telephone No. : 002711 372 3600 Mobile phone No. : 00258 84 202 0704 Website : www.ewt.org.za Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/EndangeredWildlifeTrust

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MYANMAR

Name : Tint TUN Qualification : MSc Zoology Designation : Marine Biologist Organization : Marine Science Association, Myanmar (MSAM) Permanent address : No. 69, Rm 3, Sanchaung Street, Sanchaung,

Yangon, Myanmar Present work address : As above Email : tinttun@gmail.com Telephone No. : 00951 1 513165 Mobile phone No. : 0095 95 417 527 Website : http://sites.google.com/site/tinttunmm Facebook : http://facebook.com/tint.tun.mm

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NEW CALEDONIA

Name : Claire GARRIGUE Qualification : PhD Designation : Scientific Advisor Organization : Opération Cétacés (NGO) Permanent address : 16 rue Faidherbe 98800 Noumea, New Caledonia Present work address : BP12827 98802 Noumea, New Caledonia Email : op.cetaces@lagoon.nc Telephone No. :+687 24 16 34 Mobile phone No. : Website : www.operationcetaces.nc Facebook :

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PLHILIPPINES

Name : LEMNUEL De Vera ARAGONES Qualification : PhD Designation : Associate Professor Organization : University of the Philippines Permanent address: Blk 1 Lot 43 Oak St. Spring Heights2 Subd, Brgy

Bagong Silangan, Quezon City 1119, Philippines Present work address: Institute of Environmental Science and

Meteorology, University of the Philippines, National Science Complex, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines

Email 1 : lemaragones@gmail.com Email 2 : lemdva2001@yahoo.com Telephone No. : +63 2 9818500 local 3941-44 Mobile phone No. : +63 928 5018226 Website : http://www.iesm.upd.edu.ph/facprof/lva1.html Facebook : www.facebook.com/lemdvaragones (Lem Aragones)

Name : Arnel Andrew YAPTINCHAY Qualification : Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Science Designation : Director Organization : Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines Permanent address : 2108 Volta St., Makati City, 1234, Philippines Present work address : G/F Bonifacio Ridge Bldg., 1st Ave., Bonifacio

Global City, Taguig City, 1634, Philippines Email 1 : director@mwwphilippines.org Email 2 : aayaptinchay@gmail.com Telephone No. : 0063 2 8123198 Mobile phone No. : 0063 9209555546 Website : www.mwwphilippines.org Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/marinewildlifewatchofthephilippines

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SOUTH AFRICA

Name : Victor G. COCKCROFT Qualification : PhD Designation : Director Organization : Centre for Dolphin Studies / Dugongs Western Indian

Ocean, Nelson Mandela Metropollitan University Permanent address : PO Box 1856, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa Present work address : as above Email 1 : vic@dugongs.org Email 2 : info@dolphinstudies.co.za Telephone No. : 27 44 5327954 Mobile phone No. : 27 83 65569 Website : www.dugongs.org / www.dolphinstudies.org Facebook :

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SRI LANKA

Name : Anoukchika Darini ILANGAKOON Qualification : M.Sc. Designation : Researcher Organization : Independent Permanent address : 215 Grandburg Place, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Present work address : 215 Grandburg Place, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Email 1 : anouki@zeynet.com Email 2 : anouk.ilangakoon@gmail.com Telephone No. : +94-11-2851154 Mobile phone No. : +94-771763788 Website : None Facebook : None

Name : Ranil Pradeep NANAYAKKARA Qualification : Bsc, Mphil, currently reading for a PhD Designation : Co-founder Organization : BEAR (Biodiversity Education And Research) Permanent address : 92/2, Ananda Rajakaruna Mawatha, Colombo 10,

Sri Lanka Present work address : No. 4, Dr. E. W. Adikaram Mawatha, Pita Kotte,

Sri Lanka Email 1 : ranil_n@hotmail.com Email 2 : ranil@bearsrilanka.org Telephone No. : +94 11 7902247 Mobile phone No. : +94 726182631 Website : bearsrilank. org Facebook : Saving the Sri Lankan Dugong & Ranil Nanayakkara

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TANZANIA

Name : Lindsey Anne WEST Qualification : BSc Designation : Director Organization : Sea Sense Permanent address : Plot 1297, Baobab Village, Masaki, Dar es Salaam,

United Republic of Tanzania Present work address : 681 Mkoroshini Street, Msasani, Dar es Salaam,

United Republic of Tanzania Email 1 : lindsey@seasense.org Email 2 : info@seasense.org Telephone (country code - area code) No. : +255 22 26 7784 Mobile phone (country code - area code) No. : +255 783 965380 Website : www.seasense.org

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-Sense/198707600182212?fref=ts

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THAILAND - USA

Name : Ellen HINES Qualification : Marine Mammal Scientist Designation : Professor Organization : San Francisco State University Permanent address : 6604 Aqua Vista Ct, Richmond, CA 94805, USA Present work address : Romberg Tiburon Center, 3152 Paradise Dr.

Tiburon, CA 94920, USA Email 1 : ehines@sfsu.edu Email 2 : ellenh4688@gmail.com Telephone No. : 1 510 778 9001 Mobile phone No. : 1 727 7713737 Website : gis.sfsu.edu/coastal Facebook :

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Name : Himansu Sekhar DAS Qualification : PhD Designation : Scientist and Unit Head Organization : Environment Agency Permanent address : HIG-177, Kalinga Vihar, Bhubaneswar, INDIA Present work address : EAD, PO Box: 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab

Emirates Email 1 : hsdas@ead.ae Email 2 : himansu.das@gmail.com Telephone No. : +971-2-6934654 Mobile phone No. : +971-50-446 5125 Website : www.ead.ae Facebook : Himansu Sekhar Das

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VIETNAM

Name : Duc Minh HOANG Qualification : Doctor of Philosophy Designation : Natural Systems Management Organization : Southern Institute of Ecology Permanent addr,ess : 207/72 Nguyen Van Dau St., Binh Thanh District,

Hochiminh City, Vietnam Present work address : 1 Mac Dinh Chi St., District 1, Hochiminh City,

Vietnam Email 1 : ducthao71@yahoo.com Email 2 : hmduc@sie.vast.vn Telephone No. : 84-8-3521 0255 Mobile phone No. : 84-979 129 025 Website : Facebook : Duc Hoang