“I am very excited to see StAR taking place in Indonesia with cooperation from multi-national and multi-institutional partners. Fahmi, Senior Researcher at LIPI, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and one of Indonesia’s most respected shark scientists, sees StAR as a winning combination of conservation and education. ![]() Raja Ampat was selected as the zebra sharks’ initial “rewilding” site primarily because of its very well-developed network of marine protected areas (MPAs) and because it is one of the few places throughout the Coral Triangle region that bans shark finning or fishing for any shark species.ĭr. ![]() Heavily fished in Raja Ampat during the late 1990s and early 2000s, the zebra shark population is believed to be so low and so geographically fragmented that it has not recovered like other shark species since Raja’s shark fishing ban went into effect in 2013. Looking much like a miniature whale shark, its closest relative, a recently hatched Zebra shark pup shows it’s stripes Known as the StAR ( Stegostoma tigrinum Augmentation and Recovery) project, this groundbreaking initiative launched, with a generous initial grant from Fondation Segré, will commence next year when the first precious shipment of zebra shark egg cases arrives in Raja Ampat. (Zebra sharks are oviparous, meaning they lay external eggs.) An enthusiastic team of scientists and conservationists representing Indonesian government agencies, academia, NGOs and large aquariums associated with the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) believe they can transfer captive-bred egg cases to the wild, potentially restoring self-sustaining populations of these charismatic but highly threatened sharks in key areas throughout their range. But in the US, successful aquarium breeding programs have produced a plethora of the elasmobranch’s egg cases. Zebra sharks ( Stegostoma tigrinum), also known as Indo-Pacific leopard sharks (the juveniles are zebra-striped and adults are leopard-spotted) are endangered throughout Southeast Asia. Procedures for Private Vessels and Liveaboards.Jangkar – Indonesia Liveaboard Association.UNIPA – Universitas Negeri Papua, or the Papua State University (UNIPA).Raja Ampat Research and Conservation Centre (RARCC).National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Kalabia Conservation Education Program & Yayasan Kalibia Indonesia (YKI).Indonesia Biodiversity Research Center (IBRC).
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