Report of the Regional Training Program on Cetacean Information Gathering and Research Methodology on Cetacean Stock Assessment
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In 2008, SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) initiated a program on regional cetacean
research aiming to collect scientific information on the distribution and composition of
cetacean species in the Southeast Asian waters as well as to assess the interaction and the
degree of the impact of the cetaceans to the fishery resources and habitats. This program of
activity was then implemented under project entitled “Cetacean research in Southeast
Asian Waters: Cetacean Sighting Program” with the financial support by Japanese Trust
Fund. The main objectives of this program are to: