Cameroon
International or regional conventions
Cameroon is a member/signatory to the following international or regional Conventions related to cetacean conservation:
- International Whaling Commission (since 2005)
- Convention on Migratory Species (since 1983)
- The Abidjan Convention
Confirmed observations
‘The species holotype originates from the Bay of Warships in the Douala region of Cameroon (Kükenthal, 1892). Recently, a sighting and bycatch (landed) were documented from the far south of Cameroon close to Equatorial Guinea (Ayissi et al., 2014)’. A survey in 2016 did not yield any new sightings of the species (Van Waerebeek et al 2017).
Threats and trends
No abundance estimates are available for this population. Bycaught specimens of Sousa teuszii, were recorded from Campo, southern Cameroon in 2012, and a fish landing site near Kribi in 2014 (Van Waerebeek et al. 2017).
Report
Report a sighting or stranding by emailing info@sousateuszii.org or the contacts below.
Contact person
Aristide Kamla
Cedrick Fogwan
Isidore Ayissi
Roderic Xavier Ndounteng Njamo
Relevant country-specific references
- Collins, T., 2015. Re-assessment of the Conservation Status of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii), Using the IUCN Red List Criteria. In Advances in marine biology Volume 72, pp. 47-77). Academic Press.
- Kukenthal, W. 1891. Porpoises in African rivers. Nature 44: 175
- Kükenthal, W. 1892. Sotalia teuszii n. sp. ein pflanzenfressender (?) Delphin aus Kamerun. Zoologische Jahrbücher Abteilung für Systematick 6:442-446.
- Van Beneden, P. J. 1892. Un cétacé fluviatile d’Afrique. Bulletins de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-arts de Belgique 3(23):350-355.
- Van Waerebeek, K., Barnett, L., Camara, A., Cham, A., Diallo, M., Djiba, A., Jallow, A.O., Ndiaye, E., Bilal, A.O. and Bamy, I.L., 2004. Distribution, status, and biology of the Atlantic humpback dolphin, Sousa teuszii (Kukenthal, 1892). Aquatic Mammals, 30(1), pp.56-83.
- Van Waerebeek, K., M. Uwagbae, G. H. Segniagbeto, I. L. Bamy, and I. Ayissi. 2017. New records of Atlantic humpback dolphin in Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo underscore fisheries pressure and generalised marine bushmeat demand. Revue d’Ecologie (Terre et Vie) 72:192-205.
- Weir CR, Collins T. 2015. A Review of the Geographical Distribution and Habitat of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii). In: Jefferson TA, Curry BC editors. Advances in Marine Biology Volume 72: Humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.) current status and conservation: Part I. Academic Press. p. 79-117.