The conservation of the Indian Ocean Humpback dolphin project which has been going on since 2014 by the Plan for the Land research team for studying the population of the Indian Ocean Humpback dolphin (Sousa Plumbea) by regular sea surveys in Dayyer Nakhiloo national park and Mand protected area in Bushehr province has now identified a new population of Humpback Dolphins in their fifth year of sea surveys.

In the latest sea survey on February 8th, 2020, more than 15 dolphins were observed in Rostami port. After studying the taken photos, and comparing them with ones already taken from the Nakhiloo dolphins, no common dophin was recognized, therefore, it is announced that the observed population is a new population in Bushehr shores. However, the newly identified population appears to have more traces of human threat compared to the former population and is in need of further studying.

This is a pleasant news which indicates the wide spreading of this species around Bushehr province in Persian Gulf waters.

It is worth to mention that the Indian Ocean Humpback dolphin is considered as an endangered species and is placed in the red list of IUCN since 2015. Due to its presence in shores with less than 25 meters of depth; it is widely threatened by human factors such as fishery equipment.