IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group

Danielle Kreb

IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist Group / Danielle Kreb

Danielle Kreb obtained a doctoral decree in 2004 t the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Science Faculty of the University of Amsterdam, for her thesis on the conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia. Since then she has co-founded a local non-profit NGO Yayasan Konservasi RASI and is the leader of a scientific program that focuses on research, conservation and public outreach related to  cetaceans and other endangered aquatic dependent fauna as well as their habitats in Indonesia. A large part of her work focuses on the conservation of the Critically Endangered Mahakam River dolphins and for her efforts she obtained a Conservation Merit Prize from the Society of Marine Mammalogy in 2019. A result of her organization’s conservation efforts was the establishment of a c. 43,000 ha protected area in the river and wetlands where dolphins and fishermen can co-exist as well as a c. 160,000 ha buffer zone of an essential ecosystem area of peat swamp (and rain)forest to support dolphins’ and people’s fish resources and clean water supply. In addition, she performed coastal cetacean research  and identified 25 cetacean species along the East Kalimantan coast which sighting locations or ranges were incorporated in provincial spatial outline and management maps. Furthermore, she is part of a team of trainers to increase capacity of organizations and individuals for handling of stranded marine mammals.  Since 2016,  she is a honorary lecturer at the Fisheries Faculty of Mulawarman University in Samarinda and is teaching  graduate and M.Sc students on the identification and conservation of marine biodiversity and habitats.

Personal e-mail: danielle.kreb1(a)gmail.com
Organization e-mail: yk.rasi(a)gmail.com
Website: http://www.ykrasi.org
Facebook group/page: Rare Aquatic Species of Indonesia
Instagram: yayasan_rasi
Youtube: Yayasan Konservasi RASI

PUBLICATIONS

Beasley, Jedensjö, Wijaya, Anamiato, Kahn, Kreb, Observations on Australian Humpback Dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) in Waters of the Pacific Islands and New Guinea. In Thomas Jefferson, Barbara E. Curry, editors: Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2, Vol73, AMB, UK: Academic Press, 2016, pp. 219-271

Brownell, L.R., Reeves, R.R., Read, A.J. Smith, B.D., Thomas, P.O., Ralls, K. Amano, M. , Berggren. P.,

Aung Myo Chit , Collins, T., Currey, R., Dolar, M.L.L., Genov, T.,  Hobbs, R.C., Kreb, D., Marsh, H., Zhigang, M., F. Perrin, W.F., Phay, S., Rojas-Bracho, L., Ryan, G.E., Shelden, K.E.W., Slooten, E., Taylor, B.L., Vidal, O., Ding, W., Whitty, T.S., Wang, J.Y., 2019. Bycatch in gillnet fisheries threatens Critically Endangered small cetaceans and other aquatic megafauna. Endangered Species Research. Vol. 40:285-296.https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00994

Gönner, C., Schwarz, S., Budiono, Kreb, D and  Soeyitno, A. 2012. Waterbirds population Dynamix in the Middle Mahakam Wetlands of East Kalimantan over 23 years.Kukila  17 (2): 20-41.

Jefferson, T.A., Karczmarski, L., Kreb, D., Laidre, K., O’Corry-Crowe, G., Reeves, R., Rojas-Bracho, L., Secchi, E., Slooten, E., Smith, B.D., Wang, J.Y. & Zhou, K. 2008. Orcaella brevirostris Mahakam River subpopulation (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T39428A98842174.

Kreb, D. (1999) Observations on the occurrence of Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, in the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 64, 54–58.

Kreb, D. and Smith, B.D. (2000) Orcaella brevirostris (Mahakam subpopulation). In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <http://www.redlist.org/>.

Kreb, D. (2002) Density and abundance of the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, in the Mahakam River of East Kalimantan, Indonesia: a comparison of survey techniques. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement, 10, 85–95.

Kreb, D. (2004) Facultative river dophins: Conservation and social ecology of freshwater and coastal Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesia. PhD thesis, University of Amsterdam, pp. 1-230

Kreb, D. & Rahadi, K.D. (2004) Living under an aquatic freeway: effects of boats on Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in a coastal and riverine environment in Indonesia. Aquatic Mammals, 30, 363–375

Kreb, D. & Budiono (2005) Conservation management of small core areas: key to survival of a Critically Endangered population of Irrawaddy river dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in Indonesia. Oryx, 39 (2), 1-11.

Kreb, D. (2004) Abundance of freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mahakam in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, based on mark-recapture analysis of photo-identified    individuals. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 6 (3), 269-277.

Kreb, D & Budiono (2005) Cetacean Diversity and Habitat Preferences in Tropical Waters of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 53 (1), 149-155.

Kreb, D., Budiono and Syachraini. 2007. Status and Conservation of Irrawaddy Dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in the Mahakam River of Indonesia. In Status and Conservation of Freshwater Populations of Irrawaddy Dolphins, WCS Working Paper Series 31 (B.D. Smith, R.G. Shore, and A. Lopez, eds.), pp. 53-66, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY.

Kreb, D. Reeves, R.R., Thomas, P.J. Braulik, G.  and B.D. Smith (2010). Establishing protected areas for Asian freshwater cetaceans as flagship species for integrated river conservation management. Samarinda, 19-24 October 2009. Final Workshop report: Yayasan Konservasi RASI, Samarinda. https://iucn-csg.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/final_asian_freshwater_dolphin_workshop_report.pdf

Kreb, D., Perrin, W.F., ‘T Hart, P., Güçlüsoy, H., Van Waerebeek, K. 2011. Memories Peter Johannes Hendrikus van Bree 1927–2011. Marine Mammal Science, 27: 665–670.

Kreb, D., Mustika, P. L., Kahn, B., Yanuar, A., Muhajir & Purwanto 2015. SEAMAM III Report-Indonesia Pp.36-49. in:  Report of the Third Southeast Asian Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAM III). 2015. UNEP / CMS Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 643 pages. CMS Technical Series No. 32. (eds. E. Hines, L. S. Ponnampalam, F.I.J. Hisne, T. S. Whitty, J. Jackson-Ricketts, S.H. Kuit, J.M. Acebes.

Kreb, D., Malik, M. , Budiono. 2019. Buku Panduan SMA Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup. Daerah Aliran Sungai Mahakam. [Senior High school Environmental Education Book. Mahakam River Area. 86 pp.

Kreb, D., Malik, M. , Budiono. 2019. Buku Panduan SMP Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup. Daerah Aliran Sungai Mahakam. [Junior High school Environmental Education Book. Mahakam River Area. 44 pp.

Kreb D, Lhota S, Porter L, Redman A, Susanti I and Lazecky M. 2020. Long-Term Population and Distribution Dynamics of an Endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin Population in Balikpapan Bay, Indonesia in Response to Coastal Development.Front. Mar. Sci. 7: 533197.doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.533197.

Minton, Zulkifli Poh, Peter, Porter, Kreb, Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins in Borneo: A Review of Current Knowledge with Emphasis on Sarawak. In Thomas Jefferson, Barbara E. Curry, editors: Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2, Vol 73, AMB, UK: Academic Press, 2016, pp. 141-156.

Achmad Sahri, Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra, Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika, Danielle Kreb, Albertinka J. Murk. 2021. Cetacean habitat modelling to inform conservation management, marine spatial planning, and as a basis for anthropogenic threat mitigation in Indonesia, Ocean & Coastal Management, Volume 205. 105555, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105555.

Setiasih, N., Kreb, D., Adnyana, W., Supangat, A., Susetyo Adi, N., 2010, Threats Analysis of Climate Change Impact on the Marine Ecosystem and Biodiversity in the Savu Sea. WWF Indonesia.

Smith, B.D., Beasley, I. & Kreb, D. (2003) Marked declines in populations of Irrawaddy dolphins. Oryx, 37, 401–401.

Smith, B.D., Shore, R.G., Lopez, A., Beasley, I. Gilbert, M., Sokha, K., Kittawattanawong, K., Kreb, D., Moelyono, H., Tun, M.T., Channy, O., Pattnaik, A., Somany, P., Phothitay, C., Sutaria, D. and Tin, T. (2007). Action Plan for the Conservation of Freshwater Populations of Irrawaddy Dolphins. In Status and Conservation of Freshwater Populations of Irrawaddy Dolphins, WCS Working Paper Series 31 (B.D. Smith, R.G. Shore, and A. Lopez, eds.), pp. 9-20, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY.

Sugimatsu, H. Kojima, J., Ura, T., Bahl, R. Behera, S., Pattnaik, A., Tomuro, S., Kreb, D. 2013. Long-term in-situ monitoring of the Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostri) in Borneo. Conference: Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL).

Sugimatsu, H. Kojima, J., Ura, T., Bahl, R. Shizuko, H., Bahl, R., Behera, S., Pattnaik, A., Mandang, I., Tomuro, S., Kreb, D. 2013. Development and deployment of the long-term in-situ observation system of the Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in Borneo.

Thomas, P.O.,Gulland, F.M., Kreb, D., Ding, W., Smith, B., Malik, M.I., Ryan, G.E., Phay, S. 2019). A review of electrofishing as a potential threat to freshwater cetaceans. Endangered Species Research Volume 39: 207. download at https://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/specials/marine-vertebrate-bycatch-problems-and-solutions/

Vilstrup, J.T.,  Ho, S.J.W., Foote, A.D., Morin, P.A., Kreb, D., Krützen, M., Parra, G.J., Robertson, K.M.,  De Stephanis, R, Verborgh, P., Willerslev, E., Orlando, L. and Gilbert, M.T.P. (2011) Mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses of the Delphinidae with an emphasis on the Globicephalinae. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 65.

Yusmalinda, N.L.A., Wahyu, A. Mauid, D.S, Ratha, I.M.J., Suprapti, D., Kreb, D., Cahyani, N.K.D..   2017. Species identification of stranded cetaceans in Indonesia revealed by molecular     technique.Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropis.