Research
We focus on filling baseline knowledge gaps on endangered marine megafauna species, mainly cetaceans and dugongs, to inform conservation strategies. We are always open to new ideas and collaborations to support Cambodia's ocean life.
Popular publications of marine mammals in Cambodia
Verutes, G., Tubbs, S., Selmes, N., Clark, D., Walker, P., Clements, O. (2021). Mapping seasonal distribution and habitat preferences of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in a Transnational Important MarineMammal Area. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8.
Chan, R., Tep, T & Tubbs, S.(2020). Cetacean observation methods: using Irrawaddy dolphins to compareland-based surveys and a C-POD in Kep, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History. 2020 (2) pp.51–60.
Tubbs, S., Côté, G., Akkaya-Baş, A., Jones, A. & Notman, G. (2019). Sighting and stranding reports of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and dugongs (Dugong dugon) in Kep and Kampot, Cambodia. Aquatic Mammals. 45(5) pp. 563-568.
Tubbs, S., Keen, E., Jones, A. & Thap, R. (2020). On the distribution, behaviour and seasonal variation of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the Kep Archipelago, Cambodia.Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68 pp. 137-149.
Scientific research posters
Reader-Allen, S., Ellis Arnett, R., Nop, N., Haslam, S., Tubbs, S. & Tregenza, T. (2026). Spatiotemporal variation in Irrawaddy dolphin and Indo-Pacific Humpback dolphin social structures in coastal Cambodia. University of Exeter.
El, L., Heng, C.,Ellis Arnett, R., Tubbs, S., Nop, N., Haslam, S. & Ke, D. (2024). The Cambodian Marine Mammal Bycatch and Stranding Network (CMMBSN): A citizen science reasearch and conservation project. 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
Lock, B., Ellis Arnett, R., Tubbs, S., Haslam, S., Nop, N., Embling, C. & Ingram, S. (2026). Seasonality in Abundance and Distribution of Irrawaddy Dolphin and Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin in Kampot, Cambodia. University of Plymouth, Khmer Ocean Life, Newcastle University.