Threat identification and spatial risk assessment for a vulnerable Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) population in an urban embayment

Context Intensifying human activities in coastal regions are placing growing pressures on dolphin populations, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive threat assessments to guide effective conservation and management actions. Aim This study aimed to identify, characterise and rank the level of risk from threats present to an Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) population, a listed Vulnerable species, in the urbanised embayment of Moreton Bay, Queensland, and perform a spatial a