Dr Putu Mustika ~ Adjunct Research Fellow

Dr Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika (Icha) obtained her PhD from James Cook University in Australia in December 2011 and was awarded the title in April 2012. Her PhD was on the sustainability of dolphin watching tourism in Bali, Indonesia.  From July 2011 to December 2012 she worked with Conservation International Indonesia in Bali. Ever since, she has been doing her own works with her colleagues on sustainable tourism, cetacean watching tourism, marine mammal by-catch, marine mammal protected areas and the management of stranded marine mammals. Her collaborators are mostly based in Indonesia, Asia and Australia, as well as United Kingdom and the United States.

Icha is active in assisting the Indonesian government in fostering the management of marine mammals, particularly whales and dolphins, in the Archipelago. She is currently the database coordinator for the whale stranding initiative in Indonesia, as well as leading a marine mammal-focused NGO in Indonesia (‘CETASI’ – Cetacean Sirenian Indonesia).

Since 2015, Icha has been involved in the delivery of at least 19 subjects at JCU. To date, she has (co)authored 20 journal articles (all ERA-listed, 17 of them Q1) and one book chapter. She was the lead author in 13 of these publications. Six of her journal articles were published in A* or A journals on the Australian Business Deans Council 2019 list. Since finishing her PhD, she has (co)raised more than AUD 1.4 million in competitive research funding, including from the World Bank. She has completed the supervision of one masters student and one PhD student. She currently has an honours student and a PhD student at JCU. 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

• BX2072: Change Management (Level 2; TSV)
• EV1011: Introduction to Sustainability (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• LB5203: Sustainable Enterprise (Level 5; TSV)
• PL3002: Policy Analysis and Management (Level 3; TSV)
• PL5002: Policy Analysis and Management (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Sustainable tourism
• wildlife tourism
• marine mammal population
• marine mammal protected area

Teaching

• Sustainable development policies
• nature based tourism

Research Disciplines

• Environmental management (4104)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Marine systems and management (1805)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Mustika P, High K, Putra M, Sahri A, Ratha I, Prinanda M, Agung F, Purnomo F and Kreb D (2022) When and Where Did They Strand? The Spatio-Temporal Hotspot Patterns of Cetacean Stranding Events in Indonesia. Oceans, 3 (4). pp. 509-526
• Mustika P, Williams R, Kadarisman H, Purba A, Maharta I, Rahmadani D, Faiqoh E and Dewantama I (2021) A rapid assessment of the marine megafauna biodiversity around South Bali, Indonesia. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.
• Mustika P, Erzini K, Wonneberger E and Pasisingi N (2021) Marine megafauna bycatch in artisanal fisheries in Gorontalo, northern Sulawesi (Indonesia): an assessment based on fisher interviews. Ocean & Coastal Management, 208.
• Putra M and Mustika P (2021) Maximum entropy model: estimating the relative suitability of cetacean habitat in the northern Savu Sea, Indonesia. Marine Mammal Science, 37 (1). pp. 6-28
• Sahri A, Putra M, Mustika P, Kreb D and Murk A (2021) Cetacean habitat modelling to inform conservation management, marine spatial planning, and as a basis for anthropogenic threat mitigation in Indonesia. Ocean & Coastal Management, 205.
• Anderson R, Herrera M, Ilangakoon A, Koya K, Moazzam M, Mustika P and Sutaria D (2020) Cetacean bycatch in Indian Ocean tuna gillnet fisheries. Endangered Species Research, 41. pp. 39-53
• Mustika P, Ichsan M and Booth H (2020) The economic value of shark and ray tourism in Indonesia and its role in delivering conservation outcomes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7.
• Putra M and Mustika P (2020) Incorporating in situ prey distribution into foraging habitat modelling for marine megafauna in the Solor waters of the Savu Sea, Indonesia. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems, 30 (12). pp. 2384-2401
• Sahri A, Mustika P, Purwanto P, Murk A and Scheidat M (2020) Using cost-effective surveys from platforms of opportunity to assess cetacean occurrence patterns for marine park management in the heart of the Coral Triangle. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7.
• Sahri A, Putra M, Mustika P and Murk A (2020) A treasure from the past: former sperm whale distribution in Indonesian waters unveiled using distribution models and historical whaling data. Journal of Biogegoraphy, 47 (10). pp. 2102-2116
• Sahri A, Mustika P, Dewanto H and Murk A (2020) A critical review of marine mammal governance and protection in Indonesia. Marine Policy, 117.
• D'Lima C, Everingham Y, Diedrich A, Mustika P, Hamann M and Marsh H (2018) Using multiple indicators to evaluate the sustainability of dolphin-based wildlife tourism in rural India. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26 (10). pp. 1687-1707

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ research outputs authored by Dr Putu Mustika from 2009 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Marine Turtle Conservation in Southeast Asia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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