Spatial modeling of whale shark protection using the marxan method in Saleh Bay, West Nusa Tenggara

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 220, 2026 The 6^th International Conference on Marine Sciences (ICMS 2025)


Article Number		05011
Number of page(s)		25
Section		Marine Technology and Innovation
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202622005011
Published online		11 February 2026

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