Without in-depth understanding on their ecology, it would be difficult to comprehend their tolerance to the threat that human poses. For the survival of WBSE as well as sustainability of the coastal development, environment management parties will need more information to support formulation of conservation action and decision making on impact assessment. In this regard, continuous monitoring and further research are needed.

In the last decade, the AFCD's yearly survey formed initial background knowledge on the distribution of the nests. However, more effort is definitely needed for research of their ecology, particularly in the breeding ecology, the life stage that is most vulnerable to disturbance.