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Dugong aerial survey (dugongs, turtles, cetaceans) Hervey Bay, April and November 2001

Sightings for dugongs, cetaceans and turtles in Hervey Bay area during the dugong aerials surveys in April and November 2001.
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    Sightings for dugongs, cetaceans and turtles in Hervey Bay area during the dugong aerials surveys in April and November 2001.

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      In response to an outbreak of the potentially toxic algae Lyngbya over the eastern banks of Moreton Bay in March 2000, a series of aerial surveys was planned to asses the effects of future outbreaks on the distribution and abundance of dugongs and other megafauna in Moreton Bay. The series of surveys showed no indication in terms of numbers or distribution to indicate that Lyngbya was affecting the distribution or abundance of dugongs.

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      Please contact Helene Marsh Helene.Marsh@jcu.edu.au for GIS data. Funding for these surveys was obtained from the following government agencies: - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), - Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM), - Australian Marine Mammal Centre (AMMC), - Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), - Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), - Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility (MTSRF), - National Environmental Research Program (NERP).

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  • Keywords
    • marine turtle
    • dugong dugon
    • marine mammal
    • Hervey Bay
    • distribution
    • abundance
    • Moreton Bay
    • dugong
    • Great Barrier Reef
    • marine biology
    • cetacean
    • aerial survey
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2001/01/01
  • End Date 2002/01/01
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    • Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
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    Citation Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene; Lawler, Ivan (2012): Dugong aerial survey (dugongs, turtles, cetaceans) Hervey Bay, April and November 2001. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/22dd1b970f8661988ad59c89e016b713