Dugong aerial survey (dugongs, cetaceans and turtles), Gulf of Carpentaria, December 1997

Sightings for dugongs, cetaceans and turtles in the Gulf of Carpentaria area during the dugong aerials surveys in December 1997. These data are the results of the first survey of the entire Queensland coastal waters for the Gulf of Carpentaria for marine wildflife using the quantitative aerial survey techniques, which are now standard for dugongs.

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    Sightings for dugongs, cetaceans and turtles in the Gulf of Carpentaria area during the dugong aerials surveys in December 1997. These data are the results of the first survey of the entire Queensland coastal waters for the Gulf of Carpentaria for marine wildflife using the quantitative aerial survey techniques, which are now standard for 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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    • distribution
    • marine mammal
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 1997/01/01
  • End Date 2001/01/01
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    • Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.
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    Citation Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene (2012): Dugong aerial survey (dugongs, cetaceans and turtles), Gulf of Carpentaria, December 1997. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/4f47ada3d2a0c49a1d0b6a003c9370fa