Dugong aerial survey (cetacean, dugong and turtle) Northern Great Barrier Reef, 1985 April to November

Sighting for dugong, cetacean and turtle species in the Northern Great Barrier Reef area during the dugong aerials surveys in April 1985.

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    Sighting for dugong, cetacean and turtle species in the Northern Great Barrier Reef area during the dugong aerials surveys in April 1985.

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      GIS data can be obtained by contacting Helene Marsh Helene.Marsh@jcu.edu.au 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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    • Great Barrier Reef
    • marine biology
    • Dugong dugon
    • marine mammal
    • distribution
    • cetacean
    • dugong
    • Northern Great Barrier Reef
    • dolphin
    • abundance
    • turtle
    • aerial surveys
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 1985/04/01
  • End Date 1985/11/30
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    Physical Location Dr Alana Grech, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia, Tel: +61 7 47815222
    The Data Manager is: Alana Grech
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    Citation Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene (2011): Dugong aerial survey (cetacean, dugong and turtle) Northern Great Barrier Reef, 1985 April to November. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/b6c12334f5a2b2bd417c3bf056265173