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Dugong aerial survey (dugongs) Moreton Bay, October 1999

Sightings for dugongs, in Moreton Bay area during the dugong aerials surveys in October 1999.
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    Sightings for dugongs, in Moreton Bay area during the dugong aerials surveys in October 1999.

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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.

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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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      This dataset contains maps and reports.

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  • Keywords
    • marine biology
    • marine mammal
    • dugong dugon
    • dugong
    • aerial survey
    • abundance
    • distribution
    • Great Barrier Reef
    • Moreton Bay
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 1999/10/01
  • End Date 1999/10/31
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    • Moreton Bay, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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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
    Attachment Dugong aerial survey (dugongs) Moreton Bay, October 1999, maps and report.zip
    The Data Manager is: Alana Grech
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    Citation Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene (2012): Dugong aerial survey (dugongs) Moreton Bay, October 1999. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/41e5bdaa00ff8b07442711136fd29647