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Dugong aerials surveys (dugongs, cetaceans, turtles) Torres Strait, November to December 1991

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Title

Dugong aerials surveys (dugongs, cetaceans, turtles) Torres Strait, November to December 1991

Type

Dataset

Date Record Created

2012-03-28

Date Record Modified

2012-12-13

Language

English

Coverage

Date Coverage

1991-11-01 to 1991-12-31

Time Period

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Geospatial Location

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• Torres Strait, Northern Queensland, Australia.
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Description

Descriptions

1. Type: brief

   Sightings for dugongs, cetaceans and turtles in Torres Strait area during the dugong aerials surveys between November and December 1991.

2. Type: note

   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).

3. Type: note

   This dataset consists of abundance and transect maps (jpg), additional metadata (pdf) and a report (pdf). Please contact Helene Marsh Helene.Marsh@jcu.edu.au for GIS data.

Related Publications

1. Fishery Assessment Report: Torres Strait Dugong

Related Websites

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Technical metadata

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People

Creators

1. Managed by: Dr Alana Grech , ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2. Aggregated by: Prof Helene Marsh , School of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Primary Contact

Dr Alana Grech, alana.grech@jcu.edu.au

Supervisors

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Collaborators

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Subject

Fields of Research

1. 050206 - Environmental Monitoring (050206) (050206)
2. 050202 - Conservation and Biodiversity (050202) (050202)

Socio-Economic Objective

1. 960902 - Coastal and Estuarine Land Management (960902) (960902)

Keywords

1. aerial survey
2. abundance
3. marine mammal

Research Activity

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Research Themes

Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change

Rights

License

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License - Other

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Access Rights/Conditions

Open Access . If the data is not available via the provided link, please contact an associated party (preferrably the Manager as specified) for access.

Type

open

Rights

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Data

Data Location

Online Locations

Attachments

1. Dugong aerials surveys (dugongs,cetaceans,turtles) Torres Strait, November to December 1991 maps and report.zip (Data File, Public)

Stored At

Dr Alana Grech, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville QLD 4811, Australia, Tel: +61 7 47815222

Citation

Cite:

Grech, Alana.; Marsh, Helene. (2012). Dugong aerials surveys (dugongs, cetaceans, turtles) Torres Strait, November to December 1991. James Cook University. [Data files] jcu.edu.au/tdh/collection/2bc3a914-0694-47bd-8b18-13b27e1de8f0