Dugong aerial survey (dugong, turtle) Torres Strait, December 1994

Sightings for dugongs and turtles in Torres Strait area during the dugong aerials surveys in December 1994.

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    Sightings for dugongs and turtles in Torres Strait area during the dugong aerials surveys in December 1994.

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      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 consists of abundance/distribution and transect maps (jpg) and additional metadata (pdf). Please contact Helene Marsh Helene.Marsh@jcu.edu.au for GIS data.

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  • Keywords
    • aerial survey
    • marine turtle
    • marine mammal
    • distribution
    • Torres Strait
    • Dugong dugon
    • abundance
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 1994/12/01
  • End Date 1994/12/31
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  • Locations
    • Torres Strait, Northern 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 (dugong, turtle) Torres Strait, December 1994 maps.zip
    The Data Manager is: Alana Grech
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    Citation Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene (2012): Dugong aerial survey (dugong, turtle) Torres Strait, December 1994. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/cc4585189b97744e794a77f3653d859e