Brief description
The referenced report is presented in two sections. The first section reports on the results of a third survey of dugong distribution and abundance in Torres Strait conducted over four days in November 1996. The second section estimates the size of a sustainable dugong catch in Torres Strait using the Potential Biological Removal Method (PBR). The sustainability of the dugong fishery is then evaluated by comparing aerial survey estimates of the size of the dugong population in 1987, 1991 and 1996, and catch statistics from the Torres Strait Protected Zone (TSPZ) since 1991 in the context of current knowledge of dugong life history parameters.Lineage
Progress Code: completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned
Statement: Please refer to the detailed report. Metadata collated for the Torres Strait Inventory 2013 Project.
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CreditMarsh H
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Corkeron P
Corkeron P
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Morissette N and Preen AR
Morissette N and Preen AR
Data time period: 1987 to 1997
text: westlimit=141; southlimit=-11; eastlimit=144.5; northlimit=-9; projection=AGD84
Subjects
Aerial Surveys |
Dugong dugon |
Earth Science | Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries |
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Mammals |
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Mammals | Dugongs/Manatees |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Species/Population Interactions | Endangered Species |
Marine Features (Australia) | Torres Strait, QLD |
Torres Strait Research Repository 2013 |
biota |
environment |
society |
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Identifiers
- Local : Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW0306014263
- Local : Marlin Record Number: 14263
- global : e23a9335-169a-751a-e043-08114f8cd9e2