Fact sheet

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NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Dugong population assessment – Gulf of Carpentaria. Project 4.2 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

2024

Overview

Dugong (Dugong dugon) populations in northern Australia are subject to multiple pressures. Commercial gill-netting and traditional hunting directly impact dugongs, while extreme weather events and catchment-based human activities degrade important seagrass habitats, impacting dugongs indirectly. These pressures can have a cumulative and compounding impact on dugong populations.

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