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NESP MaC Project 4.2 - Assessing dugong distribution and abundance in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, 2024-2026 (CDU, JCU)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub study - Assessing dugong distribution and abundance in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata. Aboriginal ranger groups, Traditional Owners of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria (sGoC), scientists, Queensland, Northern Territory and Commonwealth government representatives will co-design and implement a program that enables a contemporary cross-border understanding of dugong populations and other marine megafauna. The dugong program comprises three parts: 1) Dugong population genetics, 2) a standardised aerial survey in the sGoC, and 3) Indigenous-led drone surveys of marine megafauna hotspots. The collaborative approach will enable contemporary data on abundance, distribution and genetic population structuring to inform local and regional conservation management actions. In combination with other NESP investments in Qld and WA, this program will have applied consistent approaches to dugong population assessment across three states. This program directly responds to the national priorities of conserving, protecting and sustainably managing biodiversity through research and information management. Planned Outputs • dugong distribution & abundance [spatial dataset] • Final technical report with analysed data and a short summary of recommendations for policy makers of key findings [written]

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Title NESP MaC Project 4.2 - Assessing dugong distribution and abundance in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, 2024-2026 (CDU, JCU)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e7795f74-a7ff-43e9-89f4-38b6d82e0b9b
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
rachel.groom@cdu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/02/2024 -
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP MaC Project 4.2 - Assessing dugong distribution and abundance in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, 2024-2026 (CDU, JCU)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-mac-project-4-2-assessing-dugong-distribution-and-abundance-in-the-southern-gulf-of-carpen