AERIAL SURVEY OF THE DUGONG (DUGONG-DUGON MULLER, 1776) IN COASTAL WATERS OF THE LEASE-ISLANDS, EAST INDONESIA

Authors
DEIONGH HH WENNO B BIERHUIZEN B VANORDEN B
Citation
Hh. Deiongh et al., AERIAL SURVEY OF THE DUGONG (DUGONG-DUGON MULLER, 1776) IN COASTAL WATERS OF THE LEASE-ISLANDS, EAST INDONESIA, Marine and freshwater research, 46(4), 1995, pp. 759-761
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy,"Marine & Freshwater Biology",Limnology,Fisheries
Journal title
Marine and freshwater research → ACNP
ISSN journal
13231650
Volume
46
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
759 - 761
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-1650(1995)46:4<759:ASOTD(>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
During December 1990 and August 1992, aerial surveys of dugongs were m ade along the coastlines of the Lease Islands in East Indonesia. The a erial surveys followed a strip transect covering the coastal shelf and totalled 3.5 h of observation. During the first survey, 17 dugongs we re observed, one of which was a neonatal calf; during the second surve y, 10 dugongs were seen but no neonates. The minimum population of dug ongs was estimated to be between 22 and 37 animals. The population pro bably interacts with a larger unidentified reservoir of dugongs in the coastal waters of nearby Seram and Buru Islands.