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Marine mammals
The state of the Great Barrier Reef Report: marine mammals 
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Whales
Most whales appear to be maintaining intact populations. Humpback whales are recovering strongly after being decimated by whaling.
- Population increase of humpback whales along the Eastern Australian coast
- Migration of humpback whales along the Australian east coast
- East Coast Australian humpback whale population study - 1978 to 1982 Surveys
- Status of recovering stock of humpback whales in Eastern Australian Waters - 1983 to 1987 Surveys
- Status of humpback whales in Eastern Australia thirty years after whaling - 1984 to 1992 Surveys
- Status of humpback whales in Eastern Australia at the end of the 20th Century - 1994 to 1999 Surveys
- Continued Increase in East Australian humpback whales in 2001 and 2002
- East coast Australian humpback whale population estimate - 2007 Survey
- Humpback whale Australian east coast relative and absolute abundances
- Blue whales
- Fin whales
- Sei whales
Dolphins
There is limited information about most dolphin populations; but two inshore dolphin species are known to be at risk.
- Spatial distribution of Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins
- Population sizes, site fidelity and residence patterns of Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins in the Cleveland Bay area, Townsville
- Australian humpback dolphin genetics
- Australian snubfin dolphin genetics
Dugongs
Numbers of dugongs have declined drastically along the ‘urban coast’ but may now be stabilising. The remote coast population does not appear to have changed.
- Aerial Surveys for dugongs in the Southern Great Barrier Reef
- PBR modelling of dugong populations along the urban coast
- Historical population estimates for dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef
- Shark control records hindcast serious decline in dugong numbers off the urban coast of Queensland
- Aerial surveys for dugongs in the northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
- PBR Modelling of dugong populations along the northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
- Population Viability Analysis (PVA) of Traditional dugong harvest in Torres Strait and Cape York
- Prioritising areas for dugong conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park using a spatially explicit population model
- Dugong Protection Areas in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Dugong mortality in Queensland
- Understanding Boaters' non-compliance with speed guidelines introduced for dugong conservation in the Hinchinbrook area
- The efficacy of the voluntary vessel transit lanes in Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island for dugong conservation
- Movement heterogeneity of dugongs over large spatial scales
- Assessment of risks to dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Spatial assessment of risk to dugongs from bycatch
- Dugong movement in the Townsville-Cardwell Region
- Life history, pattern of breeding and population dynamics of the dugong
- Frequency of reported strandings increases after big rain events
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Whale of a time
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Important milestone
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Visit the Reef
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What you can do
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Report marine strandings
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