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A Dugong Research Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and Hervey Bay
A Dugong Research Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and Hervey Bay
by Jamie Oliver and Ray Berkelmans
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
May 1999
On 17 May 1999 the Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council, comprising
the Commonwealth and Queensland Ministers for the Environment and for Tourism, accepted this Research Strategy as a guide for setting
priorities, allocating funds and assessing performance of dugong
recovery and conservation actions in the Great Barrier Reef and Hervey
Bay–Great Sandy regions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Executive Summary
- Preamble
- Introduction
- Map of Protected Areas (Shockwave Format: 382Kb)
- Research Strategy Development Process
- Performance Indicators for Dugong Protection Measures
- Dugong Research Priorities — Proposed Projects
- Appendices
- Appendix 1: Proposed Criteria for Assessing Scoping Documents
- Appendix 2: Project Scoping Papers
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