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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority :: Appendix 2: Project Scoping Papers

Appendix 2: Project Scoping Papers

  • Project 1 - Long-term trends in dugong numbers — Great Barrier Reef-wide
  • Project 2 - Productivity of key seagrass species of importance to dugongs, at selected locations within the Great Barrier Reef
  • Project 3 - Negotiated protocol for the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge to complement scientific knowledge on the distribution, abundance, movement, ecology and management practices of dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef
  • Project 4 - Improving estimates of absolute abundance of dugongs
  • Project 5 - Research for the management of seagrass resources in the Dugong Protection Areas of the Great Barrier Reef region
  • Project 6 - Dugong strandings: causes of mortality
  • Project 7 - Using microsatellite markers to study dugong phylogeography
  • Project 8 - Effect of boat traffic on dugongs
  • Project 9 - Variation in dugong fecundity
  • Project 10 - Improving the knowledge of dugong distribution in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area through analysis of historic catch and effort information
  • Project 11 - Organochlorine and heavy metal pollutant concentrations in dugongs (Dugong dugon) and the implications for species management
  • Project 12 - Enhancement of dugong recovery through the development of alternative methods to mesh netting for harvesting inshore fin fish
  • Project 13 - Local information from commercial fishers and the socio-economic impacts of the implementation of Dugong Protection Areas on the commercial fishing industry
  • Project 14 - Factors influencing the mortality of dugongs in shark nets
  • Project 15 - Investigate and implement models and mechanisms for cooperative planning of resource management between state agencies and Traditional Owners
  • Project 16 - Developing sustainable community-based management for dugongs and green turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia
  • Project 17 - Are there seasonal changes in dugong distribution in the southern Great Barrier Reef?
  • Project 18 -  The spatial extent and intensity of the acoustic impact of underwater explosions in Shoalwater Bay (updated)
  • Project 19 -  Response of dugongs to underwater explosions (updated)
  • Project 20 - Impact of changes in net fishery operations on dugong recovery
  • Project 21 - Monitoring compliance and vessel use in the Hinchinbrook Dugong Protection Area
  • Project 22 - Fidelity of dugongs to Dugong Protection Areas and their fine-scale movements within them
  • Project 23 - Historical exploitation of dugongs
  • Project 24 - Auditory characteristics of the dugong ear (new) 
  • Project 25 -  Satellite tracking of dugongs (new)
 
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