Hughes, George R.

3 publications

Hughes, George R. (detail)
1969Dugong status survey in Mozambique.
World Wildlife Yearbook (World Wildlife Fund) 1969: 137-139.
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Hughes, George R.; Oxley-Oxland, R. (detail)
1971A survey of dugong (Dugong dugon) in and around Antonio Enes, northern Moçambique.
Biol. Conserv. 3(4): 299-301. 3 figs. July 1971.
—Reports the results of a brief aerial survey (27 dugongs sighted) and an interview with a fisherman, together with measurements of one dugong. Comments on dugong habits and the construction and use of dugong nets; concludes that there is a substantial dugong population in the area and that hunting pressure is slight. The survey result was also mentioned by Hughes in South Afr. Assoc. Mar. Biol. Res. Bull. No. 9: 43, 1971.
Hughes, George R. (detail)
1971Preliminary report on the sea turtles and dugongs of Moçambique. [Referência preliminar às tartarugas marítimas e dugongues de Moçambique.]
Veterin. Moçambique (Lourenço Marques) 4(2): 45-62. 4 figs.
—Based on interviews with fishermen, discusses past and present dugong distribution in Mozambique and in the Maputa River, the need for enforcement of existing protective laws, and the need for sanctuaries (58-62).