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x Marsh, Helene D.; Saalfeld, W. Keith
  1991
The status of the dugong in Torres Strait. In: D. Lawrence & T. Canfield-Smith (eds.), Sustainable development for traditional inhabitants of the Torres Strait region.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Workshop Ser. No. 16: 187-194. 2 tabs. 1 fig.
–Aerial survey data from 1987-88, and earlier catch statistics, indicate a minimum population estimate of 12,522 ± S.E. 1,487 dugongs in the region but are deemed insufficient to determine either the current catch level or the maximum sustainable harvest.

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Aerial Surveys of Distribution
x  1991Marsh & Saalfeld (DD; Torres Strait; 1987-88; 187-191.)
Australia
x  1991Marsh & Saalfeld (DD; Torres Strait; status; 187-194.)
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
x  1991Marsh & Saalfeld (DD; Torres Strait; status; 187-194.)
   1991Marsh, H. (Australia; gen. acc.)
Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
x  1991Marsh & Saalfeld (DD; Torres Strait; catch statistics, 1975-83, 188-189; sustainability of catch, 191-192.)
Population Biology
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution; Age Determination; Birth and Breeding)
x  1991Marsh & Saalfeld (DD; Torres Strait; sustainability of catch, 191-192.)