Sentences with phrase «for dugongs»

Look out for dugongs especially in shallow areas and reduce your boat speed if you see a dugong, turtle or other large marine animal.

Watch for Dugongs, Dolphins, Turtles and Black Swans in the Moreton Bay Marine Park.

There are lots of saltwater crocodiles and the area provides an important conservation habitat for dugongs, nesting turtles and migratory birds.

The researchers» potential next steps include refining the manatee probe and developing similar probes for the dugong, a related species, or for other marine mammals.

Famous for the dugong which can be visited from the island.

The bay's protected waters and plentiful seagrass meadows are perfect for the dugong, the world's only marine mammal herbivore.

Not exact matches

The Queensland Government acted decisively and for the first time turtles and dugongs were afforded protection under the Queensland Animal Care and Protection Act — a move praised by Indigenous communities in North Queensland.

WCS has been working in the northwest of Madagascar for over 10 years to create marine protected areas to protect marine turtles and other important marine ecosystems and species including coral reefs, seagrasses, dugongs and sharks and rays.

He added: «The mixed seagrass meadows of tropical waters provide a home for abundant and biodiverse marine communities, acting as fish nurseries and important ecosystems for charismatic and globally threatened species such as turtles and dugongs.»

Scott has recently taken up an adjunct research position at the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University where he is currently: (i) investigating the importance of enhanced larval survival and strong «local» reef interconnectedness as a triggering agent for primary outbreaks of crown ‐ of ‐ thorns starfish on the central GBR, and (ii) assessing potential improvements in the health of coastal seagrass and dependent dugong populations due to targeted reductions in fine sediment loads from the GBR catchment.

A modeling - based study by Australian government scientists has tracked ocean acidification for the first time through all of the thousands of reefs comprising the psychedelic ecosystem, which is home to fish, sharks, dolphins and dugongs.

It's been a very lucky week for sighting big stuff in Bunaken with Mola - Molas and Dugongs being seen by our guests.

Green canopies, mangrove lagoons and long curving beaches provide refuge for native birds, dolphins, gentle dugongs and migrating whales.

Look for Bottlenose dolphins, Indo - pacific humpback dolphins, dugongs and turtles.

The islands and surrounding reefs provide valuable habitat for threatened species such as humpback whales, dugong, loggerhead turtles and beach - stone curlews.

You will also visist the turtle sanctuary and look for dolphins and dugong.

These are feeding grounds for migratory shorebirds and home to several rare and threatened species: sea turtles, dugong and inshore dolphins to the lesser known mangrove - dwelling butterflies and false water rats.

Go sailing on a catamaran and look out for more dolphins, dugongs, turtles and stingrays.

As you soar above the reef, keep your eyes peeled for marine life including rays, reef sharks, dugongs, turtles and large tropical fish.

Keep your eyes peeled for the abundance of marine life that can be spotted in the shallow reef lagoons, including turtles, dugongs, rays, large tropical fish and if you are lucky, Whales.

The area has outstanding marine biodiversity with staggering coral walls around Bunaken, the more recently discovered muck diving sites in Manado Bay and the stunning reefs around Bangka which, whilst not part of the park, are celebrated for their stunning soft corals, dugongs and marine biodiversity.

If you find yourself in Hervey Bay outside of whale season, you can still head out for a half - day tour to watch pods of dolphins frolic along the coast of the Great Sandy Strait (if you're lucky, you might even spot some turtles and dugongs!).

It was used for the initiation of young males and for the harvesting of shellfish, turtles, dugongs, and fish.

Explore Cow Bay on a guided sea kayak tour where you'll set off at sunrise, cruising along the national park coastline searching for turtles, dolphins, dugongs and more.

For the lucky few, a dugong may make an unexpected appearance near the mangrove entrances.

The same could be said for manatees and dugongs.

One major component of Ailan Kastom relates to the role of turtle and dugong, which have great significance as totemic animals for many Islanders.

Even there the response may be inadequate, for a right to fish and to hunt dugong and turtle will not be worth much if fish stocks are dwindling and there are fewer and fewer dugong and turtle to be found.

extensive accounts of fishing and hunting for turtle and dugong at particular locations on the estates;