Dugong : status reports and action plans for countries and territories

By Carole Eros, J. Hugues, H. Marsh, H. Penrose. 2002

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Current global risks to marine mammals: Taking stock of the threats (2018, background): “An example of this are dugongs (Dugong dugon), a species known to be threatened by direct harvesting, pollution and resources depletion in Palau, Southwest Pacific Ocean (Marsh et al., 2002), but on the global maps Palau is not visibly represented.”
Plant–animal interactions in seagrass beds: ongoing and future challenges for understanding population and community dynamics (2005, background): “This knowledge is urgently required for dugong conservation, as they face the risk of extinction in most areas (Marsh et al. 2002).”
Movement heterogeneity of dugongs, Dugong dugon (Müller), over large spatial scales (2006, background): “For example, dugongs were reported at Aldabra Atoll, 425 km from Madagascar in 2001, for the first time in many years (Marsh et al., 2002).”
Aerial surveys and the potential biological removal technique indicate that the Torres Strait dugong fishery is unsustainable (2004, background): “Scientists have voiced their concern about the sustainability of this fishery since the mid-1980s (Hudson, 1986; Johannes & MacFarlane 1991; Marsh, 1996; Marsh, Harris & Lawler, 1997; Marsh et al., 2002) but it has been difficult to obtain the data required for a robust scientific assessment.”
Diving behaviour of dugongs, Dugong dugon (2004, background): “, 2003), dugongs are very individualistic in their movements (Marsh and Rathbun, 1990; Marsh et al., 2002).”