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3. India and Sri Lanka 4. East and South East Asia 5. Pacific Islands 6. Australia For each country within each region • Distribution and abundance • Threatening processes • Existing conservation initiatives • Suggested conservation initiatives Regions within range Countries within each region VERY out of date
- Conserving Seagrass to Protect The Dugong
- Reserve Status to Help Reduce The Threat of Trawling
- Seagrass Unexpectedly Found on The West Coast
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is a herbivorous marine mammal and it feeds exclusively on seagrass. It can eat up to 40 kg of seagrass every day, making the plant crucial to the survival of the animal. Other than supporting dugongs, seagrass beds along the continental shelf play a vital role in protecting the fragile marine biodiversity of the Gulf of M...
According to Sunderrajan, the destructive practice of bottom trawlingto catch fish in shallow waters has caused large scale depletion of seagrass meadows in the region. The trawling has also adversely affected small-scale fish workers who depended on the fishery resources associated with seagrasses. Additionally, the slow-moving dugongs regularly b...
In the last week of December 2021, tourists and fish workers active on Kerala’s famous tourism destination Kovalam beach saw large-scale washing up of a particular kind of grass, unfamiliar to the western coast until then. Strangely, the livestock on the beach refused to eat them. Somebody alerted the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries at ...
Jun 20, 2016 · Dugongs are protected in India and occur in Gulf of Mannar, PalkBay, Gulf of Kutch and Andaman and Nicobar islands. Once abundant in Indian waters, Dugong population has now reduced to about 200 individuals and is believed to be continuously declining in its number and range.
There is evidence that male dugongs lose fertility at older ages. [19] Despite the longevity of the dugong, which may live for 50 years or more, females give birth only a few times during their lives and invest considerable parental care in their young. [97] The time between births is unclear, with estimates ranging from 2.4 to 7 years. [13]
Sep 22, 2022 · The Persian Gulf has the second-largest dugong population in the world. It is home to around 5,800 to 7,300 of them. Why is India getting a dugong reserve? The sea cows are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972. According to a report by DownToEarth, dugongs consume up to 40 kg of seagrass in a day. With the rise ...
Dugongs are cousins of manatees and share a similar plump appearance, but have a dolphin fluke-like tail. And unlike manatees, which use freshwater areas, the dugong is strictly a marine mammal. Commonly known as "sea cows," dugongs graze peacefully on sea grasses in shallow coastal waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
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The dugong is the only sirenian in its range, which spans the waters of some 40 countries and territories throughout the Indo-West Pacific. The dugong has been hunted for thousands of years for its meat and oil. Its current distribution is fragmented, and many populations are believed to be close to extinction.
