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- Dugong hunting in Australia is not prohibited; however, the practise is heavily regulated. Dugongs are protected throughout Australia, although the rules vary by state; in some areas Indigenous hunting is allowed. Dugongs are listed under the Nature Conservation Act in the Australian state of Queensland as vulnerable.
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May 1, 2019 · Marine turtles and dugongs are protected under the Australian Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which lists them as marine and migratory species, and also by various state and Northern Territory legislation.
Dugongs are protected throughout Australia, although the rules vary by state; in some areas Indigenous hunting is allowed. [1] Dugongs are listed under the Nature Conservation Act in the Australian state of Queensland as vulnerable.
- Cruel and Unsustainable
- Traditional Hunting - A Legal Right
- Cultural Excuse
- Cultural Change
Every year in Australian waters, thousands of dugongs are speared, dragged by the spear line and then drowned in a process that takes between 15 minutes and two hours. While we deplore the use of harpoons by Japanese whalers, regulations made under the Torres Strait Fisheries Actprohibit the taking of dugongs by any method other than with the use o...
Under section 211 of the Native Title Act, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are entitled to hunt dugongs for personal, domestic or non-commercial communal needs. State and Territory laws also allow the practice, but this right is not unfettered. Both the Commonwealth and the States have the power to regulate the killing of dugongs to e...
Much of the laissez-fairedugong management in Australia has been based on the deeply-rooted principle that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples know best and that their practices are sustainable. It is time however to set aside romanticised beliefs of Indigenous people as good custodians of the land merely by virtue of their race or ancest...
Dugong hunting is justified because of its cultural and social value. But culture is fluid and changes with time. Dog fighting, bear baiting and sending children down the mines are no longer part of Western culture because these practices offend our morals. Indigenous cultures change too. For instance the marriage of underage girls is no longer tol...
While some of Australia’s dugong populations are healthy, others, such as on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, are in decline. Commercial gillnet fishing is a major threat to dugongs in Queensland. Dugongs are air breathing marine mammals, and are easily entangled in fishing nets and drown.
This page provides information on how the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (the Act) protects animals, including turtles and dugongs, from unreasonable pain and suffering when hunted and killed under traditional methods.
- info@daf.qld.gov.au
Jan 27, 2023 · Dugongs may only be taken using the traditional spear (wap); Dugong hunting is banned in a large area of western Torres Strait which has been set aside as a dugong sanctuary (see map); and Dugongs and turtles cannot be taken or carried in a commercially licensed fishing boat greater than 6m in length (boats under 6m with a TIB licence are ...
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Marine turtles and dugong that breed and forage in the tropical waters of northern Australia, the Torres Strait and around the world are listed protected species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
