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Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring : October 2016 surveys

Details:

Title

Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring : October 2016 surveys,

Other title

Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Program 2016–2020,

Creator

Palmer, Carol, Brooks, Lyndon, Mackarous, Kelly,

Issued by

Northern Territory. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Marine Ecosystems Group, Flora and Fauna Division,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT, Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Program,

Date

2016-10,

Location

Bynoe Harbour, Darwin Harbour, Shoal Bay,

Description

"This report presents the first year results for the 2016–2020 annual dolphin monitoring program for three species of coastal dolphins in the Darwin region (Bynoe Harbour, Darwin Harbour and Shoal Bay). Program objectives of the report was to assess the abundance, apparent survival, emigration rates and movements of dolphins in the Darwin Region, and, to assess the long term viability of dolphin populations and document implications for conservation management. " - Executive Summary,

Notes

Program has been funded by the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Table of contents

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Methods - Darwin Region monitoring program 2016/2020 - Boat surveys - Analysis - Marked proportion and total population size -- Results - Australian humpback dolphin - Abundance estimates - Bottlenose dolphin - Australian subfin dolphin - Movements -- Discussion -- References,

Language

English,

Subject

Humpback dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins, Snubfin dolphins, Ecology, survey,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

Place of publication

Palmerston,

Series

Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Program,

Format

19 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf,

ISBN

9781743501511,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/754066 [Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Progress Report - October 2018 surveys], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/305351 [Darwin Region - Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Progress Report - October 2017 surveys], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/809760 [Darwin Region Coastal Dolphin Monitoring Program: Final Report - 2011 to 2019],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/277126,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/424260