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Dear colleagues,
A new tagging program on dugongs is planned in 2006
in the lagoon of Mayotte (Mozambique Channel). This program will assess fine
scale habitat use, preferences and activity budget of dugongs in a tropical
lagoon ecosystem. This would also provide information on the critical home range
of this endangered species. This project will be conducted by the Marine Mammal
Observatory, in collaboration with James Cook University (Queensland, Australia)
and the University of la Rochelle (France).
We are actually thinking about the catching
technique, and we would rather use nets (of a very small mesh size) than the
rodeo technique, considering local environmental characteristics.
The use of nets for dugong capture has never been
used, but this technique has been used for West Indian manatees.Then, I would highly appreciate any advises to apply a similar
protocol for dugongs, with probable adaptations due to different behavioural
response of these two species.
Many thanks for your collaboration!
Jeremy KISZKA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Jeremy KISZKA, research fellow
Marine Mammal Observatory, Mayotte (western Indian
Ocean)
French Wildlife Service & Agricultural and
Forestry Office
BP 103 F-97600 Mamoudzou, Mayotte
(FRANCE)
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