Dugong Sightseeing Conservation Project

Seagrass-Dugong in Indonesia Indonesian archipelago features the most important focal areas for seagrass-dugong distribution ● • Connecting two major basins of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean Complex marine ecoregion with different development pressures • HOWEVER: • We are lacking complete distribution map of seagrass species across Indonesia • As critical habitat for Dugong, vague information exist on the disappearance of seagrass meadows • Dugong population, habitat use/home range and other ecological information are scarce TERENGGANU ACEH PERAK Medan KEPULAUAN Malaysia RIAU Kuala Lumpur Sing RIAU PROVINSI SUMATERA BAR JAMBI SUMATERA SELATAN NOTES: LAMPUNG history of dugong hunting & culling proposed project focal areas Christmas Island SABAH Brunei Malaysia SARAWAK PROVINSI KALIMANTAN BAN KALIMANTAN TENGAH Laut Jawa KALIMANTAN TIMUR PROVINSI KALIMANTAN SEL Celebes Sea MALUKU UTARA SULAWESI UTARA SULAWESI TENGAH PROVINSI SULAWESI BAR Indonesia Makassar Laut Banda Jakarta Bandung JAWA TIMUR NUSA TENGGARA TIM Kupang Timor-Leste Timor Sea LUKU PAPUA BAR Arafura Sea PAPUA @TRISMADES Jayapura 6

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