Dugong
Issue 15 of the WIOMSA Magazine Published
25 April 2023
The latest issue of the WIOMSA Magazine is now available! Guest edited by Alison Clausen, Deputy Coordinator of the Ocean...
Dugong
Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi saves and rehabilitates dugong calf
25 April 2023
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has successfully rescued and rehabilitated a dugong calf, discovered stranded at the Marawah Marine...
CMS
New Publication: Handling a Stranded Orphaned Dugong Calf
17 January 2023
This advisory document aims to help policy makers and managers identify the most appropriate course of action for handling dugong calves...
Dugong
IUCN Red List: Dugong Subpopulations Reassessed
13 January 2023
In 2021 the CMS Dugong MOU commissioned two IUCN sub-regional assessments on the priority dugong populations of New Caledonia and East...
Dugong
WIOMSA Symposium 2022: Dugong Special Session
1 November 2022
The CMS Dugong MOU, in partnership with African Parks and the Marine Megafauna Foundation, organized a Special Session at...
Dugong
An exceptional encounter in Mayotte!
1 November 2022
A group of three dugongs, including one juvenile, has recently been spotted, raising hopes for the dugong population of Mayotte. Sightings...
Dugong
India: New Dugong Conservation Reserve
21 September 2022
The government of India has officially announced the establishment of a Dugong Conservation Reserve. The reserve is the first initiative...
Dugong
New Hope for Dugongs: plans to protect and restore seagrass ecosystems in Abu Dhabi
31 August 2022
A recent UNEP article highlights the efforts Abu Dhabi is making to restore over 20,000 ha of coastal ecosystems by 2030. ...
Dugong
Dugong declared extinct in China
24 August 2022
"The likely disappearance of the dugong in China is a devastating loss." (Prof Samuel Turvey, ZSL...
Dugong
Dugong MOU Sponsor WSC 2022 & ISBW14
17 August 2022
The CMS Dugong MOU Secretariat (CMS Dugong MOU) were proud sponsors of the World Seagrass Conference (WSC) and 14th International Seagrass...
Dugong
New Study Shows the Precarious Genetic Status of Dugongs in New Caledonia
28 July 2022
A new study, ‘Extremely Low mtDNA Diversity and High Genetic Differentiation Reveal the Precarious Genetic Status of Dugongs in New Caledonia,...
Dugong
New Study: Dugong in Southeast Asia
23 May 2022
A systematic review of the remaining populations, distributions, and habitat sites of the dugong in Southeast Asia. Authors Janmanee Panyawai and...
Dugong
New Research: Critically Endangered Dugongs of East Africa
13 May 2022
A new study, ‘Focused and inclusive actions could ensure the persistence of East Africa's last known viable dugong subpopulation’ by Trotzuk...
Communities
Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Integrating local communities and national policy
13 May 2022
Thirty-three experts, drawn from academia, project development and policy, consider how to develop Blue Carbon Ecosystem (BCE) conservation and Nationally Determined...
Dugong
‘The Dugongs of Bazaruto’: New e-book now available
30 August 2021
'The Dugongs of Bazaruto', is now available for download on the Dugong & Seagrass Hub. Written by Ruth H. Leeney and...
Communities
The Li-Maramaranja: Dugong Hunters of Excellence
15 June 2020
A film documenting community-based dugong tracking in Northern