Top End Coast
Along the northern coast of the Northern Territory, most dugongs are found around
the Tiwi Islands, Cobourg Peninsula (Garig Gunak Barlu National Park), and Croker
Island, with smaller numbers near Maningrida. Two aerial surveys along this stretch
of coast undertaken 12 years apart, in 198362and 199563, indicate that there is a
population of between about 10,500 and 16,500 dugongs. Figure 15 shows the
distribution of dugong sightings during the 1995 survey.
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