As the Fraser Coast braces for a third La Niña event, the long-term effects of recent floods are hitting the region's threatened dugong population hard.
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"We will be able to get a fresh count of how many dugongs we find in those areas and how many calves there are."Dr Cleguer said dugongs could be creeping further north following two major floods and the prospect of a third La Niña."They might make it to another seagrass patch, or they might die in the process.
JCU-TropWATER consulted traditional owners from each region to get the aerial dugong survey off the ground. "The most accurate way to count dugongs is from the sky, so we've been using a lightweight aircraft with highly trained observers counting dugongs from the plane," Dr Cleguer said.
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