As a nation, we have responsibility for the conservation of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices that are compatible with conservation or sustainable use. The project will have environmental benefits to Australia by improving the knowledge base and capability for management of marine ecosystems in northern Australia. This project will build fundamental knowledge of culturally important coastal dolphins and sea turtles in remote marine ecosystems and develop capacity for scientifically-informed monitoring and management of these species by Indigenous and government organisations. The project will also deliver significant social and cultural benefits through enhanced collaboration between scientists, Indigenous sea rangers and marine national park managers and it will build trust in, and knowledge of, western science in remote communities. This model of collaboration will enhance the national capacity for research and environmental management through the engagement of the highly skilled Indigenous ranger groups of northern Australia’s coast.
Evidence of resident coastal population (s) of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in northern Australian waters
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