TRANG (NNT) - Authorities in Trang have reported that an aerial survey recently observed up to 170 dugongs, 27 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and 141 sea turtles near local islands in the province.

 

The discovery was made possible through collaboration between the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in Thailand’s Lower Gulf and another research center in the Western Upper Gulf. Their teams were searching for rare sea creatures in the areas surrounding Koh Libong, Koh Mook and several adjacent islands.

 

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According to Sopon Thongdee, director-general of the the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), the search was conducted using an aerial line-transect method and an unmanned aerial vehicle operated by volunteer pilots Eduado Angelo Loigorri and Pinyada Pithansiri.

 

Sopon added that aerial footage obtained from the drone revealed that the area is home to approximately 170 dugongs. Typically, the animals are seen feeding and mating in areas with an abundance of seagrass. Humpback dolphins and sea turtles from the Indo-Pacific were also discovered nearby.

 

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7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Authorities in Trang have reported that an aerial survey recently observed up to 170 dugongs, 27 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and 141 sea turtles near local islands in the province.

Poor animals. 

Having to navigate through those murky waters. 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Authorities in Trang have reported that an aerial survey recently observed up to 170 dugongs, 27 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and 141 sea turtles near local islands in the province.

Make a good movie... "Lost at sea"

Its amazing when you remove millions of polluting human tourists from the scene how nature rebounds

How many tons of plastic did they see?

I'm very happy to hear that there are still some dugongs and turtles down there!  Looking at the aerial photo, I didn't realize the turtles are as large as the dugongs!  I guess leatherbacks can grow that big and bigger though.  I would really love to see one in real life.