| occurence | native | ||
| importance | subsistence fisheries | Ref. | Nichols, P.V., 1991 |
| aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | |
| regulations | no regulations | Ref. | |
| freshwater | No | ||
| brackish | No | ||
| saltwater | Yes | ||
| live export | |||
| bait | No | ||
| game/sport | No | ||
| abundance | Ref. | ||
| comments | Reported as Dugong dugon dugon (Ref. 1522). CITES: I/r, 15/07/04 (Ref. 84485). In the past hunting of dugongs for food and domestic consumption was a practice. Locals said that poaching happens at night during full-moon and it is still an on-going problem (Ref. 100789). C: Refs. 1522, 84485, 100789. | ||
| C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
| States/Provinces | |||
| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html | ||