- A dugong survey in Dungonab Bay, Sudan
（2011/6/23-2011/7/2、Sudan）
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature / Project researcher ,Kotaro Ichikawa
June 23 Departure from KIX
June 24 Arrived in Khartum airport
June 25 Moved to Port Sudan
June 26 Interview with local fishermen in a fish market
June 27 Meeting with staffs, including Mr. Abdelmoneim, of Institute of Marine Research, Red Sea University for the future collaboration and preliminary survey.
June 28 Moved of Dungonab Bay and conducted a preliminary survey on seagrass beds beside a mongrove forest. Interviews were performed with local fishermen at Dungonab villagers and found that dugongs were often seen in the bay. Passive acoustic monitoring system was deployed on a seagrass bed in the Dungonab Bay at 20:00. Interview surveys revealed that dugongs inhabit the area and the acoustic survey revealed the acoustical environmental characteristics.
It is desired to visit the site again during summer to specify suitable research site.
June 29 The acoustic recording device was retrieved. Visited a seagrass bed beside a mangrove forest in south of Port Sudan.
June 30 Moved to Khartum
July 1 Left Sudan
July 2 Arrived in KIX
 ▲A passive acoustic monitoring was conducted in Dungonab Bay, northern Sudan |
 ▲Cymodocea rotundata was found in seagrass beds in the Dungonab Bay |