Residents Find The Mermaid Bangkai In Baguala Ambon

Residents found a dugong on the market beach on Sunday Ambon, Maluku (Between/DedyAzis)

AMBON - A resident of Baguala Ambon Subdistrict, Maluku was surprised by the discovery of the carcass of a dugong or dugong stranded in the coastal area of the market on Sunday.

"I was surprised when I walked around and saw the carcass of this dugong," May, the resident who found the fish in Ambon was quoted as saying by ANTARA, Saturday, May 20.

The discovery of the two-meter-long marine mammal, which is estimated to weigh more than 100 kilograms, has also become the center of attention of local residents and passing motorists.

Not a few of the residents immediately captured the large marine mammal using a cell phone camera.

After an hour of being used as a spectacle for residents, residents also contacted the local police to evacuate the discovery of the dugong or dugong.

Meanwhile, another resident, Robert, said that this was the first time this incident had occurred on the coast which borders the main road.

"It looks like this fish is separated from their herd to get here, because the waters here are far from the high seas," he said.

Because the Sunday market coast area itself is in Baguala Bay which is directly adjacent to Haruku Island.

Meanwhile, the Dugong itself is popular in five countries or regions, namely Australia, Bahrain, Papua New Guinea, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Genetic information about the dugong population is largely limited to the Australian region. The IUCN noted that the dugong population began to decline and its status became vulnerable in 2008.

Habitat untuk dugong sendiri meliputi daerah pesisir dangkal sampai sedang dalam, perairan hangat (minimum 15-17 derajat selsius dengan thermoregulasi behavior).

Then the seagrass that supports tropical and tropical sea species, especially low fiber species. The umbrella shows great variability in the pattern of movement and migration, depending on the region and the influence of seasonal temperatures or rainfall on the ecosystem.