The West Indian Ocean (WIO) Dugong Range States Preparatory Meeting to the First Signatory State Meeting, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 3 October 2010.

Meeting's Main Objectives were to:

• Discuss relevant SS1 Agenda items
• Reporting on the work programme, meetings and other activities by the Dugong MoU Secretariat
• Reporting Process for National Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan
• Featuring the Standardised Dugong Catch/Incidental Catch Survey Tool