Sirenews is the official newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Sirenia Specialist Group. The latest issue is now available online at http://sirenian.org/sirenews/53APR2010.pdf. Back issues are archived at http://sirenian.org/sirenews.html. IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Domning's Bibliography of the Sirenia and Desmostylia (http://sirenian.org/biblio/) 2. UNEP/CMS Abu Dhabi to organized dugong meeting in October 2010 3. Strategic dugong survey design workshop report 4. New publication on West African manatees (http://www.manatees.org.uk/index.htm) 5. Local News: Mexico, New Caledonia 6. Recent Publications IMPORTANT NOTE: Sirenews is an informal forum, not to be considered citable, formally-published literature; it is NOT "peer-reviewed", and contributions to it should not be quoted without the written permission of the author. The opinions expressed are those of the writers and not necessarily those of IUCN or other organizations. Sirenews (ISSN 1017-3439) appears twice a year in April and October and is edited by Cynthia R. Taylor, Wildlife Trust, 1601 3rd Street S., Suite F, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA, and James A. Powell, Sea to Shore Alliance, 200 2nd Ave. S., #315, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. It is funded by the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. Submission deadlines are April 1 and October 1. Material may be submitted by e-mail to: Cynthia Taylor (taylor@wildlifetrust.org).