NESP MB Project A5 - Defining connectivity of Australia’s hammerhead sharks
This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A5 - "Defining connectivity of Australia’s hammerhead sharks". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.
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Hammerhead sharks are the focus of conservation management through recent listing on Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS). The clear data gap for Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) is connectivity of populations across national and international jurisdictions. This project applies genetic and satellite telemetry to examine the movement and connectivity of hammerhead sharks. This will help determine use of Australian Marine Parks (AMPs) and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), and define Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) where possible. These data will be assimilated with current research to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the status of hammerhead shark populations to inform species listing and assist management and conservation policies at national and international levels.
Planned Outputs
• A report outlining the results of genetic and movement analysis of hammerhead shark populations in northern Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea including identification of BIAs (aggregation sites) and use of CMRs where possible; revised conceptual models of stock structure and species status assessments; and a summary of Indigenous knowledge and traditional use of hammerhead sharks.
• Presentation of results to key stakeholders and end users
• Policy Brief (Research Summary for Managers) that describes project outcomes
• Manuscripts for scientific journals outlining the results of project components (eg, genetics, movement, Indigenous use and knowledge transfer)
• Presentation of recommendations at scientific conferences
• Communication of findings to the broader community via social media
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-03-23
- Date (Revision)
- 2019-02-04T00:00:00
Resource provider
- Purpose
- This project will use a collaborative and multi-pronged approach to understand the connectivity of hammerhead shark populations within Australia and with neighbouring countries.
- Credit
- Michelle Heupel (AIMS), Andrew Chin (AIMS and James Cook University), Will White (CSIRO), Sharon Appleyard (CSIRO), Colin Simpfendorfer (James Cook University), Karin Gerhardt (James Cook University), Grant Johnson (NT Fisheries)
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Credit
- Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government
- Credit
- In addition to NESP (DoE) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
- Status
- On going
Principal investigator
- Topic category
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- Oceans
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2015-05-01 2019-12-31
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Keywords (dataSource)
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- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
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- Conservation and Biodiversity
- Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
- Keywords (Theme)
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- fisheries
- conservation
- management
- connectivity
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- hammerhead shark
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The data collections described in this record are funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) through the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- OnLine resource
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NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A5 webpage
- OnLine resource
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Department of the Environment and Energy NESP website
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Field session
- Name
- MB Hub Project A5
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2bc9e6be-ed27-43fa-aa05-1f2332df7125
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2019-02-21T12:47:26
- Date info (Revision)
- 2019-02-21T12:47:26
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018