Collated data inventory for Humpback Whale in relation to the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area (NESP MaC 3.21)
This project undertook a rapid exploration of information on a priority subset of species identified by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Authority (NOPSEMA) that are listed as critically endangered or endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It specifically focused on these species in relation to the Gippsland declaration area, and the adjacent areas to the declaration area in Bass Strait.
This rapid exploration of information was conducted as follows:
1) identify datasets and information sources relevant to priority species identified by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA for the Gippsland declaration area;
2) identify the source of these datasets and information and their level of accessibility;
3) evaluate the utility of datasets and information identified in 2) for assessments/regulatory processes required to be undertaken by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA; and
4) identify what activities would need to be undertaken to improve the accessibility and utility of datasets and information sources identified in 3) that are not currently accessible in useable formats.
Fifteen priorities species (12 birds, 3 cetaceans) were identified for which publicly-available occurrence data could be located. This record and the attached download describes the data inventory for Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
To download the data inventory for all fifteen priority species, see https://doi.org/10.25959/GB51-RW44.
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Identification info
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-09-26T00:00:00
Principal investigator
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
- Credit
- AIMS, Bluefloat, Copenhagen Energy, Corio, Dealing University, DCCEEW, EPS Energy, Fathom Pacific, Flinders University, Hi Def Aerial Surveying Ltd, JASCO Consulting, Latitude 42 Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd, NSW Department of Environment and Planning, Nexsphere, NRM South, North Barker Ecosystem Services, Ørsted, Ross Analytics, RPS Group, Seadragon, Sky Bird Renewables, Star of the South, Symbolic, Tasmanian NRE, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, Vena Energy, Victorian DEECA, Western Australian DWER, Eric Woehler
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Oceans
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2023-08-01 2024-06-30
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Keywords (Theme)
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- Threatened, endangered and protected species
- Marine mammals
- Cetaceans
- Offshore wind energy
- Offshore renewable energy (ORE)
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Megaptera novaeangliae
- Global Change Master Directory Earth Science Keywords, Version 8.5
Resource constraints
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the University of Tasmania, on behalf of CSIRO and NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Project 3.21.
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- Data was sourced from the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub – the Marine and Coastal Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP), administered by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Alternate title
- CC-BY
- Edition
- 4.0
- Website
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Please cite the parent record for this collection when using this data: Evans, K. (2024). Collated data inventory of priority species in relation to the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area [Data set]. CSIRO & NESP Marine and Coastal Hub. https://doi.org/10.25959/GB51-RW44
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Dependency
- Initiative Type
- Collection
- Title
- Parent data collection
Identifier
- Code
- 10.25959/GB51-RW44
- Codespace
- doi.org
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Identifier
- Code
- Presence
- Name
- number of individuals
Identifier
- Code
- Mark recapture
- Name
- sighting
Identifier
- Code
- Species distribution
- Name
- Interpolated presence
Identifier
- Code
- Population genetics
- Name
- DNA, RNA
Identifier
- Code
- Diet
- Name
- Stable isotope concentration
Identifier
- Code
- Diet
- Name
- DNA
Identifier
- Code
- Tracking
- Name
- Latitude, longitude
Identifier
- Code
- Tracking
- Name
- Latitude, longitude
Identifier
- Code
- Tracking
- Name
- Latitude, longitude
Identifier
- Code
- Population dynamics
- Name
- Age
Distribution Information
- OnLine resource
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DATA ACCESS - Humpback Whale data inventory for Gippsland ORE area
Data supplied as CSV via OGC WFS filtered by species.
Resource lineage
- Statement
- A collation of existing observation data of the identified priority species was undertaken through three primary activities: 1) a multi-stakeholder workshop; 2) a data-holder and user survey; and 3) a literature and repository search to build a resource focused on occurrence data and information relevant to the priority species and Gippsland declaration area. The collated data inventory includes the following attributes: • Species/taxonomic information [species_group], [common_name], [scientific_name] • Data discovery repository [source_data_repo] - note this is the repository search and is not necessarily the dataset point-of-truth • Data subset [data_subset] - a subset/filter applied to the larger dataset, where relevant • Data type (methodology of species observations) [data_type] • Count of species observations [observation_count] • General location of data [location] • Year (range) of observations [years] • Data owner [data_owner] - the owner of the original data, where data has been aggregated into a larger collection • Affiliation of data owner [data_owner_affiliation] • Data access URL [access_url] • Associated publications [publications] • Dataset-level notes [notes]
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- urn:uuid/4239d036-88c4-4196-9705-186c77510853
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/4239d036-88c4-4196-9705-186c77510853
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2024-09-24T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-10-07T13:10:40
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018