NESP MB Project A8 - Exploring the status of Western Australia’s sea snakes

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A8 - "Exploring the status of Western Australia’s sea snakes". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.


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All sea snakes are listed marine species under the EPBC Act and three Australian endemic species are listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered, and as such are a national conservation priority. This project examines existing data from the northwest marine region to define sea snake relative abundance and distribution patterns, including within CMRs, to refine species status. Synthesis of existing data will be useful to DOE, DPaW, Parks Australia and others. This analysis will help establish baseline data, guide future research, define abundance in and use of CMRs and refine EPBC listings and recovery plans.


Planned Outputs

• A report outlining the presence and relative abundance of sea snakes in northwestern Australia with a focus on reef and shoal habitats including identification of BIAs or key habitats where possible. Research and management priorities will be highlighted.

• Presentation of results to key stakeholders and end users

• 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

Resource provider

Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE), Australian Government
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
GPO Box 787
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia
Purpose
This project will take advantage of already collected data to define the species range and distribution of key sea snake species in the northwest marine region. These data will also be used to examine relative abundance between habitats and identify any habitat preferences or association (where possible) to help refine the status of these listed species. This approach will provide a significant advance on the current state of knowledge and provide guidance for future research and management requirements for these species. Project outcomes will include exploration of data gaps and potential expansion of genetic stock structure analysis as well as confirmation of species identification and distribution.
Credit
Michelle Heupel (AIMS)
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

Australian Institute of Marine Science - Heupel, Michelle, Dr (Project Leader)
PMB 3
Townsville Mail Centre
Townsville
Queensland
4810
Australia
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Topic category
  • Oceans

Extent

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Temporal extent

Time period
2016-02-01 2016-12-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Keywords (dataSource)
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
  • Conservation and Biodiversity
  • Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
Keywords (Theme)
  • NW marine region
  • conservation
  • management
Keywords (Taxon)
  • sea snake

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.

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement

Distribution Information

Distribution format

OnLine resource
Department of the Environment and Energy NESP website

Metadata

Metadata identifier
7be029e5-afbd-431e-975a-2c03987b367c

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Emma Flukes (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Data Manager)
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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Type of resource

Resource scope
Field session
Name
MB Hub Project A8
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/7be029e5-afbd-431e-975a-2c03987b367c

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Date info (Creation)
2018-12-18T15:57:18
Date info (Revision)
2018-12-18T15:57:18

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Keywords

NW marine region conservation management

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