IMAS Metadata Catalogue
Acoustic telemetry detections of euryhaline Elasmobranchs (NESP MB A1)
This database contains acoustic telemetry data for euryhaline elasmobranchs in northern Australian rivers. Data was collected under the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project 2.4 'Supporting Management of Listed and Rare Species', and the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A1 'Northern Australian Hotspots for the Recovery of Threatened Euryhaline Elasmobranchs'. An acoustic receiver array was deployed in the Adelaide River, and another in the Alligator Rivers (primarily the South Alligator River) to monitor the movements, habitat use and natural mortality of threatened river sharks (Glyphis species) and sawfishes (Pristis species).
Receiver deployment data is available through the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility database (visit https://animaltracking.aodn.org.au/receivers/deployment and search for project 'NESP Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species'). Raw and processed (cleaned) detection data is attached to this record.
Simple
Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-06-16
Identifier
- Title
- Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
- Citation identifier
- ISO 26324:2012
- Code
- 10.25959/N9S9-CS85
- Codespace
- doi.org
- Description
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Principal investigator
- Credit
- The data collections described in this record are funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) through the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub. In addition to NESP (DAWE) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
))
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2013-04-18 2018-06-18
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 0
- Maximum value
- 25
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Keywords (Project)
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- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Keywords (Theme)
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- Acoustic telemetry
- Euryhaline elasmobranchs
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Carcharhinus leucas
- Glyphis garricki
- Glyphis glyphis
- Pristis clavata
- Pristis pristis
- NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
Resource constraints
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of Charles Darwin University and NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A12.
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png
License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Cite data as: Kyne, P. (2018). Acoustic telemetry detections of euryhaline Elasmobranchs [Data set]. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. https://doi.org/10.25959/N9S9-CS85
Associated resource
- Title
- NESP MB Project A1 - Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species, 2015-2017 (CDU)
Identifier
- Association Type
- Dependency
- Initiative Type
- Project
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Supplemental Information
- Kyne, P.M. and Pillans, R.D. (2014) Protocols for Surveying and Tagging Sawfishes and River Sharks. National Environmental Research Program Marine Biodiversity Hub, Hobart.
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- CSV
- OnLine resource
- DATA ACCESS - deployment metadata
- OnLine resource
- DATA ACCESS - raw detections
- OnLine resource
- DATA ACCESS - cleaned detections (by species)
- OnLine resource
-
View receiver deployments through the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility database
Search for project 'NESP Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species'.
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Sampling was undertaken with a variety of fishing gear, mainly gillnet (4–6 inch stretched mesh size) and rod-and-line (medium-heavy shark fishing gear; small-medium hook sizes, 4/0–10/0). Longlines and cast nets were also used on occasion. Sawfish were targeted using gillnets, and river sharks mostly with rod-and-line. Processing catch included taking measurements, determining sex through external examination, photographing each individual, and collecting a small tissue sample from the inner margin of the pectoral fin (for molecular analyses). All individuals were tagged with a PIT tag for individual identification, and a subset was tagged with VEMCO acoustic tags (V9, V13 or V16) for telemetry studies. All fish were released at the site of capture, as was any bycatch. Sampling locations were recorded using a hand-held GPS unit (mainly Garmin GPS Map 78). Environmental data were measured at sampling locations using a Hydrolab Quanta with multiple sensors (temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity), and a Hach turbidity meter. Acoustic tags were surgically implanted into the stomach cavity of a subset of sharks and sawfish. Acoustic receivers (VEMCO VR2W) were moored from the river mouth to upstream tidal reaches to monitor tagged animals. Further details of methodology can be found in: Kyne, P.M. and Pillans, R.D. (2014) Protocols for Surveying and Tagging Sawfishes and River Sharks. National Environmental Research Program Marine Biodiversity Hub, Hobart.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- urn:uuid/8e9746ed-20f8-4c1b-9437-1fa0d5e53264
- 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/8e9746ed-20f8-4c1b-9437-1fa0d5e53264
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-07-02T14:58:39
- Date info (Revision)
- 2026-05-31T17:41:59
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
Spatial extent
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