NESP MBH A1 Euryhaline Elasmobranchs Acoustic Telemetry Database
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'). Detection data is currently embargoed until end 2023.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-06-16
Principal investigator
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Credit
- National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Credit
- Charles Darwin University
- Credit
- Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
- Credit
- Commonwealth Industrial and Scientific Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- Credit
- Kakadu National Park
- Status
- On going
Principal investigator
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2011-10-01
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 0
- Maximum value
- 25
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Quarterly
- 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
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- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | FISH | SHARKS/RAYS/CHIMAERAS
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | ENDANGERED SPECIES
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | MIGRATORY RATES/ROUTES
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | SURVIVAL RATES
- EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | POPULATION DYNAMICS
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The data described in this record are the intellectual property of Charles Darwin University through the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods.
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
- Other constraints
- Data was sourced from the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub - The Marine Biodiversity Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Program (NESP), administered by the Department of the Environment (DOE).
- Other constraints
- This data is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, on behalf of the Charles Darwin University through the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods.
- 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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VEMCO VUE database
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VEMCO VUE database
- OnLine resource
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NESP Project A1 [ANDS RDA record]
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
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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)
- 2021-07-02T14:58:39
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018