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

Charles Darwin University (CDU) - Dr Peter Kyne
Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods
Charles Darwin University
Darwin
Northern Territory
0909
Australia
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

Charles Darwin University (CDU) - Dr Peter Kyne
Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods
Charles Darwin University
Darwin
Northern Territory
0909
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

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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)
  • Acoustic telemetry
  • Euryhaline elasmobranchs
Keywords (Taxon)
  • Carcharhinus leucas
  • Glyphis garricki
  • Glyphis glyphis
  • Pristis clavata
  • Pristis pristis
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5

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


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Website
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
  • VEMCO VUE database

OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - receiver deployment data available through the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility database (search for project 'NESP Northern Australian hotspots for the recovery of threatened euryhaline species')

OnLine resource
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
8e9746ed-20f8-4c1b-9437-1fa0d5e53264

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)
Parent metadata

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
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
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

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Keywords

Acoustic telemetry Euryhaline elasmobranchs
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
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 | POPULATION DYNAMICS EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | SURVIVAL RATES

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