Central Great Barrier Reef shark nursery area survey (NERP TE 6.2, JCU), Australia (2011-2014)

Simon Simpfendorfer, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Australia

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Simon Simpfendorfer School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University N/A

Citation

Simpfendorfer S (2018): Central Great Barrier Reef shark nursery area survey (NERP TE 6.2, JCU), Australia (2011-2014). v1.0. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=jcu_gbr_reef_shark_nursery&v=1.0
Simpfendorfer, S. 2020. Central Great Barrier Reef shark nursery area survey (NERP TE 6.2, JCU), Australia (2011-2014). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152505) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/967f706a-292c-487a-a4bd-d477ff5efeaa)

Abstract

This dataset contains the catch data from seasonal gillnet and longline surveys of shark nursery areas in the Central Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (2011-2014).
Sampling occurred seasonally in nine bays along ~ 400 km of the tropical north Queensland coastline: Rockingham, Halifax, Cleveland, Bowling Green, Upstart, Abbott, Edgecumbe, Woodwark/Double and Repulse Bays. Of these nine bays, five were sampled regularly, the others (in italics) were sampled only once as part of a broader survey. Sampling sites were dominated by silty substrates, and mudflat and/or mangrove-lined foreshores. Between October 2011 and November 2013 eight rounds of fisheries-independent surveys were undertaken to collect data on the shark community across the study region. Within each bay sampling occurred randomly within sixteen 0.9 km wide strips running perpendicular to the shore. Two groups of eight strips were placed within each bay to spread the sampling across different habitat types and management zones (i.e. gill-net fishing allowed and gill-net fishing prohibited) where possible. During each round, each bay was sampled over four days allowing for two days of sampling in each group of strips. The bays vary in size and so the relative proportion of area sampled varied between bays.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/967f706a-292c-487a-a4bd-d477ff5efeaa
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=jcu_gbr_reef_shark_nursery

References

Simpfendorfer S (2018): Central Great Barrier Reef shark nursery area survey (NERP TE 6.2, JCU), Australia (2011-2014). v1.0. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=jcu_gbr_reef_shark_nursery&v=1.0

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152505
Seabirds0
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles10
Rays and sharks66
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total76
Date, Begin2011-12-06
Date, End2014-03-18
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-20.56 - -18.17
Longitude146.02 - 148.78
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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