Sight and resight data summaries compiled for the NESP MBH project A13 from the Australian Right Whale Photo Identification Catalogue (ARWPIC). The summaries were compiled to analyze mark-recapture information for establishing population trends and spatial connectivity of individuals across southern Australia. Original sightings data were collected by ARWPIC partners between 1990 and 2018.
Use Cases
- Modeling population trends based on mark-recapture analysis mentioned in the description
- Analyzing spatial connectivity of individual whales across southern Australia based on sighting summaries
- Studying long-term changes in Right Whale distribution based on data spanning 1990-2018
Strengths
- Data spans a 28-year period from 1990 to 2018
- Derived from the authoritative Australian Right Whale Photo Identification Catalogue (ARWPIC)
- Summaries were compiled for a specific NESP MBH project (A13) analysis
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Right Whale Photo Identification Catalogue (ARWPIC), housed at the Australian Antarctic Division and managed by the Australian Marine Mammal Centre.
- Collection Method
- Summaries compiled from original sightings data collected by ARWPIC partners.
- Time Range
- 1990-2018
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-22 01:53:25.050860; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Southern Australia