Fifteen priority species, including Blue Whales, were identified for a rapid information exploration project. The inventory, compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network, catalogs publicly-available occurrence data relevant to the Gippsland declaration area in Bass Strait. It was last updated on 2026-06-16.
Use Cases
- Identify relevant data sources for Blue Whale presence based on the collated inventory.
- Evaluate dataset utility for regulatory impact assessments based on the project's evaluation criteria.
- Plan activities to improve data accessibility for assessments based on identified gaps in usable formats.
Strengths
- Focuses on 15 priority species identified by Australian regulatory bodies DCCEEW and NOPSEMA.
- Explicitly evaluates data utility for specific regulatory assessment processes.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Rapid exploration identifying and evaluating publicly-available datasets.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 20:36:52.980250; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area and adjacent Bass Strait.