Grey-headed Albatross Data Inventory for the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy Area

Australian data inventory for the Grey-headed Albatross, a priority endangered species, in relation to the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area in Bass Strait. The project, NESP MaC 3.21, identified and evaluated publicly-available occurrence datasets for fifteen priority species. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this inventory on data.gov.au, last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess species distribution for environmental impact statements based on the collated occurrence data inventory.
• Identify data gaps for marine conservation planning based on the evaluation of dataset accessibility and utility.
• Support regulatory processes for offshore energy development based on the data sources identified for priority species.

Strengths

• Focuses on fifteen priority species identified by Australian government departments DCCEEW and NOPSEMA.
• Provides a structured inventory evaluating dataset accessibility and utility for regulatory assessments.
• Last updated on 2026-06-16, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Rapid exploration project (NESP MaC 3.21) identifying and evaluating publicly-available datasets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 17:52:40.523472; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area and adjacent Bass Strait, Australia.