Mongolian Lesser Sand Plover Data Inventory for Gippsland Offshore Energy Area

An inventory of publicly-available occurrence data for the Mongolian Lesser Sand Plover, a priority endangered species. The data was collated by the Australian Ocean Data Network as part of a rapid exploration project for the Gippsland offshore renewable energy declaration area. The project identified and evaluated datasets for 15 priority species to support regulatory assessments.

Use Cases

• Assessing potential impacts of offshore renewable energy development based on species occurrence data.
• Identifying data gaps for endangered bird species in the Bass Strait region.
• Supporting regulatory processes for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and NOPSEMA.
• Planning targeted surveys or monitoring activities for the Mongolian Lesser Sand Plover.

Strengths

• Focuses on 15 priority species identified by Australian regulatory authorities DCCEEW and NOPSEMA.
• Specifically targets the Gippsland declaration area and adjacent Bass Strait, providing geographic relevance.
• Evaluates dataset utility for formal environmental assessments and regulatory processes.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to publicly-available occurrence records.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Rapid exploration project identifying and evaluating publicly-available datasets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 04:48:06.930235; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland offshore renewable energy declaration area and adjacent Bass Strait, Australia.