Southern Right Whale Data Inventory for Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy Area

Fifteen priority species, including Southern Right Whales, were identified for a rapid information exploration related to the Gippsland offshore renewable energy zone. This record describes a collated data inventory for Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The inventory was last updated on 2026-06-17.

Use Cases

• Assess species occurrence for environmental impact statements based on the inventory of publicly-available data.
• Evaluate data utility for regulatory processes based on the project's stated evaluation criteria.
• Identify gaps in accessible data formats to guide future data collection efforts mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Focuses on 15 priority species identified by Australian government authorities DCCEEW and NOPSEMA.
• Specifically targets the Gippsland declaration area and adjacent Bass Strait regions.
• Includes an evaluation of dataset utility for regulatory assessments.

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 involving identification, source tracking, and utility evaluation of existing datasets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:48:30.944726; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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