NESP Marine and Coastal Hub data provides environmental DNA sampling results for the endangered Maugean skate in Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania. The dataset includes inferred species presence/absence data collected between 2021 and 2022 to assess the population status of a species with a known population of only about 3,000 individuals. Outputs from this project are managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Assess species presence/absence based on eDNA sampling data mentioned in the description
- Inform conservation actions for the Maugean skate based on inferred distribution data
- Compare population status between Bathurst Harbour and Macquarie Harbour based on the described isolated estuary habitats
- Strengthen evidence for recovery actions based on the project's stated goal
Strengths
- Focuses on an endangered species with a known population of only about 3,000 individuals
- Addresses a species with one of the most limited distributions of any known extant elasmobranch
- Data collection period is specified as 2021-2022
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
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling
- Time Range
- 2021-2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-23 03:54:09.394595; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania, Australia