Tasmania's Bathurst Harbour was surveyed for the endangered Maugean skate using environmental DNA techniques between 2021 and 2022. The dataset includes inferred species presence/absence data and was produced by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub. It aims to strengthen the evidence base for conservation plans for this skate species, which has a highly restricted distribution.
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 estuaries
Strengths
- Focuses on a species listed as Endangered under both Tasmanian and Commonwealth legislation
- Addresses a species with one of the most limited distributions of any known extant elasmobranch
- Provides data for a location where only four individuals have been reported historically
Limitations
- 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
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling
- Time Range
- 2021-2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-04 09:51:54.140976; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania, Australia