Australian sea lion monitoring data from Western and South Australia, developed by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub. The project applied helicopter, drone, remote-camera, and microchip surveys to assess the endangered species' population and habitats. Outputs include updated abundance estimates, validated drone methods, demographic analyses, and animal-borne camera footage.
Use Cases
- Model population trends based on long-term demographic data from the microchipped Seal Bay population.
- Map critical foraging habitats based on tracking data from sea lion-deployed tags.
- Validate drone-based survey methods for wildlife monitoring using photogrammetry, FLIR, thermal, and LiDAR data.
- Assess breeding site quality from qualitative and quantitative spatial assessments of sites in the Recherche Archipelago.
Strengths
- Project co-designed with three Indigenous partner organizations, supporting Indigenous leadership in monitoring.
- Integrates data from four distinct monitoring methods: helicopter surveys, drone surveys, microchip analysis, and underwater cameras.
- Outputs directly support implementation of the national Australian Sea Lion Recovery Plan.
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
- Helicopter and drone surveys, microchip data processing, and deployment of animal-borne cameras.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-09 01:55:33.494811; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Recherche Archipelago, Seal Bay, and other sites in Western Australia and South Australia.