NESP MB Project A9: Grey Nurse Shark East Coast Population Estimate

NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A9 focuses on estimating the population size and trend of the east coast grey nurse shark, a threatened species. The project uses genetic SNP data to inform close kin-mark recapture analysis. Outputs include tools for population assessment, a national census estimate, and guidance for future monitoring strategies.

Use Cases

• Estimating population size and trend for a threatened shark species based on close kin-mark recapture analysis mentioned in the description.
• Informing national monitoring strategies for grey nurse sharks based on genetic and demographic data integration.
• Supporting the development and implementation of policies for marine environment management based on peer-reviewed scientific additions.

Strengths

• Project addresses a high-priority action identified in the National Recovery Plan for Grey Nurse Sharks.
• Methodology integrates genetic SNP data with close kin-mark recapture analysis for population estimation.

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

Genetic SNP data collection and close kin-mark recapture analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 11:23:57.794276; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Australian coast