NESP MB A9: Grey Nurse Shark East Coast Population Estimate

A project from the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub aims to estimate the population size and trend of the east coast grey nurse shark using genetic SNP data and close-kin mark-recapture analysis. The work supports the National Recovery Plan for this threatened species by providing a robust population estimate and guidance for future monitoring. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts the metadata, with specific data outputs available in child records.

Use Cases

• Estimate population size and trend for a threatened shark species based on genetic SNP data mentioned in the description.
• Develop future monitoring strategies for grey nurse sharks based on the project's planned outputs.
• Inform national recovery plan actions for marine species based on the census population estimate.
• Integrate close-kin mark-recapture data with demographic data for population assessments as described in the planned outputs.

Strengths

• Project is designed to fulfill the highest priority actions of the National Recovery Plan for grey nurse sharks.
• Planned outputs include peer-reviewed scientific literature to support policy development.
• Analysis uses genetic SNP data to inform close-kin mark-recapture, a modern population estimation technique.

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

NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project, hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 20:57:19.653788; freshness should be verified

Geography

Eastern Australian coast.