RV Investigator Voyage Seabird Observations from Hobart to Sydney, May 2016

RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_T02 recorded seabird and incidental marine mammal sightings during a transit from Hobart to Sydney in May 2016. The dataset contains 393 observations of 33 bird species, 3 cetaceans, and one seal, with species linked to the World Register of Marine Species. Data was published to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze seabird species distribution based on observation counts and location.
• Study marine biodiversity patterns from the recorded 33 bird species, 3 cetaceans, and one seal.
• Validate or supplement marine species occurrence data using links to the World Register of Marine Species.
• Test data collection methodologies for at-sea observations based on the trial nature of the voyage.

Strengths

• Contains 393 specific observations from a defined voyage.
• Documents 33 bird species, 3 cetaceans, and one seal.
• Species are linked to the authoritative World Register of Marine Species.
• Data is published to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), a recognized repository.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Observations were made every ten minutes in the forward quadrant only, which may introduce sampling bias.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Observations were made every ten minutes in the forward quadrant during daylight hours on the RV Investigator.

Time Range

May 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:46:39.674592; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Transit from Hobart, Tasmania to Sydney, Australia.