Collated data inventory of priority species in relation to the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area (NESP MaC 3.21)

This project undertook a rapid exploration of information on a priority subset of species identified by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Authority (NOPSEMA) that are listed as critically endangered or endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It specifically focused on these species in relation to the Gippsland declaration area, and the adjacent areas to the declaration area in Bass Strait.This rapid exploration of information was conducted as follows:1)    identify datasets and information sources relevant to priority species identified by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA for the Gippsland declaration area; 2)    identify the source of these datasets and information and their level of accessibility;3)    evaluate the utility of datasets and information identified in 2) for assessments/regulatory processes required to be undertaken by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA; and 4)    identify what activities would need to be undertaken to improve the accessibility and utility of datasets and information sources identified in 3) that are not currently accessible in useable formats. Fifteen priorities species (12 birds, 3 cetaceans) were identified for which publicly-available occurrence data could be located: Australian Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera), Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis), Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma), Mongolian Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus), North-Eastern Siberian Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi), Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster), Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta), Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis), Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).The data attached to this record outlines the data sources and access points located for each of the species listed above.

本项目针对澳大利亚气候变化、能源、环境与水资源部（Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, DCCEEW）与国家近海石油安全与环境管理局（National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Authority, NOPSEMA）认定的优先物种子集展开快速信息调研，上述物种均为《1999年环境保护与生物多样性保护法》项下的极危或濒危物种。本次调研聚焦吉普斯兰申报区域及其毗邻的巴斯海峡区域内的上述优先物种。

本次快速信息调研按以下流程开展：
1） 梳理针对吉普斯兰申报区域内DCCEEW与NOPSEMA认定的优先物种的相关数据集与信息源；
2） 明确上述数据集与信息的来源及其可获取程度；
3） 评估步骤2中梳理的数据集与信息对DCCEEW及NOPSEMA所需开展的评估/监管流程的实用价值；
4） 明确需开展哪些工作，以提升步骤3中识别出的、当前未以可用格式获取的数据集与信息源的可获取性与实用价值。

本次共确定15种优先保护物种（12种鸟类、3种鲸类），可获取其公开的出现记录数据，分别为：古尔氏鹱澳大利亚亚种（Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera）、大滨鹬（Calidris ferruginea）、东方大滨鹬（Numenius madagascariensis）、灰头信天翁（Thalassarche chrysostoma）、蒙古沙鸻（Charadrius mongolus）、东北西伯利亚红腹滨鹬（Calidris canutus）、北方皇家信天翁（Diomedea sanfordi）、橙腹鹦鹉（Neophema chrysogaster）、雨燕鹦鹉（Lathamus discolor）、害羞信天翁（Thalassarche cauta）、巨海燕（Macronectes giganteus）、楔尾鹰（Aquila audax）、蓝鲸（Balaenoptera musculus）、南露脊鲸（Eubalaena australis）、座头鲸（Megaptera novaeangliae）。

本记录附带的数据文件列出了为上述各物种找到的数据源与获取途径。