Collated data inventory for Southern Giant Petrel 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. This record and the attached download describes the data inventory for the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus).

To download the data inventory for all fifteen priority species, see https://doi.org/10.25959/GB51-RW44.

本项目针对由气候变迁、能源、环境与水利部（Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, DCCEEW）以及国家近海石油安全与环境管理局（National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Authority, NOPSEMA）认定的优先保护类群开展快速信息调研，此类群均为《1999年环境保护与生物多样性保护法》（Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999）框架下的极危或濒危物种。本次调研重点聚焦吉普斯兰申报区域及巴斯海峡内毗邻该申报区的海域中的上述物种。

本次快速信息调研按以下步骤实施：
1. 识别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中识别的数据集与信息在DCCEEW及NOPSEMA需开展的评估/监管流程中的实用性；
4. 明确需开展哪些工作，以提升步骤3中识别的、当前无法以可用格式获取的数据集与信息源的可获取性与实用性。

本次调研共确定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。本记录及附带下载文件为南方巨海燕（*Macronectes giganteus*）的数据清单。

若需下载全部15种优先保护物种的数据清单，请访问：https://doi.org/10.25959/GB51-RW44。