Acoustic tracking and population assessment of White Sharks (NESP MBH A3)

White sharks are listed as vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and actions to assist their recovery and long-term viability are prescribed in a national recovery plan for the species.A priority action is to develop an effective means of estimating the size of white shark populations and monitor their status (population trend). This would provide a scientific basis for assessing recovery actions, and for local policies governing human-shark interactions: an issue of significant public concern.NESP Project A3 provides a national assessment of the southern-western adult white shark population abundance and an update of the total eastern Australasian white shark population abundance and status in order to establish the efficacy of existing recovery actions and provide a scientifically sound and rational basis from which to inform policies that aim to balance conservation objectives and public safety.This record describes white shark distribution and movement through the use of acoustic and electronic tags fitted to approx. 70 animals.Tag detection data are continually uploaded to the IMOS Animal Tracking Facility (ATF) database. This data collection has been granted Protected Species Status and access to the data is currently restricted. Refer to the Point of Contact listed in this record for further information regarding access to data.

大白鲨已被纳入《1999年联邦环境保护与生物多样性保护法》划定的易危物种名录，针对该物种的国家恢复计划已明确规定相关保护举措，以助力其种群恢复与长期存续。当前核心优先行动之一，是开发有效的大白鲨种群规模估算方法，并监测其种群动态与变化趋势。此举可为评估种群恢复措施、制定管控人鲨互动的地方政策提供科学支撑——人鲨互动问题亦是广受公众高度关注的公共议题。NESP项目A3针对西南海域成年大白鲨的种群丰度开展全国性评估，并更新澳大拉西亚东部大白鲨的总种群丰度与种群状况，旨在验证现有恢复措施的实施效果，并为制定兼顾物种保护目标与公共安全的政策提供科学合理的决策依据。本数据集通过安装在约70头大白鲨身上的声学与电子标记标签，记录了大白鲨的分布与移动情况。标记检测数据会持续上传至IMOS动物追踪设施（ATF）数据库。该数据集已获批保护物种数据资质，目前数据访问权限处于受限状态。如需了解数据获取的更多详情，请查阅本记录中所列的联系人信息。