Collated data inventory for Blue Whale 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 Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus).

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

本项目针对气候变迁、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）依据《1999年环境保护与生物多样性保护法》确定的极危及濒危优先保护物种子集，开展了信息快速调研工作。本次调研专门针对吉普斯兰申报区域及巴斯海峡内该申报区域邻近海域中的上述物种展开。

本次信息快速调研工作按以下流程开展：
1） 识别与上述两个机构针对吉普斯兰申报区域确定的优先保护物种相关的数据集与信息源；
2） 梳理上述数据集与信息的来源及其可获取性等级；
3） 评估步骤2）中确定的数据集与信息在气候变迁、能源、环境与水资源部（DCCEEW）及国家近海石油安全与环境管理局（NOPSEMA）所需开展的评估与监管流程中的实用性；
4） 明确为提升步骤3）中确定的、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性所需开展的相关工作内容。

本次研究共确定15种优先保护物种（含12种鸟类、3种鲸类），并可获取其公开的出现记录数据。本记录及附带下载文件针对蓝鲸（Balaenoptera musculus）的数据清单进行了说明。

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