Collated data inventory for Southern Right 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 Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis).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）划定的优先物种子集开展快速信息调研，上述物种均依据1999年《环境保护与生物多样性保护法》被列为极危或濒危物种。调研聚焦于吉普斯兰申报区域及巴斯海峡内该申报区域毗邻区域内的此类物种。

本次信息快速调研按以下流程实施：
1) 识别与DCCEEW及NOPSEMA针对吉普斯兰申报区域划定的优先物种相关的数据集与信息源；
2) 明确上述数据集与信息的来源及其可获取等级；
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。本记录及附带下载内容即为南露脊鲸（Southern Right Whales, Eubalaena australis）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。