Redmap (Western Australia) - Sightings of Shark and Ray Species

Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. The information collected is mapped and displayed on the site, demonstrating, in time, how species distributions may be changing.

Sightings are divided into two categories – those with a photo that can be ‘verified’ by a marine biologist, and sightings without photos that we call community sightings (anecdotal). All the information collected, with and without photos, is mapped and will be used in the following years to map out a ‘story’ of changes occurring in our marine environment.

The main data collected includes the species sighted (normally selected from a list comprising preselected species of interest), the location, date/time and activity being undertaken. Other optional information gathered include biological data such as sex, size and weight and environmental data such as water depth and temperature and habitat.

This record is associated with live data (and will subsequently change over time) and spatial elements have reduced accuracy. It is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old). If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains accurate spatial elements, please see Point of Contact.

Redmap 核心为一款面向大众的社区型网站，旨在邀请用户识别、记录并标注在其所在区域或沿岸特定区域较为罕见的海洋物种。平台将对收集到的信息进行制图与展示，以逐步揭示物种分布的变化态势。
目击记录分为两类：一类为附带照片、可经海洋生物学家验证的正式记录，另一类为无照片的社区目击记录（即传闻类记录）。所有收集到的记录（无论是否附带照片）均会被纳入制图范围，并将在后续年份中用于梳理我们的海洋环境的变化全貌。
本次收集的核心数据包括目击物种（通常从预设的目标物种列表中选取）、目击地点、目击日期时间以及当时开展的活动。此外还可选择性补充收集生物学数据（如物种性别、体型、体重）与环境数据（如水深、水温及栖息生境）。
本记录关联实时数据（后续将随时间动态更新），且空间要素的精度有所降低。同时该数据集需遵循三年保密期规则，即不包含三年内的最新数据。若您希望获取可引用的静态数据集（该数据集需为最新版本且/或包含高精度空间要素），请咨询联络人。