Data to: The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea

GENERAL INFORMATION Title of Dataset: Data from: The Needle in the Haystack: Uncovering the First Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregation in the Coral Sea Author Information Name: Ingo Miller Institution: Biopixel Oceans Foundation, James Cook University Address: 14-88 McGregor Rd, Cairns, 4870 Qld, Australia Email: [e-mail] DATA & FILE OVERVIEW File List: 1. Whalesharks_Sightings_EastCoastAUS_data_repo.csv This file contains the filtered sightings used to generate Figure 1 of the main article. Historical sightings data were sourced from several public databases that report marine species sightings. These included Sharkbook: Wildbook for Sharks (https://www.sharkbook.ai) and the Eye on the Reef sightings network (https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/home), as well as additional anecdotal reports from members of the public and citizen scientists. Whale shark sightings on the east coast of Australia, reported to variuous public sightings databases until 2018. Note, that the coordinates of one encounter was shifted by 25 km due to a data embargo. Data sources as per table: BOF = Biopixel Oceans Foundation; https://biopixeloceans.org EOR = Eye on the Reef sightings network (GBRMPA); https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/sightings Sharkbook = Sharkbook: Wildbook for whale sharks; https://www.sharkbook.ai Community Whaleshark = additional data provided by Jessica Funnel 2. Whalesharks_SSM_SpotsSplash_NedleintheHaystack_repo.csv This file contains the SSM geolocations of satellite tracked whale sharks tagged in the Wreck Bay aggregation, as well as of the coast of Cairns and Coooktown between 2018 and 2023. Further details to be found in the main text. Funding to create these data provided by: Slattery Family Trust, the Queensland Government's Threatened Species Research (Round 1) grant (TSR069), the Sapphire Project, Blancpain Ocean Commitment, Georgia Aquarium, Sea World Foundation (SWR/9/2023), Conservation International, MAC3 Impact Philanthropies, 4planet.基本信息 数据集标题：数据来自：《大海捞针：揭示珊瑚海首次出现鲸鲨（Rhincodon typus）聚集现象》 作者信息 姓名：英戈·米勒（Ingo Miller） 所属机构：生物像素海洋基金会（Biopixel Oceans Foundation）、詹姆斯·库克大学（James Cook University） 通讯地址：澳大利亚昆士兰州凯恩斯市麦格雷戈路14-88号，邮编4870 电子邮箱：[e-mail] 数据与文件概览 文件列表： 1. Whalesharks_Sightings_EastCoastAUS_data_repo.csv 该文件包含用于生成主论文图1的筛选后目击数据。历史目击数据源自多个报告海洋物种目击记录的公开数据库，包括《鲨鱼手册：野生鲨鱼档案》（Sharkbook: Wildbook for Sharks，https://www.sharkbook.ai）与《珊瑚礁之眼》目击网络（Eye on the Reef sightings network，https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/home），同时收录了公众与公民科学家提供的额外零散目击报告。数据涵盖截至2018年上报至各类公开目击数据库的澳大利亚东海岸鲸鲨目击记录。请注意，因数据保密限制，其中1次目击事件的坐标被偏移了25公里。 数据来源详见下表： BOF = 生物像素海洋基金会（Biopixel Oceans Foundation），网址：https://biopixeloceans.org EOR = 《珊瑚礁之眼》目击网络（大堡礁海洋公园管理局，GBRMPA），网址：https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/sightings Sharkbook = 《鲸鲨野生档案》（Sharkbook: Wildbook for whale sharks），网址：https://www.sharkbook.ai Community Whaleshark = 杰西卡·芬内尔（Jessica Funnel）提供的额外数据 2. Whalesharks_SSM_SpotsSplash_NedleintheHaystack_repo.csv 该文件包含2018年至2023年间，在沉船湾（Wreck Bay）聚集区以及凯恩斯与库克敦沿岸被卫星追踪标记的鲸鲨的SSM地理定位数据。详细信息参见主论文正文。