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Ningaloo Outlook Whale Shark tracking
Citation
Pillans R. 2016. Ningaloo Outlook Whale Shark tracking. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1298) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5364

Access data
Archived data
Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Notes: Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted.

Description
CSIRO and BHP Billiton have established a five-year research alliance to complement existing research and monitoring efforts at Ningaloo and to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of Ningaloo Reef. The research alliance comprises a comprehensive and integrated research program that includes three distinct research Themes (Deep Reefs, Shallow Reefs, Tagging Turtles and Sharks), as well as training of the next generation of scientists through a PhD Scholarship Scheme, and engagement with the local community. more

Only data aggregated per 1-degree cell are available through OBIS. For access to additional data, the provider needs to be contacted.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Conservation, Reefs, Satellite tracking, ISW, Indian Ocean, Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

Geographical coverage
ISW, Indian Ocean [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
27 June 2015 - 8 August 2015

Taxonomic coverage
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 [WoRMS]

Parameter
Occurrence of biota

Contributors
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), moredata creator

Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more


Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring
Metadatarecord created: 2016-05-26
Information last updated: 2016-06-02
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