Great Barrier Reef 2012 humpback whale aerial survey

This dataset is a collection of dedicated humpback whale sightings and effort from a double platform line transect aerial survey program conducted in the Great Barrier Reef. The survey was undertaken 3-10 August 2012 using a Partenavia Observer P-68B six-seater, twin engine, high-wing aircraft at a...

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Other Authors: SMITH, JOSHUA (hasPrincipalInvestigator), KELLY, NATALIE (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
oceans
BALEEN WHALES
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
MAMMALS
CETACEANS
PARTENAVIA OBSERVER P-68B SIX-SEATER
TWIN ENGINE
HIGH-WING AIRCRAFT
MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVERS
HUMPBACK WHALES
MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE
AERIAL SURVEY
LINE TRANSECT
DISTANCE SAMPLING
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
AIRCRAFT
CONTINENT &gt
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND &gt
AUSTRALIA &gt
QUEENSLAND
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
OCEAN &gt
PACIFIC OCEAN &gt
WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN &gt
GREAT BARRIER REEF
Pacific
New Zealand
Queensland
baleen whales
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:https://researchdata.edu.au/great-barrier-reef-aerial-survey/1462553
https://doi.org/10.26179/5ef1835593469
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AMMC_11-15_GBR_humpback_aerial_survey
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary:This dataset is a collection of dedicated humpback whale sightings and effort from a double platform line transect aerial survey program conducted in the Great Barrier Reef. The survey was undertaken 3-10 August 2012 using a Partenavia Observer P-68B six-seater, twin engine, high-wing aircraft at a ground speed of 100 knots in passing mode at an altitude of 1000 ft. The survey was undertaken to coincide with peak humpback whale abundance within the breeding season, when it is assumed whales are utilising habitat important to their breeding behaviour and not engaging in migratory behaviour. For more details of the survey see: Smith, J. N., N. Kelly, and I. W. Renner. 2020. Validation of presence-only models for management applications: humpback whale breeding grounds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Ecological Applications. Accepted. Smith, J. N., Kelly, N., Childerhouse, S., Redfern, J. V., Moore, T. J. and Peel, D. (2020) Quantifying ship strike risk to breeding whales in a multiple-use marine park: the Great Barrier Reef. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:1-15. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00067 Data were collected under the Australian Marine Mammal Grant Program for project 11/15 ‘Identification of humpback whale breeding grounds in the Great Barrier Reef: validation of a spatial habitat model’.

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