Snapper and King George Whiting occurrence records for species distribution modelling for Range Extending Species Project

• Other Authors: Graba-Landry, Alexia (pointOfContact), Graba-Landry, Alexia (hasPrincipalInvestigator), IMAS Data Manager (pointOfContact), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Tasmania, Australia
• Subjects: biota; marine climate change; citizen science; Chrysophrys auratus; Snapper; Sillaginodes punctatus; King George whiting; EARTH SCIENCE | AGRICULTURE | AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES | FISHERIES; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS | RANGE CHANGES; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; Occurrence and pseudoabsence records for King George whiting and Snapper; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ECOLOGY; Fisheries Sciences not elsewhere classified; AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES; FISHERIES SCIENCES; Antarctic; Antarc*; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/snapper-king-george-species-project/2816097

Maintenance and Update Frequency: none-planned Statement: Species distribution models require large volumes of occurrence records, and as such we aggregated occurrence records from open access data sources, along with targetted initiatives run in-house at IMAS which include: Occurrence Records from the Range Edge Three unique sources of range edge species occurrence data were captured in this study and utilised in the development of species distributions models. These include: Data from the range edge (1, 2 and 3) 1. Tassie Fish Frame Collection Program The Tassie Fish Frame Collection (TFFC) Program was launched by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania in December 2019 with the aim of creating a recognisable and ongoing fish frame (i.e. a fish with the fillets removed) collection program for Tasmania. The program has provided a platform to engage with the Tasmanian recreational fishing community, and an opportunity for fishers to participate in citizen science through the donation of important biological samples and data, from fish waste which would otherwise be discarded (i.e. fish frames). To enable the Tassie Fish Frame Collection Program to operate on a state-wide scale, a network of 16 drop-off points was established to provide strategic spatial coverage along most of coastal Tasmania. These drop-off points were predominately tackle stores, which provide a natural point for knowledge sharing and communication around fishing for the target species. IMAS staff members regularly liaised with the drop-off points to organise pick-up and transport of frozen fish frames to IMAS laboratories in Launceston and Hobart for processing. Prior to the official launch of the TFFC program, fish frames were occasionally donated by the recreational angling community to IMAS for research purposes, and as such an additional 669 King George whiting fish frames were included within this data set donated between 2016–2019 (until July). It was this initial success of engaging with ...