Aerial surveys of cetaceans in the Zeehan, Apollo and Beagle Australian Marine Parks, Australia (2021-2024)
Citation
Donnelly D (2025). Aerial surveys of cetaceans in the Zeehan, Apollo and Beagle Australian Marine Parks, Australia (2021-2024). Version 1.8. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Occurrence dataset. https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=zeehan_cetecean_survey_2021&v=1.8 https://doi.org/10.15468/xh2p84 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-15.Description
Aerial surveys of cetaceans in the Zeehan and Apollo Australian Marine Parks were conducted as part of commercial research. The surveys were conducted at an altitude of about 300 metres at a speed of approximately 130 knots along transect lines totaling 60 nautical miles using the following equipment: fixed wing aircraft, DSLR cameras fitted with 400mm lenses, binoculars,GPS and data recording applications. This data has been supplied to OBIS Australia as part of the activity permit for the survey within Australian Marine Parks.
The dataset now includes marine mammal sightings from aerial surveys conducted within the Beagle Marine Park in 2023.
Added 2024 cetacean sightings data from Beagle Marine Park.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Zeehan, Apollo and Beagle Marine Parks, King Island and Bass Strait, Tasmania
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
David Donnellyoriginator
position: Consultant
Fathom Pacific
Victoria
AU
email: david.donnelly@fathompacific.com
David Donnelly
metadata author
position: Consultant
Fathom Pacific
Victoria
AU
email: david.donnelly@fathompacific.com
OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
David Donnelly
administrative point of contact
position: Consultant
Fathom Pacific
Victoria
AU
email: david.donnelly@fathompacific.com