Acoustic tracking of sharks and fish on reefs off Townsville, Great Barrier Reef (NERP TE 6.1, AIMS)

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 09/10/2017

Presence information for sharks and fish fitted with acoustic transmitters on reefs in the Townsville region. Acoustic receivers are deployed on: Bramble (4), Rib (4), Kelso (2), John Brewer (4), Lodestone (4), Helix (4), Keeper (2), Glow (3), Cotton Shoal (1), Arc (1), Grub (4), Yankee (3), Centipede (2), Wheeler (5), Davies (2), Pinnacle (1) and Little Broadhurst (2) reefs. Transmitter life ranges from 12-30 months. Transmitters report depth data to indicate position of the animal in the water column.

                To date transmitters have been deployed in: grey reef, blacktip, bull, silvertip, sliteye and hammerhead sharks, common coral trout, bluespot coral trout, redthroat emperor, giant trevally and spanish mackerel in this region.

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Title Acoustic tracking of sharks and fish on reefs off Townsville, Great Barrier Reef (NERP TE 6.1, AIMS)
Language English
Licence Other
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/ecd11522-a50a-4b28-b9e3-52191a5ccc79
Contact Point
Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [147.62, -18.84]}
Data Portal data.gov.au

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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Acoustic tracking of sharks and fish on reefs off Townsville, Great Barrier Reef (NERP TE 6.1, AIMS)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/acoustic-tracking-of-sharks-and-fish-on-reefs-off-townsville-great-barrier-reef-nerp-te-6-1-aim

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