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Seabirds encountered at sea off the South-Western Coast of Australia - December 1994

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A survey of seabirds off the coast between Port Lincoln, South Australia and Fremantle, Western Australia during December 1994 was conducted on the voyage 11/94 of the CSIRO Oceanographic Research Vessel Franklin. Mean abundances were calculated from a series of 10 minute counts by a human observer through the trip, with sea surface temperature, salinity, water depth, current speed and direction, sea conditions and visibility also measured. The following birds were recorded: Wandering Albatross; Royal Albatross; Shy Albatross; Black-browed Albatross; Yellow-nosed Albatross; Sooty Albatross; Northern Giant; Blue Petrel; Great-winged Petrel; Gould's Petrel; White-headed Petrel; White-chinned Petrel; Flesh-footed Shearwater; Short-tailed Shearwater; Wedge-tailed Shearwater; Fluttering Shearwater; Little Shearwater; Wilson's Storm-Petrel; White-faced Storm-Petrel; Black-bellied Storm-Petrel; Australasian Gannet; Black-faced Cormorant; Pomarine Jaeger; Silver Gull; Pacific Gull; Crested Tern; Common Tern; Bridled Tern; Sooty Tern

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Title Seabirds encountered at sea off the South-Western Coast of Australia - December 1994
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/c3d08614-1e87-4448-8102-ee21839168db
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
halfmoon.biosciences@westnet.com.au
Reference Period 06/12/1994 - 19/12/1994
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[112.0, -40.0], [138.0, -40.0], [138.0, -31.0], [112.0, -31.0], [112.0, -40.0]]]}
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