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Spatial inventory of publications for priority species in relation to Offshore Renewable Energy areas in Australia (NESP MaC 3.3)

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

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This project undertook a review of existing environmental literature and data on threatened and migratory marine species data to inform the sustainable development of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) projects (primarily wind) in Australia. A list of priority species and species of secondary importance were identified by the project together with stakeholders from DCCEEW and NOPSEMA. This list comprised of 100 species of birds, cetaceans, bony fish, sharks, pinnipeds and marine turtles. A literature search was undertaken for each species using a systematic approach detailed in the 'Lineage' section of this record. Each publication was assessed for whether the study location was within or near the ORE area and an attribute populated to indicate the ORE area(s) overlapped. Studies with spatial coverages not overlapping the ORE area were still retained if they were located nearby the ORE area, for species with poorly-defined distributions (e.g. short-finned pilot whales), or for migratory coastal birds that may use the ORE area as migration corridors. The potential impacts of ORE infrastructure and operation for each species was noted from a controlled list of potential impacts. The main topic of the study, and the methodologies used in the study, were also recorded, along with the general spatial location(s) of the study and the publication citation. The resultant inventory serves as a comprehensive record of existing publications associated with priority species potentially at risk from ORE developments, along with the nature of the potential impact. The inventory is intended to provide research information and methods for use in the planning, development, operation, and decommissioning phases of the offshore wind sector. The dataset attached to this record provides a spatial index of of all publications identified through this inventory process. Observation data each of the species were additionally compiled from BirdLife Australia, Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), Victorian Biodiversity Atlas Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), and GlobalArchive (a repository of stereo-video annotations data). These data are freely available to download from each of the source repositories.

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Title Spatial inventory of publications for priority species in relation to Offshore Renewable Energy areas in Australia (NESP MaC 3.3)
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/0395dc01-35a1-450d-8688-0f873be8835e
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
d.mclean@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1980 - 31/01/2024
Data Portal data.gov.au

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https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/spatial-inventory-of-publications-for-priority-species-in-relation-to-offshore-renewable-energy

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