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

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Updated 23/06/2025

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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
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e52b3ab4-1e02-4568-a472-494a62e7949e
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
halfmoon.biosciences@westnet.com.au
Reference Period 06/12/1994 - 19/12/1994
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Seabirds encountered at sea off the South-Western Coast of Australia - December 1994". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/seabirds-encountered-at-sea-off-the-south-western-coast-of-australia-december-19941