IMOS - AATAMS Facility Satellite Relay Tagging Program - Satellite tracking of pinnipeds - Delayed mode data, 2007-2017

Rob Harcourt

doi:10.15468/96scmz

IMOS - AATAMS Facility Satellite Relay Tagging Program - Satellite tracking of pinnipeds - Delayed mode data, 2007-2017

Citation

The citation in a list of references is: "IMOS [year-of-data-download], [Title], [data-access-URL], accessed [date-of-access]." Any users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source of the material derived from IMOS in the format: "Data was sourced from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - IMOS is a national collaborative research infrastructure, supported by the Australian Government." If relevant, also credit other organisations involved in collection of this particular datastream (as listed in 'credit' in the metadata record). https://doi.org/10.15468/96scmz accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

The Australian Animal Tracking And Monitoring System (AATAMS) is a coordinated marine animal tagging project. Satellite Relay Data Loggers (SRDL) (most with CTDs, and some also with fluorometers) are used to explore how marine mammal behaviour relates to their oceanic environment. Loggers developed at the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit transmit data in near real time via the Argo satellite system. The Satellite Relay Data Loggers are deployed on marine mammals, including Elephant Seals, Weddell Seals, Australian Fur Seals, Australian Sea Lions, New Zealand Fur Seals. Data parameters measured by the instruments include time, conductivity (salinity), temperature, speed, fluorescence (available in the future) and depth. Data is being collected in the Southern Ocean, the Great Australian Bight, and off the South-East Coast of Australia.

This dataset has excluded the data from Antarctic waters as it is expected that data would be published via the OBIS Antarctic node AntBIF.

Each species has been linked to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS https://www.marinespecies.org).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Data is being collected in the Southern Ocean, the Great Australian Bight, and off the South-East Coast of Australia.

Sampling

Satellite Relay Data Loggers (SRDL) (most with CTDs, and some also with fluorometers) are used to explore how marine mammal behaviour relates to their oceanic environment.

Quality Control

AATAMS make all satellite logger data available in near real time, with no Quality Control applied to the data before release. Data available in near real time is a subset of the full dataset collected by the satellite loggers.

Method steps

Loggers developed at the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit transmit data in near real time via the Argo satellite system.

Additional info

marine, harvested by OBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Otariidae
common name: Seals rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Great Australia Bight, south coast of Western Australia and waters off New South Wales, Australia.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Rob Harcourt
originator
position: AATAMS Project Leader
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
North Ryde, Sydney
2109
New South Wales
AU
Telephone: +61 0428 204 565
email: robert.harcourt@mq.edu.au

Dave Watts
metadata author
position: OBIS Australia Data manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au/

OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au/

Rob Harcourt
administrative point of contact
position: AATAMS Project Leader
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Sydney
2109
New South Wales
AU
Telephone: +61 0428 204 565
email: robert.harcourt@mq.edu.au