Flying bird breeding colonies on Macquarie Island. This is a polygon dataset stored in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Attributes include the species name and the time of the year during which breeding occurs. The species include Black-browed Albatross, Grey-headed albatross, Southern Giant-Petrel and Wandering Albatross.

This indicator is no longer maintained, and is considered OBSOLETE. INDICATOR DEFINITION All known observations of seabird strikes are recorded upon observation at Australian Antarctic Stations and on ships travelling in the Southern Ocean. TYPE OF INDICATOR There are three types of indicators used in this report: 1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system; 2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system; 3.Determine RESPONSES to either condition or changes in the condition of a system. This indicator is one of: PRESSURE RATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTION Human presence in the Antarctic has led to the creation of many stations located around the continent. In many cases, these stations are sited close to seabird colonies. Birds have struck station buildings, radio masts, etc. Further, seabird strikes are reported from resupply and research vessels. In recent decades, there have been observations made of bird strikes, particularly colliding with station infrastructure, remote installations and supporting infrastructure and ship-based transport to the continent. Whilst the data are not considered to be comprehensive or highly rigorous, it is envisaged that recording of bird strikes may facilitate useful analysis in the future. DESIGN AND STRATEGY FOR INDICATOR MONITORING PROGRAM Spatial scale: Southern Ocean: 40S to the Antarctic continent, Mawson, Davis, Casey, Macquarie Island, Heard Island, field camps, and summer expeditions. Frequency: Annual. Measurement technique: Observation of bird strikes at Australian Antarctic Stations and at sea. RESEARCH ISSUES The accuracy of the data are likely to be limited as it depends upon the detection of bird strikes by actual observation of the strike as it occurs, or the discovery of bird carcasses near the structure with which it collided. LINKS TO OTHER INDICATORS SOE Indicator 29 - Breeding population of the Southern Giant Petrel at Heard Island, the McDonald Islands and within the AAT SOE Indicator 37 - Species and numbers of species killed, taken or interfered with or disturbed in the Antarctic and the sub-Antarctic for the purpose of scientific research SOE Indicator 46 - Annual tourist ship visits and tourist numbers SOE Indicator 48 - Station and ship person days SOE Indicator 76 - Monthly fuel usage of ships travelling to Australian Antarctic Stations

Beach-nesting shorebird and small terns GPS data from Tasmania's coastal areas. Surveys undertaken September to March every summer with primary effort directed towards sandy beaches. Shorebird species mapped comprise Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis, Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus, Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris and Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fulignosus. These data sets are in the public domain via the NVA and LIST. In addition, nests and colonies of Fairy Tern Sternula nereis and Little Tern Sternula albifrons are also mapped. These data sets are not in the public domain.

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

The southern giant petrel (SGP) data is from an island-wide census conducted on Macquarie Island by Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service during February and March 2023. The focus of the census was SGP chicks only and includes the number of chicks observed. Point data with eastings and northings was provided in CSV format by Julie McInnes, Research Associate. Attribute data was provided by Sam Thalmann, Wildlife Biologist, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. Points indicate the location from where the SGP chick observations were made. The CSV data were imported into ArcGIS Pro and converted to latitude and longitude coordinates and are available in the attached GeoPackage.

Please refer to the manuscript - The development of DNA markers to resolve uncertainties of seabird bycatch identification from longline fisheries in Australian waters. Supplementary Information FASTA files Custom reference DNA sequence databases for procellariiforms for each marker in FASTA format are available as Supporting Information (SuppInfo_COI_AP_reference_database.txt, SuppInfo_Cytb_AP_reference_database.txt and SuppInfo_CRBird_AP_reference_database.txt). DNA sequences obtained from 59 feathers samples from bycaught seabirds using COI_AP (n=19), Cytb_AP (n=59), CRBird_AP (n=54) markers in FASTA format is available as Supporting Information (SuppInfo_Bycatch_feather_sequences.txt). Supplementary Table Table S1: Sample Information for the 99 reference samples obtained from museum collections, archived samples at the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and seabird bycatch specimens. Table S2: The number of sequences and unique haplotypes included in the curated reference databases for all procellariiform species, and the resolution of each marker for species identification, for each of three genetic markers: COI_AP, CRBird_AP and Cytb_AP. Table S3: Species resolution, and the number of reference DNA sequences (N seq) and unique haplotypes (N hap) for the three selected primer sets for the 36 listed procellariform species

A complete survey of the numbers and breeding stages of seabirds, resident and migratory shorebirds and raptors at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, central west coast, Western Australia, was undertaken. One hundred and ninety two (192) islands, islets and rocks were surveyed over 21 days in December 2006. Seabird nesting habitat was mapped in its entirety for those islands considered as significant breeding areas (i.e. Pelsaert Island, Leo Island) and estimates of both breeding and roosting seabirds were made for each island. Notes on the stage of breeding were also taken, and where applicable, eggs were measured and weighed for some species to obtain breeding dates. Monitoring transects were established on West Wallabi and Pelsaert Islands to monitor longer term changes in the nesting density of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica, Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops, Common (Brown) Noddy Anous stolidus and Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata. The Lesser Noddy transects had been previously established by Fuller and Burbidge (1992), and were used again for comparative purposes. We recorded 14 species of seabirds, 16 species of migratory shorebirds, three resident shorebirds and two raptors during this survey. Of these, 14 species of seabirds, three resident shorebirds and the two raptors were breeding. These breeding populations are considered significant in a regional and national context. Of the 192 islands surveyed, 148 (77%) had breeding seabirds.

This metadata record is a parent for all data on Antarctic blue whales collected during the 2015 New Zealand-Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage. Description of specific data sets can be found in the Voyage Science Plan and within child datasets.

This file contains instructions for collecting biological observations and bird bands at Australian Antarctic and subantarctic stations. The documents in the file are as follows: 1) Biological Programmes - ANARE Induction Lectures (likely to be the 1967-1968 season) 2) Notes on Collecting Biological Data (likely to be the 1958-1959 season) 3) Biology Instructions Bird Banding (likely to be the 1967-1968 season) The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

Data was collected from Cockburn Sound to determine the past and present distribution of seagrasses, including sediment cores.