Collection Details

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©Dave & Fiona Harvey 2004 Catalogue id IA3366 Photographer Harvey, Dave & Fiona

Collection Details

Custodian

DEWHA

Collection Acronym

NSSD

Description

Sightings of whales in waters around Australia with some ad-hoc observations in the Antarctic.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Whales,

List 32 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and Arts

DiGIR Details

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Resource Code: -	nssd
Resource Name: -	National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database
Keywords: -	whales
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Data Details

Data links

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Map

No map exists.

Spatial Coverage

38° 54' 00.0" N to 77° 25' 59.9" S	|	38.9000° to -77.4333°
176° 00' 00.0" W to 70° 00' 00.0" W	|	-176.0000° to -70.0000°

Date Range of Collection

15-May-1955 to 9-Aug-1999

Metadata

DB_Cetaceans_NSSD ***
ASAC_2695 - Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms