https://doi.org/10.82144/ef60b521 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/448 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b491843f-365b-49c7-bf71-204fbcdf7283 https://obis.org/dataset/f415cf1b-30b1-48d6-b15f-1b97bc462c8e Simon Goldsworthy Fur seal, pelagic shark and seabird tracking Primary contact simon.goldsworthy@sa.gov.au OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Simon Goldsworthy Fur seal, pelagic shark and seabird tracking Primary contact simon.goldsworthy@sa.gov.au owner Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool seaturtle.org mcoyne@seaturtle.org http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/ originator 2025-08-01 eng Original provider: South Australian Research and Development Institute Dataset credits: Data provider: Fur seal, pelagic shark and seabird tracking; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: South Australian Research and Development Institute Abstract: Over the next 3 summers, up to 40 Australian sea lion adult males will carry state-of-the-art satellite transmitters as they traverse some of southern Australia’s most remote and biologically-productive waters.<br><br>This project is funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS - www.imos.org.au) through the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS http://imos.org.au/aatams.html).<br><br>The maritime expeditions of the Australian sea lions are now yielding data that are important to both biologists and oceanographers and refining our understanding of the intimate connections between the mechanics of the Earth’s oceans, and the complex ecosystems which dwell within and upon them. <br><br>This is a truly interdisciplinary project, bringing together biologists studying living systems and oceanographers studying marine physics. The maritime expeditions of the Australian sea lions are now yielding data that are important to both biologists and oceanographers and refining our understanding of the intimate connections between the mechanics of the Earth’s oceans, and the complex ecosystems which dwell within and upon them. <br><br>This is an extremely cost-effective means of adding to existing global oceanographic data archives. It has the potential to complement existing sampling methods, especially for regions from which data are scarce and where these alternative methods may be difficult or prohibitively expensive to implement. Importanly, this approach provides a mechanism of targeting the collection of physical oceanographic data from regions that are biologically of interest (ie. where high trophic level predators feed), therefore providing greater insights into how physical ocean processes underpin marine ecosystems and commercial fisheries.<br><br><br> Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal N/A Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=274 The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/448 Oceans 110.859 161.083 -27.822 -40.285 2008-10-09 2011-07-19 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Neophoca cinerea Australian sealion asNeeded Simon Goldsworthy Fur seal, pelagic shark and seabird tracking Primary contact simon.goldsworthy@sa.gov.au NA NA NA Simon Goldsworthy owner NA zd_448 2025-08-01T00:13:41-04:00 dataset Goldsworthy S. 2025. South Australia's Sea Lions as Ocean Observers. 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=274). https://doi.org/10.82144/ef60b521. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/448 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/448/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/448/eml STAT Project Page UTF-8 Original web site http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=274 OBIS-SEAMAP zd_448 zd_448 Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley. 2005. Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data. Marine Ecology Progress Series: Vol. 301: 1-7.