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Catch records from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station 1952 - 1963

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This data set contains biological information on sperm and humpback whales processed at Cheynes Beach Whaling Station between 1952 and 1963. Biological variables include date of catch; location of catch; species caught; sex of catch; reproductive status; body length; and total body lipid. The data was sourced from the State Records Office of Western Australia www.sro.wa.gov.au The original records are in raw hand-written data sheets which were photographed and digitised into an excel spreadsheet.

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Field Value
Title Catch records from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station 1952 - 1963
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e2be6f65-d1d9-4a1e-8f7f-c49f93cf6bf7
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 28/02/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Catch records from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station 1952 - 1963". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/catch-records-from-cheynes-beach-whaling-station-1952-19631