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DNA sequencing and population assessment of White Sharks (NESP MBH A3)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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White sharks are listed as vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and actions to assist their recovery and long-term viability are prescribed in a national recovery plan for the species. A priority action is to develop an effective means of estimating the size of white shark populations and monitor their status (population trend). This would provide a scientific basis for assessing recovery actions, and for local policies governing human-shark interactions: an issue of significant public concern. NESP Project A3 provides a national assessment of the southern-western adult white shark population abundance and an update of the total eastern Australasian white shark population abundance and status in order to establish the efficacy of existing recovery actions and provide a scientifically sound and rational basis from which to inform policies that aim to balance conservation objectives and public safety. This record describes the individual DNA sequencing of over 500 animals for CK-MR analyses of SA/WA population tissue samples.

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Title DNA sequencing and population assessment of White Sharks (NESP MBH A3)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c99beebe-fb25-4971-95bb-41d83e1c2b81
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Russ.Bradford@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/01/2007
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "DNA sequencing and population assessment of White Sharks (NESP MBH A3)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/dna-sequencing-and-population-assessment-of-white-sharks-nesp-mbh-a3