Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00930:reg:6:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00930
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 4/20)
Character Range: 282905–286289

EPBC Act  that may occur in a particular area.
        * The Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) – provides information on BIAs for protected species as well as a range of other national data on Australia's marine environment, such as specific information on the location and area of important marine habitats, ecological features, and other conservation values in the marine regions.
        * National Marine Mammal Data Portal – database for stranding, sighting, entanglement, and ship strike data, developed by the Australian Marine Mammal Centre at the AAD. Reports related to these data can be submitted online through the portal.
        * Australasian Right Whale Photo-Identification Catalogue (ARWPIC) - a centralised online platform developed to share images and sightings of southern right whales. It allows upload and matching of southern right whale images and catalogues between different regions for better understanding movements of southern right whales and connectivity of populations in the Australasia, and ultimately the Southern Hemisphere. Researchers and the public can browse this catalogue and match their own photographs of right whales to one in the catalogue.
        * State government wildlife sightings databases – various wildlife sightings databases are managed by State government to supports biodiversity and protected areas by providing important wildlife information that underpins conservation policies, programs, and management responses.
        * Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) - a collaborative, digital, open infrastructure that pulls together Australian biodiversity data from multiple sources, making it accessible and reusable.

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