Steering Committee
The steering committee will provide strategic advice to the Australian Marine Mammal Centre (AMMC) on the development of a web enabled database that will be used to inform the conservation and management of marine mammal and human interactions in the Australian region.
The committee will provide guidance through:
- contributing to the development of data structures and definitions to ensure a consistent approach to data collection;
- contributing to the coordination and cross-jurisdictional linkages between government, researchers, managers, non-government organisations and industry;
- reviewing and participating in the development of documentation relevant to the database;
- providing ad hoc advice on new and emerging issues; and
- communicating the work of the Committee, and the AMMC to the broader community.
Membership of the Steering Committee
| Attendee | Organisation |
| Adrian Royce | DERM, QLD |
| Caitlin Barry | DSE, VIC |
| Caroll Palmer | Natural Resources, NT |
| Cath Kemper | SA Museum, SA |
| Catriona Johnson | AMMC, AAD |
| Col Limpus | DERM, QLD |
| Fiona Bartlett | DSEWPaC, COM |
| Geoff Ross | DECCW, WA |
| James Cusick | AMMC, AAD |
| Ken Atkins | DECC, WA |
| Lee Belbin | CSIRO, TAS |
| Mike Double | AMMC, AAD |
| Nick Gales | AMMC, AAD |
| Rachael Alderman | DPIPWE, TAS |
| Sarah Salmon | GBRMPA, QLD |
| Ursula Harris | Australian Antarctic Data Centre, AAD |
Previous Workshops
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National Marine Mammal Database - Workshop
16th-17th February 2011, Theatrette, Australian Antarctic Division
Hosted by the Australian Marine Mammal Centre (AMMC) and the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) of DSEWPaC
The workshop was held to discuss and assess the many issues associated with the development of a national marine mammal database that will facilitate the collection, collation and presentation of marine mammal sightings, strandings, bycatch, disentanglement, ship-strike, tracking and survey data.
Further information about the meeting including meeting participants, report, presentations and other associated documents is available (Login information can be obtained by emailing sightingsdata@aad.gov.au)