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NSW Macrocystis rafting

University of Tasmania, Australia
Burke, Ashley B. ; Hepburn, Libby ; Marshall-Grey, William ; Mesaglio, Thomas ; Parvizi, Elahe ; Rankin, Jayde ; Velásquez, Marcel ; Layton, Cayne ; Vermont, Harrison ; Beggs, Helen ; Brassington, Gary B. ; Holbrook, Neil ; Semolini Pilo, Gabriela
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Cite data as: Layton, C., Vermont, H., Beggs, H., Brassington, G., Burke, A., Hepburn, L., Holbrook, N., Marshall-Grey, W., Mesaglio, T., Parvizi, E., Rankin, J., Semolini Pilo, G., & Marcel, V. (2022). NSW Macrocystis rafting [Data set]. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). https://doi.org/10.25959/QF2D-V808

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Out-of-range observations of significant rafts of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) washing ashore in southern NSW in winter 2020.

On 9 August 2020, two local marine naturalists on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia noticed a significant amount of a large unfamiliar kelp washed up on a local beach. Following some quick confirmations via phone and email, it was revealed that the unfamiliar seaweed was giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera): a species whose closest known populations are ~450 km away to the south (in Tasmania and western Victoria) and whose transport to New South Wales would have required oceanic rafting over several weeks and hundreds of kilometres against the prevailing south-flowing East Australian Current. Subsequent community-led searches over the following days confirmed four more locations of often-substantial amounts of giant kelp wrack, as well as many more anecdotal and unconfirmed accounts.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned
Statement: Sampling of washed up kelp rafts (i.e. beach rack)

Data time period: 2020-08-11 to 2020-08-14

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Biological Sciences | EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | COASTAL | KELP FOREST | Ecology | East Australian Current | Macrocystis pyrifera | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Plant Biology | Phycology (Incl. Marine Grasses) | Temperate Reef | biota | kelp raft |

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ACN 633 798 857