Reef Catchments Southern Inshore Coral Monitoring Program

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Annual Benthic monitoring of six reefs within Southern Inshore Reporting Zone for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Regional Report Card Data utilise the same sampling methods as the Marine Monitoring Program: Photopoint intercept for benthic cover, counts of juvenile corals in belt transects and scuba searchs in belt transects for vectors of coral mortality. At each Pine Peak Island, Pine Islets, Connor Island and Henderson Island, five 20m long transects are monitored at each of two sites and at 2m and 5m depth below lowest astronomic tide. At Aquila Island and Temple Island transects are at 1 to 2m depth only. Note: Monitoring of Connor Island ceased in 2021 due to visibility and logistic constraints.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Reef Catchments Southern Inshore Coral Monitoring Program
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ad902188-231d-4c70-9c62-5c906ad407e3
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 14/10/2024
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    149.58102,
    -21.95682
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Reef Catchments Southern Inshore Coral Monitoring Program". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/reef-catchments-southern-inshore-coral-monitoring-program