Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Bicheno, eastern Tasmania

Created 11/01/2026

Updated 11/01/2026

The spatial extent of C. rodgersii "barrens" was estimated by surveying rocky reef habitat with a towed underwater video system. Sampling took place at 13 regions along the east coast of Tasmania, each comprising 3 subsites, this dataset refers to the Bicheno region, and its 3 subsites: Denison, Governor Island and Lodi.

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Title Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Bicheno, eastern Tasmania
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/1ba09417-8f94-45ed-9e3e-13fa33d777b8
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Craig.Johnson@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 27/03/2002 - 27/03/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -42.0
      ],
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        -41.5
      ],
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      ],
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}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Bicheno, eastern Tasmania". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/video-surveys-of-long-spined-sea-urchin-centrostephanus-rodgersii-barrens-habitat-bicheno-easte1