Coral Reef Health Broadscale Reef Fish Survey - Reef Fish Short Transect Survey 2013-2015

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) coral reef underwater visual census (UVC) survey of reef fish species between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago. The data include: * Fish UVC database - short transects 25x5m * Abundance and size of fish. * Fish families excluding cryptic benthic groups eg gobies. Sharks and rays are included.

The Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) was an initiative designed to enhance the net conservation benefits of the globally-significant coral reef ecosystems of the Pilbara (Western Australia) by providing an assessment of the condition and trajectory of key ecological values. These assessments were designed to inform and complement existing governance and management arrangements and the PMCP is intended to provide ongoing advice and assessment for conservation efforts in the region, providing lasting benefits. The PMCP concept is based on three core ecological components, namely: Coral Reef Health - concentrating mainly on habitat forming primary producers. Fish and Sharks - their community structure, interactions and impacts on lower trophic levels. Environmental Pressures - physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the condition of reefs and associated biota.

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Field Value
Title Coral Reef Health Broadscale Reef Fish Survey - Reef Fish Short Transect Survey 2013-2015
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/ffe65f1f-8694-408d-a30c-3f43046a5f23
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Russ.Babcock@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/11/2013 - 01/11/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Coral Reef Health Broadscale Reef Fish Survey - Reef Fish Short Transect Survey 2013-2015". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/coral-reef-health-broadscale-reef-fish-survey-reef-fish-short-transect-survey-2013-2015