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National Environmental Research Program - Seafloor map of the Flinders Commonwealth MPA

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A comprehensive and detailed multibeam sonar-based map of the shelf-break region of the Central Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR). It illustrates the extent that several canyon-head incisions are present in this region, and that inset from the shelf-break is a relatively extensive area of cross-shelf reef. Some of the canyon-head incisions are characterised by exposed reef areas, and these are indicated by localised regions of rapid change in depth. The cross-shelf reef is generally very low profile, but characterised by distinct reef ledges where bedding planes in the sedimentary rock types have eroded. These ledges, often between 1-2 m in height, can run for several kilometres as distinct features. The method of data extraction is based on Lucieer (2013). Three are three classes of seafloor map- one from GEOBIA, one from digitisation and one from Probability of Hardness based on Angular Profile Correction. Lucieer, V (2013) NERP broad-scale analysis of multibeam acoustic data from the Flinders Commonwealth Marine Reserve, Prepared for the National Environmental Research Program. Internal report. IMAS, Hobart, TAS [Contract Report]

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Title National Environmental Research Program - Seafloor map of the Flinders Commonwealth MPA
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/39647e7b-1da4-4e5b-a18b-14e101c78faa
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
vanessa.lucieer@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 01/06/2012 - 31/07/2012
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "National Environmental Research Program - Seafloor map of the Flinders Commonwealth MPA". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/national-environmental-research-program-seafloor-map-of-the-flinders-commonwealth-mpa