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NESP MaC Project 3.17 - Locating Unidentified Reef and Habitat Features in the Northern Australian Seascape, 2023-2025 (AIMS, UQ)

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 28/09/2025

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This record provides an overview of an NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Project 3.17 - Locating Unidentified Reef and Habitat Features in the Northern Australian Seascape. For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata. This project will map the reefs of the northern Australian seascape, from central Western Australia, through to western Cape York in Queensland. Reefs are hotspots of conservation as they provide habitat for numerous marine species but are poorly mapped for much of northern Australia. This project will deliver datasets of reef boundaries, satellite imagery optimised for the marine environment, and geomorphic and benthic habitat maps for shallow clear reefs based on improvements to the Allen Coral Atlas. These products are targeted at assisting in the planning and evaluation of coastal development in northern Australia, helping to ensure that sensitive high value habitats are identified and considered in development proposals. This project will use satellite imaging techniques to map this region based on methods consistent with existing reef mapping of the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait, and the Coral Sea. Planned Outputs • Marine optimised satellite imagery for northern Australian seascape dataset (AIMS) [spatial dataset] • Reef boundary mapping for northern Australia seascape dataset (AIMS) [spatial dataset] • Improved shallow water habitat dataset (UQ) [spatial dataset] • Updated Benthic and Geomorphic Reference Data for Global Coral Reef Mapping (Western Australia, Timor Sea and Arafura Sea regions) dataset (UQ) [spatial dataset] • Technical report on Standard Operating Procedures for mapping reef boundaries (AIMS, UQ) • Final technical report with analysed data and a short summary of recommendations for policy makers of key findings [written]

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Title NESP MaC Project 3.17 - Locating Unidentified Reef and Habitat Features in the Northern Australian Seascape, 2023-2025 (AIMS, UQ)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/102e6765-7775-4544-8593-928b7be74bb4
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
e.lawrey@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 01/02/2023 -
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP MaC Project 3.17 - Locating Unidentified Reef and Habitat Features in the Northern Australian Seascape, 2023-2025 (AIMS, UQ)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-mac-project-3-17-locating-unidentified-reef-and-habitat-features-in-the-northern-australia