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Seagrass-Watch monitoring Torres Strait

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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This study collects information on intertidal seagrass meadows at Thursday and Horn Island, Torres Strait. Data is collected by scientists and trained students/ community volunteers using the standard Seagrass-Watch protocols (see www.seagrasswatch.org). Three permanently marked sites (50mx 50m) are monitored 3 - times a year. Data is submitted to Seagrass-Watch HQ for QAQC and submission to the main Seagrass-Watch MSAccess database (Northern Fisheries Centre, DPI&F custodians). Summary data and anaylis is presented in quarterly newsletters and available on the web as part of State of teh Environment reporting.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Seagrass-Watch monitoring Torres Strait
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/97e8fe69-0de6-4da0-85c0-91007d9cda39
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Len.McKenzie@dpi.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 08/05/2004
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Seagrass-Watch monitoring Torres Strait". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/seagrass-watch-monitoring-torres-strait