Reef Catchments Southern Inshore Coral Monitoring Program

• Other Authors: AIMS Data Centre (distributor), AIMS Data Centre (pointOfContact), Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) (hasAssociationWith), Data Manager, AIMS Data Centre (hasAssociationWith), Thompson A (hasPrincipalInvestigator)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; Mackay; Henderson Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/reef-catchments-southern-monitoring-program/1883517

Maintenance and Update Frequency: annually Statement: Benthic survey data based on photo point intercept for coral cover, belt transects for Juvenile density and Scuba search transects for vectors of coral mortality. First survey in 2019.\n Data identified in AIMS data bases by P_CODE='RR'\n Annual Benthic monitoring of six reefs within Southern Inshore Reporting Zone for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Regional Report Card\n Data utilise the same sampling methods as the Marine Monitoring Program: Photopoint intercept for benthic cover, counts of juvenile corals in belt transects and scuba searchs in belt transects for vectors of coral mortality.\n At each Pine Peak Island, Pine Islets, Connor Island and Henderson Island, five 20m long transects are monitored at each of two sites and at 2m and 5m depth below lowest astronomic tide. At Aquila Island and Temple Island transects are at 1 to 2m depth only.\n Note: Monitoring of Connor Island ceased in 2021 due to visibility and logistic constraints.\n