| Summary: | Maintenance and Update Frequency: irregular Statement: Line transects 50 m in length are laid along a depth contour. Information on the percentage cover of sessile animals and seaweeds along the transect lines are monitored using photo-quadrats taken sequentially each 2.5 m along the 50 m transect. Digital photo-quadrats are taken vertically-downward from a height sufficient to encompass an area of at least 0.3 m x 0.3 m. GPS location, date, time, depth and visibility will also be recorded. A Standardized Survey Procedures for Monitoring Reef Ecosystems is under revision, please contact the project for access (reeflife.survey@utas.edu.au). Credit Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF) Program, an Australian Government initiative supporting world class, public good research - Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Credit Marine Biodiversity Hub, a collaborative partnership supported through the Australian Government’s National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Credit Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania Credit Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania Credit People and Parks Foundation Credit Caring for our Country, Community CoastCare Grant Credit NRM and local management boards around Australia Credit State Marine Biodiversity Management Agencies around Australia Credit Canon Environmental Grants program Credit Trained volunteer diver network Purpose The dataset generated by recreational divers provides a national framework for monitoring the state of the inshore environment and the identification of those threats and locations of greatest conservation concern. The project also increases awareness and interest by the recreational diving community in marine issues, and enhanced scientific capacity of personnel in regional areas. Reef Life Survey is designed to develop and resource a network of skilled recreational divers for rapid and cost-effective assessment of the state of the ...
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