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Marine Futures Project - Jurien Bay - reef habitat

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

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The Marine Futures Project was designed to benchmark the current status of key Western Australian marine ecosystems, based on an improved understanding of the relationship between marine habitats, biodiversity and our use of these values. Approximately 1,500 km2 of seafloor were mapped using hydroacoustics (Reson 8101 Multibeam), and expected benthic habitats "ground-truthed" using towed video transects and baited remote underwater video systems. Both sources of information were then combined in a spatial predictive modelling framework to produce fine-scale habitat maps showing the extent of substrate types, biotic formations, etc. Surveys took place across 9 study areas, including Jurien Bay. The Jurien Bay marine environment is highly diverse, and is home to a wide variety of species, including sea lions and sea birds on the many offshore islands. Limestone reef and seagrass habitats in the area support a diverse fish and invertebrate fauna, and a local crayfishing industry is based around the Western Rock Lobster (Panulirus cygnus).

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Title Marine Futures Project - Jurien Bay - reef habitat
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/b686ba47-bc8d-4a7d-95bf-abf04d0a3b34
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
jessica.meeuwig@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2008
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[114.779345, -30.40176], [114.985164, -30.40176], [114.985164, -30.305198], [114.779345, -30.305198], [114.779345, -30.40176]]]}
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