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NESP MaC Project 4.21 - Assessing the condition of natural values within priority temperate Australian Marine Parks to evaluate management effectiveness (IMAS, UWA)

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2024 project "Assessing the condition of natural values within priority temperate Australian Marine Parks to evaluate management effectiveness". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

Australian Marine Parks cover almost half of Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone and are managed using an adaptive management framework that requires robust ecological data to assess the condition and trend of natural values. Standardised long-term monitoring is critical for evaluating management effectiveness, understanding emerging pressures, and guiding future investment in park management.

This project undertook ecological surveys across continental shelf habitats within Geographe, South-west Corner, Beagle, Hunter, and Kimberley Marine Parks. Surveys targeted priority long-term monitoring locations identified by Parks Australia, and were designed to collect comparable biological and ecological data relevant to management effectiveness assessment.

Monitoring followed nationally standardised methods from the NESP Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters (https://doi.org/10.11636/9781925848755). Demersal fishes and sharks were surveyed using stereo-BRUVs and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs); mobile invertebrates using traps; sessile invertebrates, seagrass and macroalgal communities using ROVs and drop cameras; and shallow/mesophotic coral reef ecosystems using ROVs supplemented with stereo-BRUVs.

Survey outputs included new baseline and repeat observations of natural values, biodiversity, habitat condition, species size structure and coral bleaching impacts. The data support assessment of ecological condition and trends, evaluation of pressures including climate change and marine heatwaves, and development of monitoring indicators and reporting protocols linked to Parks Australia’s Management Effectiveness framework.

The project collaborated with Traditional Owners and Indigenous ranger groups, including the Wadandi Ranger Program, Undalup Association and Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation, supporting two-way knowledge exchange and Indigenous participation in Sea Country monitoring and management.

Outputs
• Fish scoring data from BRUV, BOSS and ROV platforms [dataset]
• Benthic imagery with annotations from ROV and drop camera platforms [dataset]
• Lobster catch data [dataset]
• Spatially-referenced highlight videos/imagery for communication purposes [dataset]
• Final project report [written]

Tags: Australian Marine Park (AMP), Demersal fish, Management Effectiveness, Mobile and Sessile invertebrates, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub, Seagrass and Macroalgae
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Karmt Shoals 2004-01-19 to 2004-02-04

The dataset comprises 5748 individuals from 212 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Karmt Shoals using 90 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 1074 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5644 From 14 Nov 2012 To 24 Nov 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5644.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20130313 From 12 Mar 2013 To 14 Mar 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20130313.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Heron Island Air Pressure From 02 Dec 2008

The 'Wireless Sensor Networks Facility' (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS), is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8157 From 15 Nov 2023 To 05 Dec 2023

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8157.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6046 From 05 Sep 2014 To 19 Sep 2014

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6046.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4914 From 15 Jan 2010 To 26 Jan 2010

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4914.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6793 From 09 Oct 2017 To 24 Oct 2017

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6793.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 20250411 From 11 Apr 2025 To 14 Apr 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 20250411.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5755 From 03 Jun 2013 To 13 Jun 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5755.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5646 From 03 Dec 2012 To 08 Dec 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5646.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5936 From 20 Feb 2014 To 03 Mar 2014

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5936.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20250414 From 14 Apr 2025 To 16 Apr 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20250414.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BIOMATE data compilation (v1.0)

Biological ocean data collected from ships find reuse in aggregations of historical data. These data are heavily relied upon to document long term change, validate satellite algorithms for ocean biology and are useful in assessing the performance of autonomous platforms and biogeochemical models. There is a need to combine subsurface biological and physical data into one aggregate data product to support reproducible research. Existing aggregate products are dissimilar in source data, have largely been isolated to the surface ocean and most omit physical data. These products cannot easily be used to explore subsurface bio-physical relationships. We present the first version of a biological ocean data reformatting effort (BIO-MATE, https://gitlab.com/KBaldry/BIO-MATE). BIO-MATE uses R software that reformats openly sourced published datasets from oceanographic voyages. These reformatted biological and physical data from underway sensors, profiling sensors and pigments analysis are stored in an interoperable and reproducible BIO-MATE data product for easy access and use.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell 2006-12-12 to 2006-12-21

The dataset comprises 4483 individuals from 140 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell using 53 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 648 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
State Fisheries Northern Territory

The datasets contain summaries of Northern Territory logbook data on catch and effort distribution for commercial fisheries in state marine and estuarine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to NT Department of Agriculture and Fisheries by commercial fishers. The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total catch and effort by fishery at a 1 degree resolution where 5 boats or more operate. For areas where less than 5 boats operate the data is shown as confidential. The data was mapped using 5 year - financial year periods; 2003/04 to 2007/08, 2008/09 to 2012/13, 2018/19 to 2022/23, and 1 year; 2022/23.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8255 From 01 Apr 2024 To 06 Apr 2024

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8255.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MB Project E6 - Assisting the restoration of seagrasses at Shark Bay

This record provides an overview of the scope and research data outputs of the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project "Assisting the restoration of seagrasses at Shark Bay". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

This project is a collaboration between scientists and the Shark Bay Malgana Indigenous community into jointly developed seeding and shoot planting methods to assist natural recovery of seagrasses in preparation for future devastating impacts of climate change. The Shark Bay World Heritage Site (WHS) is unique globally for its natural values, including stromatolites, seagrass meadows and marine megafauna including dugongs, sharks, turtles, and dolphins. The immediate goal is to scale up the existing restoration research to assist recovery of the dominant seagrasses, Amphibolis antarctica and Posidonia australis following the 2011 marine heat wave. 

Planned Outputs
• A seagrass restoration toolkit (multimedia and report format) - will include information on sourcing suitable genetic material
• Data on the trial seed restoration outcomes

Tags: National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub, monitoring, seagrass
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5530 From 14 Jan 2012 To 29 Jan 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5530.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MaC Project 4.23 - Environmental DNA for measuring offshore marine biodiversity: what can DNA in water collected from the RV Investigator tell us?, 2024-2025 (CSIRO)

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2024 project "Environmental DNA for measuring offshore marine biodiversity: what can DNA in water collected from the RV Investigator tell us?". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) in seawater provides a non-extractive way to characterise marine biodiversity from genetic material shed by organisms, from microbes and plankton to invertebrates and fishes. It is an emerging tool for marine ecosystem monitoring, particularly in offshore areas where conventional sampling can be difficult, costly or environmentally disruptive.

This project collected and analysed more than 500 eDNA samples from 91 sites during the South-east Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey (SEA-MES) on RV Investigator. Samples were collected along the continental shelf between Tasmania and southern New South Wales, including sites within the South-east Marine Parks Network, providing the first comprehensive eDNA baseline for this region.

The project tested active eDNA sampling from CTD water samples and passive eDNA sampling from a deep-towed camera system. DNA metabarcoding and Tree of Life metabarcoding were used to identify biodiversity patterns across the water column and near the seafloor. Results were compared with conventional survey methods, including fish trawls, plankton sampling and deep-towed camera deployments, to assess how eDNA complements existing monitoring approaches.

The dataset revealed clear biodiversity patterns by depth, latitude, and water-column position, including higher fish diversity near the seafloor than at the surface. Comparisons with trawl and plankton data showed that eDNA provided complementary biodiversity information, supporting its use alongside existing survey methods and highlighting its value as part of integrated monitoring programs. The outputs provide a new biodiversity baseline for south-eastern Australian waters, and practical guidance on future application of eDNA techniques for offshore monitoring of marine parks and fisheries.

Outputs
• eDNA sequences with associated collection metadata (x2 voyages x50 sites) [dataset]
• Final project report [written]

Tags: Biomonitoring, Environmental DNA, Marine Biodiversity Survey, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub, RV Investigator, Southeast Australia Marine Ecosystem Survey
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 20191225 From 24 Dec 2019 To 31 Dec 2019

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 20191225.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8287 From 19 May 2024 To 24 May 2024

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8287.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wedge-tailed shearwater isotope data 2016-2018

Wedge-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna pacifica) are widely distributed across tropical and subtropical oceans, with their breeding range recently extending south. For populations at their southernmost extent, habitat use, segregation, and trophic niche remain poorly understood. In this study we investigated the habitat use, segregation, and trophic niche in two disjunct populations of wedge-tailed shearwaters in eastern Australia, located at temperate and subtropical latitudes, between 2015 and 2019. Both populations exhibited consistent spatial segregation across all years of the study. Individuals from the temperate population consistently used waters off southeastern Australia, with a pre-staging detour towards the subtropical frontal zone before their winter migration to the western Pacific Ocean, in the Philippine Sea. At the same time, subtropical conspecifics exploited waters further east and north, with a proportion undertaking a pre-staging detour only in the first year. Stable isotope analysis (δ15N and δ13C) of chick feathers further revealed trophic and habitat segregation between colonies, with the subtropical population consistently occupying a smaller trophic niche area and exhibiting lower interannual variation across all years. Both populations exhibited a high degree of interannual variability in foraging strategies and trophic niches, indicating a capacity for behavioural adaptivity in response to prey availability and oceanic conditions. This adaptability may facilitate future range shifts into temperate habitats, which is important given projected climate-driven changes to ocean dynamics in southeastern Australia.

Tags: Ardenna pacifica, bulk isotopic analysis
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
One Tree Island Wind From 18 Nov 2008 To 11 Jun 2021

The 'Wireless Sensor Networks Facility' (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS), is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5596 From 03 Aug 2012 To 16 Aug 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5596.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6824 From 10 Dec 2017 To 20 Dec 2017

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6824.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Heron Island Light From 09 Sep 2012

The 'Wireless Sensor Networks Facility' (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS), is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.

Tags: surface_downwelling_photosynthetic_radiative_flux_in_air
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5143 From 22 Oct 2010 To 05 Nov 2010

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5143.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Inshore Shoals : Townsville 2006-10-28 to 2006-10-30

The dataset comprises 242 individuals from 43 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Townsville using 5 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 64 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Southern Great Barrier Reef 2007-07-31 to 2007-08-12

The dataset comprises 17673 individuals from 250 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Southern Great Barrier Reef using 95 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 2631 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6664 From 27 May 2017 To 06 Jun 2017

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6664.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network