Surveying our southern most coral reefs
Channel: GeoscienceAustralia
Date: 2020-09-07

Early in 2020, we set out with our partners from the National Environmental Science Program Marine Biodiversity Hub to map parts of the world’s southern-most coral reefs in the Lord Howe Marine Park. We’re one of 10 research partners of the Hub, which brings together government organisations and research institutions to provide nationally-consistent, scientific information to support the management of Australia’s marine environment. This survey combined our expertise in seabed mapping and marine geoscience, with the specialist fields of our partners including marine ecology and field robotics. Together, we successfully mapped and characterised seabed habitats around Elizabeth and Middleton reefs while on-board the University of Tasmania’s vessel TV Bluefin.