TemperateReefBase Geonetwork Catalogue
Reefs on the Australian Continental Shelf (NESP MB D3)
Rocky reefs form an important habitat on the continental shelf and one subject to disproportionate fishing pressure given the high productivity of this habitat relative to adjacent sandy seabed. Despite this, little is known of the extent and nature of these systems beyond their value to the fishing industry. This project collated all known mapping data from government and industry (including data acquired during CERF and NERP Hubs) to provide an updated map of this key habitat around Australia. A geomorphological classification system is also being developed for these reefs, and associated cross-shelf habitats with the aim of it being accepted and adopted nationally, and it is being tested and refined for biological applicability.
This record describes the national habitat map data product generated from multiple datasets collated as part of NESP MBH Project D3. The individual habitat mapping datasets collected as part of the data collation process have also been published and are linked to this record.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-10-10
Principal investigator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Lucieer, Vanessa, Dr
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
Principal investigator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Barrett, Neville, Dr
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
- Purpose
- To improve knowledge of shelf reef habitat in Australian waters by collating all known habitat mapping data from government and industry into a single data product.
- Credit
- Australian Hydrographic Service (AHS)
- Credit
- CSIRO
- Credit
- Geoscience Australia
- Credit
- Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) , NSW
- Credit
- NT Government
- Credit
- Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), SA
- Credit
- Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
- Credit
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences (LES), Deakin University
- Credit
- Centre for Marine Futures (UWA)
- Credit
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Status
- Completed
Distributor
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Smith, Rick, Dr
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
Principal investigator
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Lucieer, Vanessa, Dr
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
Extent
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2016-10-10
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 0
- Maximum value
- 200
- Identifier
- EPSG::5715
- Name
- MSL depth
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Temperate Reef
- Keywords (Theme)
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- Seafloor habitat classification
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- Data was sourced from the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub – the Marine Biodiversity Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP), administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE).
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- Data is not to be used for navigational purposes.
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Other constraints
- Cite data as: Lucieer & Barrett (2016). Reefs on the Australian Continental Shelf (NESP MB D3). Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). Data accessed at https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2ffb37a5-5c58-4ea9-a47d-5d526be31346 on [access date].
- Other constraints
- The data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Name
- Seafloor habitat classification
- Name
- Classification scheme
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- Shapefile
- OnLine resource
- D3 DATA ACCESS - Tier 1: Highest resolution "local surveys" from State stakeholders [direct download 311 MB]
- OnLine resource
- D3 DATA ACCESS - Tier 3: "National-scale surveys" from AHS and GBRMPA [direct download 16 MB]
- OnLine resource
- D3 DATA ACCESS - Tier 4: "Reef probability" layer isolated from AHS deep features S57 layer [direct download 33 MB]
- OnLine resource
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NESP:NESP_D3_Tier1_localscale_reef
MAP - reef classified from Tier 1 high resolution "local" surveys
- OnLine resource
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NESP:NESP_D3_Tier2_regionalscale_reef
MAP - reef classified from Tier 2 "regional" surveys
- OnLine resource
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NESP:NESP_D3_Tier3_nationalscale_reef
MAP - reef classified from Tier 3 "national-scale" surveys
- OnLine resource
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NESP:NESP_D3_Tier4_reef_probability
MAP - "reef probability" classified Tier 4 AHS deep features S57 layer
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - WA Marine Futures reef habitat, Albrolhos Islands (abr1_sub_g.shp, abr2_sub_g.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - WA Marine Futures reef habitat, Jurien Bay (jbe_sub_g.shp, jbw_sub_g.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - Batemans Marine Park (BMP_Habitats_2013_no_unkwn.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - Cape Byron Marine Park (CBMP_Habitats2013.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - Jervis Bay Marine Park (JBMP_Habitats2013_no_unkwn.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - Port Stephens Great Lakes Marine Park (PSGLMP_Habitats2013_no_unkwn.shp)
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- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP_Habitats2013_revised.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed Habitat NSW State Waters - area outside marine parks (Habitat_outside_MPA.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - South Australian (DEWNR) Marine Benthic Habitats (DEWNR_StateBenthicHabitats_ReefHabitats.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Reef features on the Australian continental shelf derived from AHS 1 degree S57 seabed area features (sbdare_reefs-only.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - State boundary area of the Australia continental shelf (including Lord Howe Island) (State_boundary_areas.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Australian land and coastline (including Lord Howe Island) at Lowest Astronomic Tide datum (aho_land_lat.shp, aho_land_lat_lh.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Carnarvon Shelf reef polygons [Point Cloates, Mandu Creek, Gnaraloo] (CarnarvonShelfReefs.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf (WA) - interpreted geomorphic map (GA0340_geomorphology.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Oceanic Shoals CMR (Timor Sea) biodiversity survey - interpreted geomorphic map (GA0339_geomorphology.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey - interpreted geomorphic map (GA0335_geomorphology.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Browse Shelf reef polygons (BrowseShelfReefs.shp)
- OnLine resource
- SOURCE DATA - Jervis Bay reef polygons (jervisbayreefs.shp)
- OnLine resource
- NESP Project D3 [ANDS RDA record]
Resource lineage
- Statement
- The data was contributed from several national and State sources including the Australian Hydrographic Service, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Northern Territory. The information was synthesised and the information collected to describe rocky reef location on the Australian Continental shelf is described by 4 tiers. Tier 1 are high resolution multibeam ‘local surveys’ generally carried out by the State stakeholders, Tier 2 are ‘regional surveys’ generally collected by CSIRO’s National Marine Facility. Tier 3 are national scale surveys from the Australian Hydrographic Service and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Tier 4 is a ‘reef probability’ information source isolated from the Australian Hydrographic Service's (AHS) deep features S57 layer.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Platform
Identifier
- Code
- research vessel
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- urn:uuid/2ffb37a5-5c58-4ea9-a47d-5d526be31346
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Emma Flukes (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Data Manager)
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2ffb37a5-5c58-4ea9-a47d-5d526be31346
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2020-09-10T08:50:46
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-03-20T10:48:42
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
Overviews
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Associated resources
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