Ayling, T., Ayling, A., Chartrand, K.M., and Rasheed, M.A. (2020) Port of Abbot Point Ambient Coral Monitoring Surveys: 2018-2019. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

Coral monitoring sites were set up on three locations in the vicinity of the Port of Abbot Point in late 2016 as part of North Queensland Bulk Ports ambient reef monitoring program. These locations were shallow depth stratum on Holbourne Island (~2m below LAT), deep stratum on Holbourne Island (~5m below LAT) and Camp Island (~2m below LAT). Four sites of five permanently marked 20 m survey transects were set up at each location along the required depth contour. These surveys were instigated in order to gain a greater understanding of ambient conditions, and the drivers of these conditions, which would also allow for a greater capacity to manage potential influences during periods of Port related activities such as dredging. The Australian Institute of Marine Science initially established these monitoring sites using their fringing reef survey protocols and carried out two further surveys during 2017. TropWATER, in association with Sea Research, continued this program using the same sites and transects in 2018/2019.

Item ID:	80005
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2020.
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 03:26
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180501 Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems @ 100%
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