Securing WAs Marine Futures Project - Hydroacoustic surveys
Hydroacoustic data were collected by Fugro Survey Pty Ltd, using a multibeam system, and provided us with information on the bathymetry and backscatter (texture) of the seafloor. The team collected over 1400 square kilometres at the eight study locations between April 2006 to February 2007.
Study areas include Abrolhos Islands, Jurien Bay, Rottnest Island, Capes / Geographe Bay, Broke Inlet, Mt. Gardner, Point Ann, Middle Island.
Data and resources
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Additional information
| Date (creation) | 2009-02-24 |
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| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | These broad principles will apply to getting access to the data (apart from data directly from marinefutures.info - 1) Data Access Committee (whom will be consulted when appropriate request is tabled) will consist of representatives from State and Australian Governments, NRM Regional bodies and UWA. 2) This group will provide four types of decisions; (i) open approvals, (ii) approvals with stipulations, (iii) deny access in full with rationale or (iv) limit access in some way (e.g. no current access but access after certain time period). 3) South coast will support data access management using cost recovery model for large requests 4) A delegated approvals process will be developed by South Coast to ensure timely responses to all requests |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |