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Ningaloo Reef Marine Park Benthic Biodiversity Survey WAMSI NODE 3 PROJECT 1 SUBPROJECT 3.1.1: DEEPWATER COMMUNITIES AT NINGALOO MARINE PARK Ningaloo Reef Marine Park Benthic Biodiversity Survey Jamie Colquhoun, Andrew Heyward, Max Rees, Emily Twiggs, Ben Fitzpatrick, Felicity McAllister, Peter Speare PRODUCED FOR Western Australian Marine Science Institution Perth 2007 NINGALOO REEF MARINE PARK BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY SURVEY ISBN info Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 (M096) Botany Biology Building Townsville Qld 4810. University of Western Australia Crawley WA 6009 ISBN: <number> © The Australian Institute of Marine Science This work is copyright. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owners. Neither may information be stored electronically in any form whatsoever without such permission. 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NINGALOO REEF MARINE PARK BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY SURVEY CONTRIBUTORS Jamie Colquhoun (AIMS) – Benthic Ecologist – Biodiversity Assessment and Trends Team - Australian Institute of Marine Science, M096 Botany Biology Building, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, W.A. Australia, [email protected] Max Rees (AIMS) – Experimental Scientist – Benthic Ecology – Biodiversity Assessment and Trends Team - Australian Institute of Marine Science, M096 Botany Biology Building, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, W.A. Australia, [email protected] Dr Andrew Heyward (AIMS) – Principal Research Scientist - Biodiversity Assessment and Trends Team - Australian Institute of Marine Science, M096 Botany Biology Building, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, W.A. Australia, [email protected] Felicity McAllister (AIMS) – Experimental Scientist - Oceanography – Biodiversity Assessment and Trends Team - Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC Townsville 4810, Queensland, Australia, [email protected] Peter Speare (AIMS) – Experimental Scientist – Biodiversity Sustainable Use Team - Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC Townsville 4810, Queensland, Australia, [email protected] Ray Lawrie (DEC) – Senior Information Officer – Marine Policy and Planning Branch – Department of Environment and Conservation, 47 Henry St, Fremantle, 6160 W.A. Australia, [email protected] Dr Euan Harvey (UWA) – Lecturer – Marine Ecology Group - School of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009 W.A. Australia, [email protected] Ben Fitzpatrick (UWA) – PhD Candidate – School of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009 W.A. Australia, [email protected] i NINGALOO REEF MARINE PARK BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY SURVEY Associate Professor Lindsay Collins (CUT) - Applied Sedimentology & Marine Geoscience Group Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, GPO Box U 1987, Perth 6845 W.A., Australia, [email protected] Emily Twiggs (CUT) – PhD Candidate - Applied Sedimentology & Marine Geoscience Group Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, GPO Box U 1987 Perth 6845 W.A., Australia, [email protected] Dr Jane Fromont (MWA) – Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC W.A. 6986 Australia, [email protected] Mark Salotti (MWA) – Technical Officer – Marine Invertebrates Section, Department of Aquatic Zoology, West Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC W.A. 6986 Australia, [email protected] Dr Rob McCauley (CUT) – Marine Biologist - Centre of Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley GPO Box U 1987 Perth 6845 W.A., Australia, [email protected] Miles Parsons (CUT) – PhD Candidate - Centre of Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley GPO Box U 1987 Perth 6845 W.A., Australia, [email protected] Dr Thomas Stieglitz (AIMS@JCU) – Research Fellow – James Cook University and Australian Institute of Marine Science, School of Mathematics, Physics and IT, James Cook University Q 4811. Australia. [email protected] ii NINGALOO REEF MARINE PARK BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY SURVEY CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS .............................................................................................................. I LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................V LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................ IX INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 Ningaloo Marine Park.................................................................................................................................... 2 Dominant Benthic Communities................................................................................................................ 5 Project Aims.................................................................................................................................................... 6 2006 Survey ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 METHOD AND DESIGN.................................................................................................. 7 ACOUSTIC SURVEYS ..................................................................................................... 8 FUGRO Habitat Mapping Hydro Acoustic Survey (Multibeam) 10-18 April 2006 ....................... 8 Singlebeam Acoustic Survey ......................................................................................................................10 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND SEDIMENTS .................................................................... 13 Long Term Goal ...........................................................................................................................................13 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................13 Methods..........................................................................................................................................................16 Results.............................................................................................................................................................19 Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................39 Future Analysis..............................................................................................................................................40 BENTHIC COMMUNITIES............................................................................................ 41 Towed Video.................................................................................................................................................41 Method............................................................................................................................................................41 Benthic Sled ...................................................................................................................................................44 Future Analysis..............................................................................................................................................47 GIS Data Management.................................................................................................................................47 FIN FISH .......................................................................................................................... 51 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................51 Methods..........................................................................................................................................................52 Results.............................................................................................................................................................54
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