Calibrated acoustic backscattering measurements using 12, 38 and 120 kHz were collected
over depths of 30–230 m, together with benthic epi-and in-fauna, sediments, photographs …

Science and planning for marine conservation is a complex, cross-disciplinary task. Marine
conservation involves many objectives and there is much uncertainty in how ecosystems …

Methods for seabed classification using echosounder data have been available for about 10
years. In this paper, we examine aspects of the statistical processing used by the QTC VIEW …

Assemblages of large sessile epibenthic organisms that provide structural complexity to the
seabed are not only an important component of marine biodiversity of the marine …

Research on the distribution and abundance of shelf seabed habitats, and sampling of their
biodiversity, is providing basic scientific understanding of the meso-scale physical factors …

This thesis aims to demonstrate how systematic assessments of current knowledge can
improve planning for marine protected areas (MPAs) and promote research and adaptive …

Assemblages of large sessile epibenthic organisms that provide structural complexity to the
seabed are not only an important component of marine biodiversity of the marine …

We used readily available hardware and applied previously developed analysis techniques
to map the seabed using acoustic signals from echo sounders. This technique is less …

• We reviewed 16 research cruises in the NPF but found that the biological coverage was
limited to the Gulf of Carpentaria. There is no data at all for Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and very …