NERP TE Project 10.1 - Social and economic long term monitoring programme (SELTMP), 2011-2

A long-term social and economic monitoring program for the Great Barrier Reef region, established by CSIRO and JCU. The project involved collating existing datasets in 2011-12 and conducting primary surveys on mini iPads from Bundaberg to Cooktown in 2012-13 and 2013-14. It aims to provide annual snapshots of social and economic indicators to assist reef managers and stakeholders.

Use Cases

• Assessing community resilience to climate change based on long-term social and economic trends mentioned in the description
• Evaluating the effectiveness of marine park management interventions based on annual indicator snapshots
• Understanding industry responses to regulatory changes based on survey data from reef users and communities

Strengths

• Data collection spanned multiple years from 2011 to 2014, providing a longitudinal view.
• Surveys were conducted across a wide geographic range from Bundaberg to Cooktown.
• The project identified and addressed specific data gaps through primary survey questions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the survey period and region.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO, JCU, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collation of existing datasets and primary data collection via surveys on mini iPads.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 13:38:18.763431; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef region, from Bundaberg to Cooktown, Australia