Seabed Habitat Maps for Darwin Harbour Region, 2014-2018

A collaborative habitat mapping program produced scientific analyses and thematic habitat maps for the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour regions. The four-year program from 2014 to 2018 was undertaken by Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government. The work aimed to collate baseline information to support future marine resource management decisions.

Use Cases

• Planning marine conservation zones based on mapped habitat types.
• Assessing environmental impacts of development using baseline habitat data.
• Modeling coastal ecosystem health based on collated scientific analyses.
• Supporting future marine resource management decisions with thematic maps.

Strengths

• Four-year collaborative program involving three major scientific institutions.
• Thematic habitat maps designed to underpin management decisions.
• Baseline information collated and collected for a specific geographic region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in PDF and HTML report formats, not raw data files.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia (GA), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), and the Northern Territory Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Collection Method

Collaborative habitat mapping program involving collation and collection of baseline information.

Time Range

2014-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 01:32:52.908114; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darwin Harbour region, including Bynoe Harbour, Australia.