Seabed Habitat Maps for Darwin and Bynoe Harbour Region, 2014-2018

A four-year collaborative habitat mapping program from 2014 to 2018 aimed to improve knowledge of marine environments in the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour regions. Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources collated baseline information and developed thematic habitat maps. The program was funded by offset funds from the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project and co-investments from the partner agencies.

Use Cases

• Modeling marine habitat suitability for species based on seabed characteristics described in the report.
• Informing coastal development and dredging decisions using the baseline environmental maps.
• Planning marine protected areas based on the thematic habitat maps of the harbour region.
• Conducting temporal change analysis of seabed environments using the collated baseline data.

Strengths

• Data results from a four-year collaborative program involving three major scientific institutions.
• Thematic habitat maps are designed to underpin future marine resource management decisions.
• The program collated both existing and newly collected baseline information for the region.

Limitations

• The primary data format is PDF/HTML reports; underlying geospatial data files are not specified.
• Column-level documentation for any underlying tabular data is absent.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collation of existing data and new collection as part of a collaborative four-year habitat mapping program.

Time Range

2014-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:08:40.270842; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darwin Harbour and Bynoe Harbour region, Australia.