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

Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government produced a series of scientific reports from a four-year collaborative habitat mapping program in the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour region. The program, conducted from 2014 to 2018, aimed to collate baseline information and develop thematic habitat maps to support marine resource management. Funding was provided by the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project offset funds and co-investments from the partner agencies.

Use Cases

• Supporting marine spatial planning decisions based on thematic habitat maps.
• Informing environmental impact assessments using collated baseline information.
• Developing conservation strategies for marine environments based on habitat classifications.

Strengths

• Results from a four-year collaborative program involving three major scientific institutions.
• Includes baseline information and thematic habitat maps developed for a specific geographic region.
• Funded by a specific industry offset program (Ichthys LNG Project) and institutional co-investment.

Limitations

• Data is presented in report format (PDF/HTML); underlying raw data files are not described.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the reports.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative modeling.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Northern Territory Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2014-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:26:10.538105; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darwin Harbour and Bynoe Harbour region, Australia.