Reef Catchments Southern Inshore Coral Monitoring Program

Annual Benthic monitoring of six reefs within Southern Inshore Reporting Zone for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Regional Report Card

Data utilise the same sampling methods as the Marine Monitoring Program: Photopoint intercept for benthic cover, counts of juvenile corals in belt transects and scuba searchs in belt transects for vectors of coral mortality.

At each Pine Peak Island, Pine Islets, Connor Island and Henderson Island, five 20m long transects are monitored at each of two sites and at 2m and 5m depth below lowest astronomic tide. At Aquila Island and Temple Island transects are at 1 to 2m depth only.

Note: Monitoring of Connor Island ceased in 2021 due to visibility and logistic constraints.

针对麦凯-圣灵群岛-艾萨克（Mackay Whitsunday Isaac）区域报告卡，开展南近岸报告区内6处珊瑚礁的年度底栖生物监测。
本数据集采用与海洋监测计划（Marine Monitoring Program）一致的采样方法：通过摄影点截距法评估底栖覆盖度，采用样带法计数样带内的幼体珊瑚数量，并通过样带潜水搜索排查珊瑚死亡诱因媒介。
针对松峰岛（Pine Peak Island）、松群岛（Pine Islets）、康纳岛（Connor Island）及亨德森岛（Henderson Island），在两处监测点位各布设5条长20米的样带，采样深度设置为天文最低潮位下2米与5米处；天鹰岛（Aquila Island）与坦普尔岛（Temple Island）仅设置1至2米深度的样带进行监测。
备注：受能见度与后勤保障限制，康纳岛的监测工作已于2021年终止。