Coral Reef Health Broadscale Reef Fish Survey - Reef Target Fish Survey 2013-2015

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) coral reef survey of target fish species and large grazing fish between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago.
The data include:
* Fish UVC database - long transects 100x10m
* Abundance and size of fish.
* Visual estimates of benthic cover and substratum
* Fish families targeted by fishing, plus grazing taxa: Scaridae, Acanthuridae, Siganidae, Kyphosidae. Sharks and rays are included.

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The Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) was an initiative designed to enhance the net conservation benefits of the globally-significant coral reef ecosystems of the Pilbara (Western Australia) by providing an assessment of the condition and trajectory of key ecological values. These assessments were designed to inform and complement existing governance and management arrangements and the PMCP is intended to provide ongoing advice and assessment for conservation efforts in the region, providing lasting benefits.

The PMCP concept is based on three core ecological components, namely:
Coral Reef Health - concentrating mainly on habitat forming primary producers.
Fish and Sharks - their community structure, interactions and impacts on lower trophic levels.
Environmental Pressures - physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the condition of reefs and associated biota.