Kimberley Benthic Habitat Survey - Benthic Habitat Distribution Maps

Four locations along the Kimberley coast were video and depth surveyed to describe the substratum type, biohabitat type and the bathymetry of the seabed. Video and depth data was collected between 9 - 29 June 2008 from the vicinity of Gourdon Bay, Quondong – Coulomb Point, Perpendicular Head and Packer Island.

Video footage was analysed to obtain habitat classification data to generate distribution maps of substrate and biohabitat types. These maps were used by the Northern Development Taskforce as part of a selection process to rank the suitability of a range of locations for a proposed common-user liquefied natural gas hub precinct.

本研究针对金伯利海岸沿线的4处观测点位开展视频与水深勘测，旨在明确海底底质（substratum）类型、生物栖息地（biohabitat）类型与海底水深地形（bathymetry）特征。本次勘测于2008年6月9日至29日期间，在古尔登湾、昆东-库仑角、垂直岬及帕克岛周边海域采集了视频与水深数据。
研究人员对所获视频影像开展分析，以提取栖息地分类数据，并据此生成底质与生物栖息地类型的空间分布图谱。上述图谱被北部发展专项工作组用作选址评估流程的组成部分，用于对一批拟规划建设的通用型液化天然气枢纽园区候选点位进行适宜性排序。