AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program: Crown-of-thorns starfish and benthos Manta Tow Data, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (1983 - present)

64 'key' reefs in 11 sectors of the Great Barrier Reef (Cape Grenville, Princess Charlotte Bay, Cooktown/Lizard Island, Cairns, Innisfail, Townsville, Cape Upstart, Whitsunday, Pompey Complex, Swain and Capricorn Bunker) are annually surveyed for crown-of-thorns starfish using the manta tow technique. An additional 117 reefs from the sectors (excluding the Whitsunday, Swain and Capricorn-Bunker sectors) are scheduled for survey every third year ('cycle' reefs). This data is a subset for the NERP TE project. The full dataset is described at https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/5bb9a340-4ade-11dc-8f56-00008a07204e大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）共划分为11个区域，其中64处“关键”珊瑚礁（分别为格伦维尔角、夏洛特公主湾、库克敦/蜥蜴岛、凯恩斯、因尼斯费尔、汤斯维尔、厄普斯塔特角、圣灵群岛、庞皮复合体、斯温群岛以及摩羯座-邦克尔群岛区域）每年均采用帆拖调查技术（manta tow technique）对长棘海星（crown-of-thorns starfish）进行监测。上述区域内另有117处珊瑚礁（不含圣灵群岛、斯温群岛与摩羯座-邦克尔群岛区域）将每三年开展一次监测，此类礁体简称“周期监测礁”。 本数据集为NERP TE项目的子集数据，完整数据集的元数据说明可通过以下链接查看：https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/5bb9a340-4ade-11dc-8f56-00008a07204e