Marine Futures Project - Point Ann - reef habitat

The Marine Futures Project was designed to benchmark the current status of key Western Australian marine ecosystems, based on an improved understanding of the relationship between marine habitats, biodiversity and our use of these values. Approximately 1,500 km2 of seafloor were mapped using hydroacoustics (Reson 8101 Multibeam), and expected benthic habitats "ground-truthed" using towed video transects and baited remote underwater video systems. Both sources of information were then combined in a spatial predictive modelling framework to produce fine-scale habitat maps showing the extent of substrate types, biotic formations, etc.Surveys took place across 9 study areas, including Point Ann, a site which lies within the Fitzgerald Biosphere, a UNESCO designated International Biosphere Reserve and one of the largest and biologically significant National Parks in Australia (DEC) on West Australia’s south coast, approximately 180km east of Albany.

海洋未来项目（Marine Futures Project）旨在基于对海洋栖息地、生物多样性及其资源利用价值之间关联的深化认知，对西澳大利亚州重点海洋生态系统的当前状况开展基准测评。研究团队采用水声勘测（hydroacoustics）技术，借助Reson 8101多波束测深系统绘制了约1500平方千米的海底地形图，并通过拖曳视频样带与诱饵式远程水下视频系统，对预估的底栖生境开展实地验证。随后将两类数据源整合至空间预测建模框架中，生成可展示底质类型、生物群落结构等分布范围的精细尺度生境地图。本次勘测覆盖9个研究区域，其中包括安角（Point Ann）：该区域坐落于菲茨杰拉德生物圈保护区内，这是一处由联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）认定的国际生物圈保护区，同时也是由澳大利亚（DEC）管理的、西澳大利亚州南部海岸规模最大且具有重要生物意义的国家公园之一，距离奥尔巴尼以东约180公里。