Landsat 8 Images were obtained for the project study area (Pilbara Marine Region). Images acquired were Landsat 8 images (Path: 113,114,115 Rows: 74,75,76) for 2013 ranging from Day 110 - 348 (2013-04-20 to 2013-12-14). Data are comprised of 58 files ranging in size from 500 to 1000 MB in compressed format (46 GB total), and are lodged with the iVEC Data Store - https://data.ivec.org 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.

Sounding data extracted from: Continental Shelf Research 21 (2001) 157–201 Geochemistry and particle size of surface sediments of Exmouth Gulf, Northwest Shelf, Australia G.J. Brunskill,*, A.R. Orpin, I. Zagorskis, K.J. Woolfe, J. Ellison DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00076-5 Project Details: 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.

This project is aimed at understanding how coral growth has responded to past changes in regional climate across northern Ningaloo and the Pilbara region by analysing the physical and geochemical composition of cores collected from massive coral (Porites spp.). X-ray images of the sliced coral cores provide us with information on seasonal and inter-annual changes in the density and rate of vertical extension from which we can calculate annual rates of coral growth, or more precisely, 'calcification'. Coral cores from massive Porites spp. were collected from sites across northern Ningaloo (Tantabiddi and Coral Bay in July 2013) and the western Pilbara (Onslow to the Dampier peninsula in April 2014).

Coral reef survey of benthic cover, between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago. The data include Benthic Cover (%) of benthic life forms on 25m transects, derived from point intercept data taken from transect images. Attributes: COLUMN_NAME COMMENTS YEAR_SAMPLED — Year that site was analysed for habitat cover SITE_ID — Site identifier (Site was photographed and analysed for habitat percent cover) REEF_NAME — Name of reef site is associated with FACIES — Used to describe the part of the reef that the site represents e.g. reef slope, reef flat NO_TAKE — Is the site in a non-fishing zone (based on Marine Park Zoning) or not (Y/N: Y => Non-Fishing Zone, N=>Site is fished) LAT — Site Latitude LON — Site Longitude BROADGROUP — Broadgroup classification of benthic cover SUBGROUP — Subgroup classification of benthic cover PERCENT_COVER — Percent cover of subgroup habitat for the site in the year sampled

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

Coral reef underwater visual census (UVC) survey of reef fish species between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago. The data include: * Fish UVC database - short transects 25x5m: Fish Counts * Fish families excluding cryptic benthic groups eg gobies. Sharks and rays are included.

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership (PMCP) coral reef survey of benthic cover, between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago. The data include: * Benthic Photographs * Digital still images of benthos taken along transects * Benthic cover database * Cover (%) of benthic life forms on 25m transects, derived from point intercept data taken from transect images. ---- 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.

This dataset captures temperature and water depth at three general localities in Western Australia: Tantabiddi North (Ningaloo Coast), Tantabiddi South (Ningaloo Coast), and Osprey Bay (Ningaloo) for the period December 2014 - March 2015. Note: Instruments were deployed as an array at each subsite. Therefore a number of subsites exist at a given locality. This Dataset sits within the Environmental Pressures (Drivers) theme. 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.

Coral reef underwater visual census (UVC) survey of reef fish species between northern Ningaloo and the Dampier Archipelago. The data include: * Fish UVC database - short transects 25x5m: Biomass Estimate * Abundance and size of fish. * Fish families excluding cryptic benthic groups eg gobies. Sharks and rays are included.