Restoration of String Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts: fish, invertebrate and algae counts

Fish abundance and distribution Macroalgal canopy cover and composition Invertebrate abundance and distribution

A project investigating the restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on Tasmania's east and south coasts. Macroalgae, fish and invertebrate counts were collected as part of the project using the Edgar Barrett transect technique in the Derwent Estuary and in the Mercury Passage on the South East Tasmania. Other fish, invertebrate and macroalgal data was also collected.

Data and resources

SCI_CJSanderson_Restoration_string_kelp_habitat_tasmania_GV

Data subset (fish/invertebrate counts only) available in a range of formats via OGC WFS. Refer to individual ,xls files for full data.

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DATA ACCESS - Mercury Passage algae + invertebrate surveys

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DATA ACCESS - Mercury Passage fish surveys

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DATA ACCESS - Derwent River algae + invertebrate surveys

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DATA ACCESS - Derwent River fish surveys

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SCI_CJSanderson_Restoration_string_kelp_habitat_tasmania_GV

MAP - Locations of fish, invertebrate and algae counts, and Macrocystis restoration

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SeaCare project report

Seacare Inc. (2003). Restoration of string kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) habitat on the Tasmanian coast Draft report. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies,…

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SeaCare Inc website

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View and download this data through the interactive IMAS Data Portal.

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Additional information

Temporal extent	1998-05-01 – 2002-12-31
Date (creation)	2007-07-03
Status	completed
Update frequency	notPlanned
Metadata language	en
License	The data described in this record are the intellectual property of SeaCare Inc.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-05
Created	2026-11-05
API	package_show