Mapping South East Arnhem Land Sea Country - Intertidal (Old ID 27885)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Understanding the location and extent of ecological and cultural values in Sea Country is necessary to support the aspirations of South East Arnhem Land (SEAL) people and further their connection with Sea Country through sustainable resource management. The proposed SEAL Sea Country IPA has high biodiversity values, including extensive habitat for large foraging populations of dugong and turtles which depend on healthy seagrass. Historical seagrass data, dugong aerial surveys (2019), recent surveys in adjacent Marra Sea Country (2021) and the Yanyuwa IPA (2021-22) indicate that extensive areas of seagrass habitat also occur in the SEAL IPA. However, there are no recent maps of seagrass habitat in the IPA. This project will assist the Aboriginal Traditional Owners to protect, maintain and sustainably manage Aboriginal land/ and sea country within the proposed SEAL Marine Indigenous Protected Area by providing base line bilingual maps, GIS and report of seagrass and other benthic habitats.
Date
11 Nov 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
Seagrass;Mapping;Gulf of Carpentaria;Intertidal;Sea Country
Funding Body
Northern Land Council
Amount
150989
Project Team
Carissa Reason;Catherine Collier