Project: 
Project D3 - Implementing monitoring of AMPs and the status of marine biodiversity assets on the continental shelf
Researcher email address: 
scott.nichol@ga.gov.au
Topic: 
Bathymetry
Species of interest in the image: 
n/a
Species scientific name: 
n/a
Date: 
July, 2018
Location: 
Beagle Marine Park
Hub imagery ID: 
3925
Depth: 
50-70m
Habitat: 
Temperate reef
Platform: 
Download
Caption: 
High resolution bathymetry showing reefs and sediment plains within Beagle Marine Park
Media type to be uploaded: 
figure
Attribution: 
Geoscience Australia
Credit: 
Scott Nichol
Contact email address: 
scott.nichol@ga.gov.au
Description: 
The reefs in this image formed as coastal sand dunes when Bass Strait formed a land bridge between Tasmania and the mainland during the last ice age. The dunes are preserved as cemented sand (aeolianite) and today provide habitat for sponge communities.