Project: 
Project E7 – Assessing the feasibility of restoring giant kelp beds in eastern Tasmania
Researcher email address: 
cayne.layton@utas.edu.au
Topic: 
diver and boat in a giant kelp forest
Species of interest in the image: 
Giant kelp
Species scientific name: 
Macrocystis pyrifera
Date: 
June, 2012
Location: 
Tasmania
Hub imagery ID: 
3589
Habitat: 
kelp forest
reef
Download
Caption: 
Diver and boat in a giant kelp forest, south-eastern Tasmania.
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, UTAS
Credit: 
Craig Sanderson
Contact email address: 
imas.hobart.reception@utas.edu.au
Description: 
A diver and boat in a giant kelp forest in south-eastern Tasmania in 2012. The area where this photo was taken now has no giant kelp remaining, as giant kelp have declined precipitously in Tasmania due to ocean warming and climate change.