A first-of-its-kind data portal being unveiled today will allow marine and armchair scientists to take an in-depth look at what lives on the sea floor around Australia.
A world-first internet portal is making it possible to access sea floor habitat research from around Australia in one placeA data analyst says the resource will help identify where best to invest research dollars.Or what kind of plants live at the bottom of the Coral Sea?
Seamap Australia is an online tool that provides collections of sea floor habitat data from around the country. "If, for example, you're interested in watching videos of fish on the sea floor that are eating a bait bed you can click on points on a map of Australia and view video clips of fish snacking on bait bags," she said.The tool can be used to identify different habitats that are vulnerable to marine pests and pinpoint rare or important ecological hotspots.
"We looked at a lot of different portals and software tools to try and draw inspiration for various features [but] we weren't able to discover anything that works at that sort of scale," said Dr Flukes.The data collected will ensure information for a particular area is up to date.
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