Station and Transect Data for Mermaid (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia

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INTRODUCTION – The biodiversity survey of Mermaid (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia, undertaken in September 2006, recorded six faunal taxa (Porifera, Scleracterinia corals, Crustacea, Molluscs, Echinodermata and Pisces (fish) as well as the marine flora (algae and seagrasses).

Stations were sited to represent as many habitats as possible. Where practical, stations were overlayed or placed close to established Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) monitoring sites (A. Heyward, pers. comm.) and Western Australian Museum (WA Museum) collecting sites as cited in Berry (1986) (Table 1). Five stations were also located in areas proposed for industrial activity (stations 25 and 28 from South Scott Reef; stations 31, 32 and 35 from North Scott Reef).