Reef Life Survey
Citation
Atlas of Living Australia (2019). Reef Life Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7ompuw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-14.Description
Reef Life Survey (RLS) aims to improve biodiversity conservation and the sustainable management of marine resources through the production of high-quality survey information at spatial and temporal scales beyond those possible by scientific dive teams (which have to work with increasingly limited resources). It does this through the skills of experienced and motivated recreational SCUBA divers, as well as through partnerships with management agencies and a steering committee comprising managers, scientists and recreational divers (see RLS Steering Committee). RLS thus represents a dynamic cooperation between scientists, marine managers and recreational SCUBA divers, such that the skills and resources available for collecting, analysing, interpreting and effectively using broad-scale, sub-tidal biodiversity information are maximised.Purpose
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originatorReef Life Survey
metadata author
Reef Life Survey
distributor
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au
Rick Stuart-Smith
administrative point of contact
position: editor
Telephone: (03) 6227 7214
email: Rick.StuartSmith@utas.edu.au