Progress towards a nationally integrated benthic biodiversity monitoring program for Australia’s marine realm

This report provides an overview of some key benthic biodiversity monitoring programs and datasets able to be utilised nationally to form the background to broader, integrated programs for reporting on the State of the marine environment, as well as supporting appropriate and standards-based inventory and monitoring within the Australian Marine Parks network. It includes an overview of the associated databases, that together with the background programs, provide a suitable framework for establishing and supporting a nationally-integrated monitoring program for the marine realm.