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Site<br />

Size<br />

(ha)<br />

Depth<br />

(m)<br />

Location<br />

Latitude/longitude<br />

(decimal degrees)<br />

Description from<br />

characterisation study<br />

Site 48 1000 ~ 6–10 Approximately 3.4 km<br />

from Mara and 26 km<br />

from Bundaberg<br />

152.179157-24.621325<br />

152.148618-24.588441<br />

152.163139-24.574956<br />

152.193666-24.607867<br />

Coarse sand and shell<br />

substrate with sparse<br />

cover <strong>of</strong> macroalgae<br />

and <strong>in</strong>vertebrates;<br />

very sparse occurrence<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seagrasses<br />

Halophila ovalis and<br />

Halophila sp<strong>in</strong>ulosa<br />

(site 48 <strong>in</strong>formation and<br />

photos relate to site 27<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> characterisation<br />

study)<br />

Figure 27: Site 39 benthic environment<br />

Figure 28: Site 47 benthic environment<br />

Figure 29: Site 48 benthic environment<br />

Background and expression <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong>formation 23

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