OzCoasts provides comprehensive information about Australia's coast, including its estuaries, coastal waterways and climate change impact. This helps to generate a better understanding of coastal environments, the complex processes that occur in them, the potential environmental health issues and how to recognise and deal with these issues. OzCoasts is managed by the Marine and Coastal Environment Group at Geoscience Australia, and represents a collaborative effort of more than 100 scientists and mangers from across Australia. More about us ...

What's New

Mangroves and coastal saltmarsh of Victoria

distribution, condition, threats and management.

What's Next

Australian Riverscape Classification Service (AURICL)

A dynamic and flexible system for classifying tropical catchments and their rivers based on the similarity, or dissimilarity, of a wide range of parameters.

Coastal Eutrophication Risk Assessment Tool

CERAT developed by The NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water will have a web application here soon.

 

Geoscience Australia Coastal Links

 

Climate ChangeClimate Change
The science of climate change & the coast
Risks to coastal settlements, infrastructure & ecosystems
Sea level rise maps
Preparing our coasts

Landform & Stability Maps
Coastal landform & stability mapping tool
Introduction
Smartline maps
Reports and data


Search data Search data
Simple search, Estuary search, Beach search, Map search.
Coastal information, Coastal stakeholder, Regional plans & strategies.
Publications


Conceptual modelsConceptual models
Wetland classification, Estuarine typology, Beach typology,
Science models, Estuarine biophysical models, Beach geomorphic models,
Process models, Threat models, Stressors models.
Build your own model

Coastal indicatorsCoastal indicator factsheets
Beach erosion, Climate change, Sea level rise, Biodiversity, Mangrove areas,
Dissolved oxygen, Hermit crabs, Turbidity, Water temperature, Nutrients,
Eutrophication, Toxicants, Salt marsh areas, Salinity, Seagrass areas,
Beach & dune areas, Shorebird, Sedimentation rates, more ...


Habitat MappingHabitat mapping
Coastal water habitat mapping toolkit: Benthic habtat mapping, Techniques,
Case studies, Decision tree
Interactive 3D Models: Cockburn Sound, Keppel Bay and Fitzroy River Area,
Sydney Harbour, Woody Island.


NRM reportingNatural resource management
Report cards, Habitat extent
Australian shallow waters spectral library
Environmental Management Framework, Numerical modelling tool links
Stressors: Altered pH, Disturbance to Biota, Hydrodynamic alterations, ...

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