Autonomous repeatable surveys for long term monitoring of marine habitats

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Australia has committed to using marine resources in a sustainable manner and to conserve the biodiversity of its marine habitats. In order to manage its marine environment effectively, marine scientists, managers and policy makers require timely and accurate information on the state of the environment. Current knowledge and techniques are limited and will have difficulty scaling to satisfy Australia's needs. A monitoring system that relies on machines to perform a substantial fraction of survey work and basic data analysis can scale more easily and provide more information at lower costs.