Round Top Island
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Round Top Island has the highest soft coral community of all inshore locations monitored. Total coral cover has remained consistently between 25-40%. Macroalgae has continued to decline since the 2020 region-wide heat stress event.
Mean percentage of Benthic Composition
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Presence of disease in the inshore coral communities of Mackay and Hay Point has fluctuated over 13 years of monitoring. Bleaching, however, has only been recorded alongside the region-wide accumulated surface temperature peak in 2020.
Mean density of affected coral colonies per 40 square metres