# Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs

> Cite as: PLOT record e/A1QA-XX v1, compiled by PLOT (undated), habitat summary

- **Address:** e/A1QA-XX (https://www.plot.eco/e/A1QA-XX)
- **Kind:** Habitat summary (compiled from the published claims listed)
- **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed
- **Period:** Claims cover 2007 (3 of 4 undated)
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 4 claims shown, all reviewed.

Intertidal and subtidal reefs of fractured basalt and boulders along the sanctuary's shoreline.

## What it is (1)

- Not yet anchored to a taxonomy or classification.

#### PLOT groups “Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs” as rocky reef, from the habitat named in its source.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/ZZ2G-VB v1, Parks Victoria (undated), classification mapping

- **Address:** c/ZZ2G-VB, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/ZZ2G-VB)
- **About:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs → Rocky reef
- **Kind:** Classification mapping
- **Who said it:** PLOT reconstruction
- **Period:** undated
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria), p. 18, Section 4.4, 'Rocky reef communities', printed page 18 <https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/management-plans/resource-library/jawbone-marine-sanctuary---management-plan---2007.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/4TTE-H4?snippet=00dfbc30-c4d2-4a63-bbf9-822ea15f3690>
- **Editions:** hobson-s-bay-pilot-1
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: its habitat type

## Where it's recorded (1)

#### Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/R9ZE-GD v1, Parks Victoria (undated), reported association

- **Address:** c/R9ZE-GD, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/R9ZE-GD)
- **About:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary → Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs
- **Kind:** Reported association
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** undated
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria), p. 18, Section 4.4, 'Rocky reef communities', printed page 18 <https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/management-plans/resource-library/jawbone-marine-sanctuary---management-plan---2007.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/4TTE-H4?snippet=00dfbc30-c4d2-4a63-bbf9-822ea15f3690>
- **Editions:** hobsons-bay-pilot-1-test
- **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication.
- **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "contains_habitat": where it is found

## Condition and trend (2)

#### Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs occupy about half of the sanctuary, 15 ha.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/QZ53-E0 v1, Parks Victoria (as stated in the June 2007 management plan), reported by source

- **Address:** c/QZ53-E0, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/QZ53-E0)
- **Value:** ≈ 15 ha (Habitat extent)
- **About:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** as stated in the June 2007 management plan
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria), p. 18, Section 4.4, 'Rocky reef communities', printed page 18 <https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/management-plans/resource-library/jawbone-marine-sanctuary---management-plan---2007.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/4TTE-H4?snippet=00dfbc30-c4d2-4a63-bbf9-822ea15f3690>
- **How they know:** Stated in the management plan
- **Uncertainty:** Given as 'half of the sanctuary (15 ha)'
- **Limitations:** A 2007 statement; not a current measurement.
- **Editions:** hobsons-bay-pilot-1-test
- **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication.
- **Section:** placed by rule: measure "Habitat extent": condition or extent

#### Parks Victoria's natural values summary says more than seventeen fish species have been observed on the sanctuary's subtidal reefs.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/FH9D-E9 v1, Parks Victoria (with Deakin University) (undated summary), reported by source

- **Address:** c/FH9D-E9, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/FH9D-E9)
- **Value:** \> 17 species (Number of species (as stated by the source))
- **About:** Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** undated summary
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Marine Natural Values Study Summary: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary (Parks Victoria (with Deakin University)), p. 2, Marine Habitat Distribution and Ecological Communities, page 2 <https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/visitor-guides-and-publications/jawbone-marine-sanctuary/jawbone-marine-sanctuary-natural-values-study.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/DR5B-0E?snippet=30c4d75a-aa3a-4d67-a739-980ec3d1b3e4>
- **How they know:** Stated in Parks Victoria's Marine Natural Values Study summary (reef surveys)
- **Uncertainty:** Stated as 'more than seventeen'
- **Limitations:** Undated; survey effort not stated.
- **Editions:** hobsons-bay-pilot-1-test
- **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication.
- **Section:** placed by rule: measure "Number of species (as stated by the source)": condition or extent

## Pressures (0)

## NextSteps (0)
- No NextSteps published.

## Sources (2)
- Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007) (Parks Victoria): 3 claims
- Marine Natural Values Study Summary: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary (Parks Victoria (with Deakin University)): 1 claim

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Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/e/A1QA-XX.json
Cite as: PLOT record e/A1QA-XX v1, compiled by PLOT (undated), habitat summary
