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IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 7171 From 28 May 2019 To 14 Jun 2019

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 7171.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6889 From 06 Feb 2018 To 09 Feb 2018

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6889.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7161 From 29 May 2019 To 06 Jun 2019

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7161.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The palaeogeography of the Bass Strait land-bridge, a vital zone of human and biological connectivity across southeastern Australia

Land-bridges are key regions of human connectivity, yet how geography affected peoples' movement during flooding is poorly understood. Bass Strait is one of the most important land-bridges in Australasia, separating Lutruwita/Tasmania from the mainland of Australia. The land-bridge forms a key part of Country among the region's First Peoples, with people able to move across the clan estates and residential places of the exposed Bass Strait by foot until its flooding after the Last Ice Age. In this study, we utilise high-resolution bathymetry to understand landscape change during sea-level rise. We find that rates of shoreline transgression can exceed 30&nbsp;m/yr, signalling that 15 km of land would have been drowned in a persons lifetime. This rapid rate of change is within a person's life-span and would have profoundly affected individuals as they resided in and travelled across Country. We also find that people first crossed the land-bridge very soon after its exposure during climate cooling events. The analysis provides a benchmark for understanding land-bridge flooding and in turn its impact on human migrations.

<b>Citation:</b> David M. Kennedy, Ali Jalali, Bruno David, Matthew C. McDowell, Rachel A. Nanson, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Russell Mullett, Joanna Fresløv, Jessie Birkett-Rees, Juliet Sefton, Daniel Ierodiaconou, The palaeogeography of the Bass Strait land-bridge, a vital zone of human and biological connectivity across southeastern Australia, <i>Quaternary Science Reviews</i>, Volume 369, 2025, 109606, ISSN 0277-3791,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109606.

Tags: Australia-wide geoscience data, First Nations, Geomorphology and earth surface processes, Offshore Mapping, Physiography, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, Sea Level, marine geomorphology
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5830 From 08 Aug 2013 To 21 Aug 2013

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5830.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Dredge Samples from SS2011_06

Dredge rocks were recovered on scientific voyage SS2011_06 on the MNF RV Southern Surveyor, from the Perth Abyssal Plain, offshore Western Australia. Continental rocks (gneiss, granite, sandstone) were dredged from both the Batavia Knoll and the Gulden Draak Ridge (dredge sites 1, 2, and 3). A small amount of high weathered basalt was recovered from the Gulden Draak Ridge (dredge site 4). Three successful dredges were undertaken along the Dirck Hartog Ridge recovering predominantly gabbro (dredge 5) and basalts (dredge sites 6 and 7).

Tags: Plate tectonics
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MaC Project 1.2 - National Areas of Interest for Seabed Mapping, Characterisation and Biodiversity Assessment, 2021-2022 (GA)

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub scoping study - "National Areas of Interest for Seabed Mapping, Characterisation and Biodiversity Assessment". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

Seabed and marine biodiversity data are time-consuming and costly to collect, so it is imperative that acquisition is focused on areas that align with end user priorities. The value that different stakeholders place on seabed and biodiversity data can be difficult to determine. Therefore, a shared process for identifying survey priorities is required to ensure the maximum shared benefit of future survey investment across research users, funding agencies, infrastructure providers, as well as the wider marine research community. 

The project aimed to assist with the planning and prioritisation of marine surveys (both physical and biological) by scoping a prioritisation framework for marine surveys undertaking physical and biological seabed data collection in Australia. Focused workshops and targeted engagements with seabed mapping organisations were used to develop a standard set of metadata for agencies to define spatial Areas of Interest (AOI). The standard metadata were used in a prototype prioritisation framework that allows users to transparently and consistently rank and prioritise survey work or data delivery processes. The prioritisation is then based on rankings established by defined sets of criteria.

A web-based AOI submission tool and mapping publication service was then developed for these defined areas as part of the AusSeabed Survey Coordination Tool. Adoption of this tool facilitates the development of an interim national areas of interest product to inform future survey planning. This product supports both the needs of Parks Australia's network Science Plans, and consideration of information needs for Indigenous Protected Areas within Sea Country.

Outputs
• National Areas of Interest polygon &amp; interactive map [dataset]
• Code for Survey Coordination Tool [Github Repo]
• Final Report with Value Prioritisation Framework [written]

Tags: Australian Marine Parks, Indigenous Protected Areas, Marine survey prioritisation, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub, bathymetry, biodiversity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6751 From 25 Jul 2017 To 08 Aug 2017

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6751.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 8604 From 24 Aug 2025 To 28 Aug 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 8604.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6937 From 15 Jun 2018 To 19 Jun 2018

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6937.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 5462 From 28 Mar 2012 To 24 Apr 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 5462.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Kimberley Coastal Biological Oceanography Data - October 2013

Biological Oceanographic data collected during the October 2013 dry season A range of physical chemical and biological oceanographic data was collected in southern Kimberley coastal waters during October 2013 (dry season) as part of the WAMSI project (R.V. Solander cruise 5887). Data collected included:CTD (Seabird 911)Underway thermosalinograph (Seabird SBE21), chlorophyll (Wetlabs) and turbidityDissolved and particulate nutrients (NH4, NOx, PO4, Si, DON, DOP, PN, PP, PC)Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC, total alkalinity)Phytoplankton (chlorophyll a, community composition)Zooplankton (dry weight and community compositionPrimary production (P vs I curves by photosynthetron)Community oxygen production and respiration, secondary production
 Biological Oceanographic data collected during the October 2013 dry season cruise for WAMSI (Project 2.2.2 - Biological Oceanography)

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Helens Rock Bathymetry 2013 (4888/20130019S)

The Helen's Rocky bathymetry survey was acquired by Deakin University Marine Mapping lab onboard the Motor Vessel Yolla over one day in 2013 (27/11) using a Kongsberg EM2040c.

Not to be used for navigational purposes

Tags: AusSeabed, Australia-wide geoscience data, Bass Strait (Great Australian Bight), Bathymetry, EARTH SCIENCES, MV Yolla, Marine, Offshore Mapping, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, multi-beam echosounders
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4916 From 20 Feb 2010 To 06 Mar 2010

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 4916.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SSCN SEGMENT 2-B Western Eyre Marine Park Bathymetry Acquisition (20240015S)

This dataset is part of a broader survey carried out by EGS onboard the survey vessel RV Bold Explorer (RV BE) during the  SUBCO Subsea Cable Network (SSCN) cable route survey. 

The area is confined to the data within the Western Eyre Marine Park. The Survey team and client representative joined the RV Bold Explorer on 17th April 2024 at Fremantle Port,  Australia. Following the embarkation of the survey team, equipment testing and commissioning was carried out. Calibration and verification of the DGPS positioning system and survey gyros onboard RV BE were performed while the vessel was alongside at Fremantle Port, Australia between 17th April and 18th April 2024. 

Prior to departure, tow sensors and hull-mounted sensors were wet tested. All systems were found to be operational. The RV Bold Explorer departed Fremantle Port, Australia and transited to the first site on 19th April 2024. The offshore calibration of shallow water multibeam echosounder (MBES) and USBL were performed on 19th April 2024 while the  calibration of deep water MBES was carried out on 20th April 2024.

The SSCN Segment 2-B survey comprised an investigation of bathymetry, seabed features and shallow geology along the proposed route. A subsequent geotechnical sampling programme was also executed.

This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

Tags: AusSeabed, Australia-wide geoscience data, EARTH SCIENCES, HVC_144641, Multibeam, Oceans, Offshore Mapping, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, bathymetry, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7658 From 20 Sep 2021 To 04 Oct 2021

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7658.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Collated data inventory for Orange-bellied Parrot in relation to the Gippsland Offshore Renewable Energy declaration area (NESP MaC 3.21)

This project undertook a rapid exploration of information on a priority subset of species identified by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Authority (NOPSEMA) that are listed as critically endangered or endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It specifically focused on these species in relation to the Gippsland declaration area, and the adjacent areas to the declaration area in Bass Strait.

This rapid exploration of information was conducted as follows:
1)  identify datasets and information sources relevant to priority species identified by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA for the Gippsland declaration area; 
2)  identify the source of these datasets and information and their level of accessibility;
3)  evaluate the utility of datasets and information identified in 2) for assessments/regulatory processes required to be undertaken by DCCEEW and NOPSEMA; and 
4)  identify what activities would need to be undertaken to improve the accessibility and utility of datasets and information sources identified in 3) that are not currently accessible in useable formats. 

Fifteen priorities species (12 birds, 3 cetaceans) were identified for which publicly-available occurrence data could be located. This record and the attached download describes the data inventory for Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster).

To download the data inventory for all fifteen priority species, see https://doi.org/10.25959/GB51-RW44.

Tags: Migratory parrots, Neophema chrysogaster, Offshore renewable energy (ORE), Offshore wind energy, Threatened, endangered and protected species
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6147 From 15 Jan 2015 To 27 Jan 2015

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6147.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coccolithophore assemblages of a 9 000 year old marine sediment core from a climate hotspot in Tasmania, southeast Australia

Predicting phytoplankton impacts in response to a changing climate on Tasmania's east coast is presently based on short-term plankton data sets (~75 years). However, given the vital contribution coccolithophores make to oceanic carbon pumps, it is crucial to understand longer-term assemblage trends better. 
Here, we expand the archive of calcareous nannoplankton in southeast Australian waters by analysing coccolithophore microfossils in a ~2.68m long marine sediment core from the climate hotspot of Maria Island, Tasmania, using polarising light and scanning electron microscopy techniques in combination with analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA).
Coccolith assemblages at this site represent the complex interplay between the East Australian Current, Subantarctic incursions, and the hydrodynamics driving Subtropical Front positioning. Microfossil analysis revealed a shift from a cold to warm-adapted assemblage ~8 200 years BP, expressed by a striking transition from assemblages dominated by the cold-water species Gephyrocapsa muellerae to warmer water species Emiliania huxleyi. This transition compares with similar occurrences in the literature at ~11 000 years reported in the Southern Ocean and 12 000 years in the Tasman Sea, reflecting a broad shift of the Subtropical Front. E. huxleyi microfossils displayed the highest relative abundance, but less abundant larger taxa (including Calcidiscus, Coccolithus, Helicosphaera) accounted for &gt;50% of coccolith CaCO3 sequestration, indicating large densely calcified species do the 'heavy-lifting' in terms of carbon cycling within mixed coccolithophore assemblages. Analysis of sedaDNA showed coccolithophores comprised the largest number of eukaryote molecular sequences recovered (~44%), far exceeding diatoms and dinoflagellates.

Tags: Ancient DNA, Calcidiscus leptoporus, Coccolithus pelagicus ssp. braarudii, Emiliania huxleyi, Gephyrocapsa muellerae, Gephyrocapsa oceanica, Helicosphaera carteri, Micropaleontology, Syracosphaera spp.
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8009 From 11 Feb 2023 To 25 Feb 2023

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8009.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Towed Video - Benthic survey of Douglas Shoal (17-Apr-2010 - 18-Apr-2010 )

This data consists of 5097 records derived from 8 tows covering 16.692 km at 3.27m resolution, over a depth range of 7.7 to 22.0 meters.  Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes.

Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded
Macroalgae and Filter feeders 32.29%
Hard Coral 7.10%
Macroalgae 50.95%
NoBenthos 9.65%

Summary of substrates recorded
Rubble 1.39%
Grounding 8.10%
Sand 5.47%
Limestone 85.03%
A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6183 From 20 Apr 2015 To 04 May 2015

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6183.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Drift-kelp suppresses foraging movement of overgrazing sea urchins

Sea urchins have the capacity to destructively overgraze kelp beds and cause a wholesale shift to an alternative and stable ‘urchin barren’ state. However, their destructive grazing behaviour can be highly labile and contingent on behavioural shifts at the individual and local population level. Changes in supply of allochthonous food sources, i.e. availability of drift-kelp, is often suggested as a proximate trigger of change in sea urchin grazing behaviour, yet field tests of this hypothesis are rare. Here we conduct a suite of in situ behavioural surveys and manipulative experiments within kelp beds and on urchin barrens to examine foraging movements and evidence for a behavioural switch to an overgrazing mode by the Australian sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Echinometridae). Tracking of urchins using time-lapse photography revealed urchin foraging to broadly conform to a random-walk-model within both kelp beds and on barren grounds, while at the individual level there was a tendency towards local ‘homing’ to proximate crevices. However, consistent with locally observed ‘mobile feeding fronts’ that can develop at the barrens-kelp interface, urchins were experimentally inducible to show directional movement toward newly available kelp. Furthermore, field assays revealed urchin grazing rates to be high on both simulated drift-kelp and attached kelp thalli on barren grounds, however drift-kelp but not attached kelp was consumed at high rates within kelp beds. Time-lapse tracking of urchin foraging before/ after the controlled addition of drift-kelp on barrens revealed a reduction in foraging movement across the reef surface when drift-kelp was captured. Collectively results indicate that the availability of drift-kelp is a pivotal trigger in determining urchin feeding modes, which is demonstrably passive and cryptic in the presence of a ready supply of drift-kelp. Recovery of kelp beds therefore appears possible if a sustained influx of drift-kelp was to inundate urchin barrens, particularly on reefs where local urchin densities and where grazing pressure is close to the threshold enabling kelp bed recovery.

Tags: Ecklonia radiata, Heliocidaris erythrogramma, Temperate Reef, foraging behaviour, regime shift, sea urchin barrens, time-lapse
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8537 From 01 Jun 2025 To 06 Jun 2025

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8537.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5442 From 29 Jul 2012 To 09 Aug 2012

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5442.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 7826 From 02 Jun 2022 To 10 Jun 2022

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 7826.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Solander Trip 6079 From 23 Oct 2014 To 04 Nov 2014

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Solander Trip 6079.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from AIMS Vessel RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7162 From 09 Jun 2019 To 14 Jun 2019

'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the SOOP sub-facility 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7162.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network