AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Shallow water benthic community surveys of the coral reefs of Vanuatu

Surveys of benthic composition and reef condition were conducted at 139 sites in 35 locations in Vanuatu in 1988.Survey sites were located in the vicinity of the following islands and reefs: Aneityum, Tanna, Erromango, Efate and offshore islands, Cook's Reef, Epi, Paama, Lopevi, Malakula and offshore islands, Pentecost, Santo and offshore islands, Gaua, Reef Islands and Ureparapara.Sites were surveyed on snorkel and surveys were limited to shallow reef areas, covering a range of habitats. Each survey was of 15 to 20 minutes duration and covered an area of around 100 sqm.At each site lists of corals and and other large sessile benthos were compiled. Each taxa was assigned an importance value based on the relative contribution to total benthic cover. Data collected to describe reef condition included estimates of percent cover of living and dead standing hard coral, soft coral, seagrass and macroalgae. Where possible the cause of coral death or damage was recorded.Additional site information included substrate type, slope and maximum and minimum depth as well as details of the aerial photograph which includes each site.
 The objectives of this research were:1. to determine the location and composition of shallow water benthic communities on Vanuatu coral reefs2. to assess the nature, location and causes of damage to coral reefs
 This research was a component of a survey of Vanuatu Marine Resources conducted in March/April 1988 and was funded by the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau.The objectives of the survey were:1. to survey and describe the shallow water reef habitats from selected islands of Vanuatu, adequately covering geographical and environmental variation2. to survey and describe the marine habitats around the shores of Malakula, including offshore islands3. to derive a coastal management plan for Malakula and offshore islands which can serve as a basis for Coastal Zone Management plans for the rest of the country4. to train Ni-Vanuatu personnel in marine survey and marine conservation methods

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Queensland and Northern Australia, Indonesian Throughflow array, Margaret Harries Banks (ITFMHB) Mooring Platform

The Margaret Harries Banks mooring (IMOS platform code ITFMHB) was most recently deployed on 30/05/2011 at (11.00 S, 128.00 E). The site depth is 147 m.
It is one of four regional shelf moorings located in the Timor Sea, extending from the Timor Trough to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. These moorings comprise the Indonesian Throughflow array, which was deployed in June 2010.  This is an important first step in the enhanced monitoring of northern Australian waters.  These shelf moorings complement the three deep-water moorings deployed in the Timor Passage and Ombai Strait to monitor inter-basin Indian-Pacific Ocean exchange.
Processed data from the first two deployments (Jun 2010 and Jan 2011) are now available.
This mooring was decommissioned in 2019.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | ITFMHB | Margaret Harries Banks Shelf Mooring, Marine Features (Australia) | Indonesian Throughflow, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Surveys of fish-habitat associations in the region offshore from James Price Point, Western Australia, using Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS (TM))

Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS (TM)) were deployed in coastal waters between Quondong Point and Coulomb Point, to sample demersal and semi-­demersal fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes. Of the 197 BRUVS (TM) deployed, 154 produced imagery of sufficient quality to classify the benthic substratum, epibenthic cover and to identify and count vertebrates.BRUVS (TM) were deployed below the 5 metre depth contour (lowest astronomical tide) and placed at random within a grid of the entire study area (30x14 km), at spacings not less than 450m apart, to avoid double counting of more mobile fish. Surveys were completed around the neap tides in mid October 2009. Habitats dominated by stony corals were not sampled because they occurred intertidally, or in waters too shallow for access by the survey vessel.
 Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS (TM)) were deployed to provide baseline estimates of the diversity and relative abundance of demersal and semi-demersal fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes in the James Price Point coastal area in direct relation to habitat and depth.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ls glob

Data products generated by the Ocean Colour component of the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative project. These files are daily composites of merged sensor (MERIS, MODIS Aqua, SeaWiFS LAC &amp; GAC, VIIRS) products.  MODIS Aqua and MERIS were band-shifted and bias-corrected to SeaWiFS bands and values using a temporally and spatially varying scheme based on the overlap years of 2003-2007.  VIIRS was band-shifted and bias-corrected in a second stage against the MODIS Rrs that had already been corrected to SeaWiFS levels, for the overlap period 2012-2013.  VIIRS and SeaWiFS Rrs were derived from standard NASA L2 products; MERIS and MODIS from a combination of NASAs l2gen (for basic sensor geometry corrections, etc) and HYGEOS Polymer v3.5 (for atmospheric correction).  The Rrs were binned to a sinusoidal 4km level-3 grid, and later to 4km geographic projection, by Brockmann Consults BEAM.  Derived products were generally computed with the standard SeaDAS algorithms.  QAA IOPs were derived using the standard SeaDAS algorithm but with a modified backscattering table to match that used in the bandshifting.  The final chlorophyll is a combination of OC4, Hu\s CI and OC5, depending on the water class memberships.  Uncertainty estimates were added using the fuzzy water classifier and uncertainty estimation algorithm of Tim Moore. The reference website is http://www.esa-oceancolour-cci.org/

Tags: 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Earth Sciences, coastal modelling, marine, model hydrodynamic, scallops
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Nobbys Beach

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content. 
Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management.  To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.  
Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Western Australian Museum - Shipwreck Database

A database was created by the WA Museum to provide easy access to information on more than 1450 documented shipwrecks in Western Australian waters. The database contains shipwrecks dating from 1622 and can be searched by:
- name, 
- date, 
- type of vessel, 
- found/not found,
- builder,
- master,
- owner,
- region, or
- any related keyword.

Tags: database, shipwrecks
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Effects of Western Rock Lobster Fishing on Deepwater Ecology

In 1999/2000 the Western Rock Lobster Managed Fishery became the world's first fishery to receive Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, and since then the management process has moved on to address the MSC's annual audit requirements. As part of this process an ecological risk assessment (ERA) and more recently an environmental management strategy (EMS) have been completed.
A gap in the knowledge of deep-water rock lobster ecology was identified as a priority area of research. This project will examine the effects of western rock lobster fishing on the ecosystem and improve the understanding of the interactions between the rock lobster fishery and the ecosystem in deep water.
The project will:
* identify gradients in the density/size distribution of western rock lobster to enable selection of representative areas;
* identify gradients in the density/size distribution of western rock lobster to enable selection of representative areas,
* assess the catchability of western rock lobster and its relationship with population abundance and size structure; and
* identify the relationship between the deep-water habitat and the density/size distribution of western rock lobster to enable a preliminary evaluation of the impact of lobster biomass removal in the deep-water.

Results will be disseminated as:
* a non-technical description of the project and its results for public discussion;
* scientific papers describing the project and its results;
* reports and presentation to industry and advisory groups; and
* a report for fisheries managers detailing the findings of the study.

Time: Due for completion December 2007

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Percentage of variance in radiolarian correspondence analysis scores explained by various oceanic parameters

Percentage of the variance in correspondence scores for radiolarian abundance counts for sites in the eastern &amp; southern Indian Ocean explained by environmental variables for those sites. 
The abundance counts were derived from ~100 surface sediment gravity cores from the Southern and Eastern Indian Ocean collected between 1988 and 2004. 
The environmental variables (annual, austral spring, summer, autumn and winter.for depths between the surface and 500m) were obtained from NOAA World Ocean Atlas 2001.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Microbiota, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Dissolved Gases, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nutrients, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Microfossils, Radiolaria, sea_floor_depth_below_sea_surface, variance_in_correspondance_scores
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS LEEUWIN ProjectID: HI446(C)LEE_M From: 2009-01-22 To: 2009-02-13

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 26 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI446(C)LEE_M from HMAS LEEUWIN.
The CTD was manufactured by Applied Microsystems Limited and is the "Micro CTD" model. This CTD type is referred to operationally as the MVP200_CTD. This CTD is fitted with a 4 electrode platinized conductivity cell, thermistor temperature sensor and a semiconductor strain gauge pressure sensor.
The CTD sensors are calibrated at the manufacturer Applied Microsystems Limited on a 12-18 month schedule. The CTD temperature sensor is calibrated against 'Hart' temperature standards. The pressure sensor is calibrated using 'Budenburg Deadweight' standards. The conductivity sensor is calibrated using 'Hart' temperature standards and seawater samples of known conductivity.
The CTD sensors are mounted to a fish-shape probe. The probe is controlled by an electric winch (MVP200 type). For downcasts the fish is allowed to free-fall (winch is in 'free-wheel' mode) under its own weight at about 2-3 ms-1 and then is winched back. Data is recorded in downcast and usually in upcast direction at a sampling rate of 25 Hz. The downcast data is of higher quality because sensors encounter undisturbed seawater that flows through the nose of the fish. On the upcast the fish is flipped around (tail first) and the sensors in the nose encounter disturbed flow from the fish tail.
This type of CTD is prone to a phenomenon called 'salinity spiking' caused by a mismatch between the response times of the temperature and conductivity sensor. Data undergoes a salinity de-spiking routine to correct for this. See the history metadata for further details on the salinity de-spiking process.
Raw CTD pressure data is not always monotonic due to transient up/down motion of winch/ship. Raw pressure data is subsetted to give a monotonic (increasing) sequence and then linearly interpolated to 1 decibar pressure intervals. Data is then flagged with quality control flags after visual inspection and comparison to average climatology and historical CTD casts.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Map: Location and Estimated Period of Humpback Whale Activity in WA.

Location and Estimated Period of Humpback Whale Activity in WA (DoIR (Department of Industry and Resources, WA, 2003). 
The Map relates to migration behaviour of the Humpback Whale(Megaptera novaeangliae), notable for their long flippers, complex 'songs' and frequent aerial behaviours. The periods for resting and calving shown are estimated peak migration periods. Actual timing of annual migration may vary by as much as 3 weeks from year to year due to food availability in the Antarctic.
The major calving ground identified is situated in the Kimberly region - Camden Sound.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
AIMS Remote Sensing Data (Great Barrier Reef Subset)

This dataset consists of products generated from satellite remote sensing data received at AIMS or obtained from other sources.Currently there are three products: (Skin) Sea Surface Temperature (SST); Chlorophyll-a (Chl a); and Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490nm (K490). The SST data are derived from data from the AVHRR sensor on the NOAA series satellites received at AIMS and currently covers the period from June 2003 to present. This dataset will be expanded back to 1990 in the near future. The Chl a and K490 ( an ocean turbidity proxy) are derived from data from the SeaWiFS sensor on board the Orbview-2 satellite. These products are available for the period January 1998 to August 2005.The datasets will also be augmented with data from the MODIS sensor on the EOS satellites. This data will be sourced from NASA for the period prior to installation of the AIMS X-band ground-station and then from directly received data.
 To provide ready access to satellite remote sensing products covering the GBR subset region.
 The dataset contains products generated from SeWiFS data covered by a "Research use only" agreement with GeoEYE and may only be used for research or educational purposes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
GBRHIS: Heron Island South Shelf Mooring component of the GBR Mooring Array

GBRHIS: Heron Island South Shelf Mooring component of the GBR Mooring Array
 Southern GBR - Heron and One Tree Island MooringsIn the southern Capricorn region, the mooring pair is located around Heron Island with the mooring to the seaward side of One Tree Island (GBROTE) being located on the shelf break, while the one on the shelf south of Heron Island (GBRHIS) is on the outer shelf. The aim is to look at how the East Australian Current interacts with the outer shelf reefs and to better understand the complex intrusions and mixing processes occurring in this region. An additional mooring is located on the shelf to the north of Heron Island (GBRHIN).
 The Mooring array is part of the GBROOS or Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project which in turn is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System or IMOS.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
West Coast Deep Sea Crab Sustainability

The West Coast Deep Sea Crab Interim Managed Fishery has a recent history. Initially the fishery targeted champagne crabs but a combination of an apparent lack of robustness of the resource combined with fluctuating beach prices has seen this fishery all but collapse in the space just a few years (1997-2000).
Substantial snow crab catches were first recorded on the west coast in 1998 and landings have increased dramatically each year since then. Work on this project is partially funded by FRDC 2001/55 titled &#8220;biological and fisheries data for managing deep sea crabs in Western Australia&#8221;.
Project and activity description
The objectives of the research are to collect research data (log book and length frequency monitoring data) that will provide insight into the effect of fishing on the snow crab resource on the west coast. Assessment information will be supplemented by a couple of depletion studies which are planned for the future.
The Department of Fisheries and Murdoch University are conducting research to gather biological information on growth and movement patterns (from tagging) and reproductive criteria such as size at maturity and fecundity (from histology and morphometric studies).
Time : June 2005.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Survey of the Aquatic Fauna of the Kimberley Islands and Reefs, Western Australia.

Eight scientific staff of the Western Australian and Northern Territory Museums completed a survey of 37 marine, five freshwater and two terrestrial stations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Habitats were sampled for a variety of invertebrate taxa and for fish. This report includes species inventories for most of the taxa sampled. More than 170 species of hard corals, 82 species of echinoderms, 317 species of molluscs, 139 species of decapod crustaceans, 49 species of barnacles, 67 species and higher taxa of polychaete worms and 324 species of fishes were recorded. The Kimberley has quite a high diversity of marine habitats which are dominated by the effects of strong tidal currents and high turbidity resulting in a relatively low faunal diversity. Comments are included on future management options for Kimberley marine ecosystems.

Tags: Biosphere | Freshwater Ecosystems, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems, Biosphere | Zoology | Amphibians, Biosphere | Zoology | Corals, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Biosphere | Zoology | Fish, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Coast, WA, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Islands, WA, Marine Planning Regions (Australia) | North-west, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Seagrass
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program -Bellerive Beach

Bellerive beach monitoring site is collected as part of the Derwent Beach Watch program. Derwent Beach Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 18 swimming sites around the estuary during summer months. 
Water samples are collected each Tuesday from the start of December to the end of March and analysed for the faecal indicator bacteria Enterococci (Enteralert method) at the Public health Lab. Because the samples must be cultured, it takes several days to publish the results.

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Contaminants, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Water Quality Monitoring, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Catch records from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station 1952 - 1963

This data set contains biological information on sperm and humpback whales processed at Cheynes Beach Whaling Station between 1952 and 1963. Biological variables include date of catch; location of catch; species caught; sex of catch; reproductive status; body length; and total body lipid.
 The data was sourced from the State Records Office of Western Australia www.sro.wa.gov.au The original records are in raw hand-written data sheets which were photographed and digitised into an excel spreadsheet.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in South Australia in Marion Bay (July 2008)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Slocum glider in the region of Marion Bay (South Australia).
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), manages Slocum gliders to be deployed on the continental shelf.
The variables available in this dataset are:
Temperature, salinity, conductivity, density, pressure, chromophoric dissolved oxygen matter, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and backscatter coefficient at 660nm.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Slocum Glider, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 2.2 - Estimating dredge source terms – a review of contemporary practice in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment in Western Australia

The aim of this project was to review the contemporary practice of estimating the primary source term contributions (in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment) for the two types of hydraulic dredgers that are most commonly employed in major dredging projects in Australia, i.e. trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) and cutter suction dredgers (CSD). The estimation of dredge plume source terms associated with material placement (at ‘dumping grounds’) was out of scope.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Dredging, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sediment Transport, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Light Transmission, Thresholds
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network