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Marine Futures Project - Southwest Capes - reef habitat

The Marine Futures Project was designed to benchmark the current status of key Western Australian marine ecosystems, based on an improved understanding of the relationship between marine habitats, biodiversity and our use of these values. Approximately 1,500 km2 of seafloor were mapped using hydroacoustics (Reson 8101 Multibeam), and expected benthic habitats "ground-truthed" using towed video transects and baited remote underwater video systems. Both sources of information were then combined in a spatial predictive modelling framework to produce fine-scale habitat maps showing the extent of substrate types, biotic formations, etc.
Surveys took place across 9 study areas, including the Capes region of southwest Western Australia. The area is one of the most diverse temperate marine environments in Australia. Warm, tropical waters of the Leeuwin Current mingle with the cool waters of the Capes Current, resulting in high finfish diversity, including tropical and temperate species, as well as internationally significant seagrass diversity with meadows occurring at depths greater than 40 metres. The region's geomorphology is complex with an array of intertidal and subtidal reef environments. Many marine plants and animals are endemic to the southern coast of Australia due to its long geographical isolation, with seagrass, algae and estuarine habitats functioning as spawning, nursery and feeding grounds for a wide range of invertebrates and fish. Significant numbers of marine mammals also frequent the area, including the blue whale, the largest of all marine creatures.

Tags: Reef habitat
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site E

Site E is sampled monthly by the Derwent Estuary Program as part of the  Derwent Ambient Water Quality monitoring program.
Since 2003, ambient water quality monitoring has been carried out on a monthly basis at up to 28 sites throughout the Derwent estuary by Norske Skog Boyer, Nyrstar Hobart and the State Government. Monitoring is carried out by three different boat-based sampling parties, but is co-ordinated to occur on the same day each month. 
At each site, in-situ field measurements are taken using calibrated sensors for temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. Water clarity is also measured using a secchi disk. Surface and bottom water samples are collected for analysis of true color, total suspended solids(TSS), total  and dissolved nutrients, organic carbon and zinc. at most sites, depth integrated samples are also collected for chlorophyll a using a plastic tube. Bottom samples in the Middle and Outer estuary are collected using a niskin bottle. Pumps are used in the upper estuary site to fill up the bottles. All water samples are analysed at Analytical Service Tasmania, a National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited laboratory. Monitoring site depth is 2 meters

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Ammonia, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrite, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Phosphorous Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Water Quality | Trace Metals, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Secchi Disks, True Colour, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Accumulation of carbon in mangroves of Malaysia

The flux of organic material between land, ocean and atmosphere was estimated for three different aged previously logged forests. Sediment nitrogen and carbon flows are described in relation to forest production.Biomass and productivity of forests were estimated by DBH and modified light interception method. Sediment accumulation rates were estimated from gamma spectrometric measurements of soil profiles. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, methane, dissolved nutrient fluxes were estimated from glasss incubation chambers. Sediment, leaf and rainwater nutrient pools were estimated by auto-analyser. Sulphate reduction, nitrogen fixation and denitrification rates were estimated in mangrove soils.
 To estimate the contribution of mangroves in the accumulation and flux of organic carbon in tropical mangrove systems.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The hydrodynamic regime at John Brewer Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Mooring CM1: Tide Gauge

An Aanderaa water level recorder was attached to mooring CM1, located north west of John Brewer Reef and in the free stream. The mooring was deployed in 42m of water. Deployment Details:Date Deployed: 31/3/1987Date Recovered: 25/8/1987Instrument Deployed:Aanderaa WLR #W425Depth: 38m
 The aim of this project was to collect field data to calibrate a numerical model for the combined tidal and wind-forced circulation at John Brewer Reef, and to apply those circulation patterns to calculate the trajectories, residence times and likelihood of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish on areas of the reef.
 Tide gauges were placed at the corners of the model (moorings CM1, CM2, CM4 and TG1) and in the centre of the model, close to John Brewer Reef (TG2). The mooring CM1 drifted from its original position and only data up to the 27/5/87 are considered reliable. Mooring CM4 drifted to the Whitsunday Islands and the data were not considered reliable.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Stress protein expression and DNA strand breakage in the black bream

This study investigates the expression of hsp70 protein and DNA strand breakage in the black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) in Swan-Canning Estuary in 2002.  This is undertaken by determing the baseline levels of hsp70 under laboratory conditions and hsp70 levels in black bream from the Swan-Canning Estuary in two different seasons, evaluating seasonal and spatial variability of hsp70 expression in black bream

Tags: 37 353003, Acanthopagrus butcheri, Black bream, DNA strand breakage, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Contaminants, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, biomarkers, stress / heat shock proteins
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Addressing strategic knowledge gaps in the Oceanic Shoals bioregion, Western Australia

BRUVS, Towed Video, Digital Stills, CTD, Multibeam
 This survey acquired new shoals data that extends AIMS coverage across the bioregion, significantly increasing the information on shoal features within the Commonwealth¿s Oceanic Shoals marine reserve and further undertake strategic research relevant to understanding disturbance and connectivity across the region.Data on the limited number of shoals surveyed to date indicate some shared attributes, in terms of species and habitats present, but also high variability between shoals in the nature and relative abundance of dominant organisms, which we hypothesize may relate to spatially variable disturbance histories from storms, shelf position, water clarity and shoal depth and so on.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS MERMAID ProjectID: HI521MER_M From: 2012-06-22 To: 2012-08-07

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 105 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI521MER_M from HMAS MERMAID.
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
Mammals and Reptiles of the Gorgon Gas Development EIS/ERMP - Technical appendix C2

Mammals - Barrow Island is recognised as an important refuge for native mammal species that have either declined in numbers or become extinct on the mainland. The island supports 13 species of resident terrestrial mammals, with a further two species of bat recorded as vagrants to the island.
All of the terrestrial mammal species of Barrow Island, except bats, were either trapped or observed within the proposed Development area. Bats are likely to forage in the Development area, but have not been recorded.
All of these species are widespread on the island, with the exception of the water-rat which is confined to coastal areas. There are no distinctive habitat features within the proposed Development area that are likely to support unusually high population densities of any mammal species.
The small black-flanked rock-wallaby population does not occur within the proposed Development area.
Reptiles and Amphibians - The reptile and amphibian assemblage on Barrow Island is depauperate in comparison with the herpetofauna of the adjacent mainland. Barrow Island is home to 43 species of reptiles comprising dragons, legless lizards, geckoes, skinks, blind snakes, monitors, snakes and one frog species.
Most of these species, or their habitats, are widely distributed on Barrow Island. Twenty-seven species, or more than half of the terrestrial reptiles known to occur on Barrow Island, have been recorded in the vicinity of the Development area.
The reptile assemblage along the proposed domestic gas pipeline route on the mainland is expected to be degraded by feral predators and habitat alteration through livestock grazing. The EPBC Act-listed Pilbara olive python is restricted to rocky habitats in the Pilbara and is not expected to occur in the sandy habitats along the domestic gas pipeline corridor.

Tags: Biosphere | Zoology | Amphibians, Biosphere | Zoology | Mammals, Biosphere | Zoology | Reptiles, Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Risk Management Plan, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Gorgan Gas Development, Marine Features (Australia) | Barrow Island, WA
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Radar - Radials (QC)

Radial data files contain radial components of sea surface parameters measured by HF ocean radars operated by Ocean Radar (formerly known as the Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network (ACORN)), a facility of Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
Regardless of the radar system (WERA or SeaSonde), the primary product is the radial component of the sea surface current along a line between the radar station and a point on the sea surface.  By combining radials measured at two stations surface current vectors can be constructed.  These surface current vectors can then be used to study tides, wind-driven currents and perform lagrangian particle tracking.
Raw data collected at each radar site are re-processed by the facility in order to assign quality control flags to data points.  This is not possible in real-time because real-time data are produced by proprietary manufacturer software without quality control flags and it is not feasible to transfer the raw data to the facility in real-time.
Each radial file contains a set of standard metadata fields, such as radar system type, operating frequency and bandwidth.  Other metadata fields describe radar system type-specific parameters.  Radial file metadata fields are described in a separate Ocean Radar data document.
In addition, for WERA radar systems, the facility provides quality controlled heights of left and right bragg peaks, from which the wind direction can be inferred.

Tags: Doppler Frequency, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Eddies, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Upwelling, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Wind-driven Circulation, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Significant Wave Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Length, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Period, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Spectra, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Speed/direction, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Physical Oceanography, Radial Surface Current, SeaSonde (CODAR) HF Radar | Amplitude Direction Finding, WERA HF Radar | Phased Array
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

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
Effect of dissolved iron (II) and temperature on growth of the Southern Ocean phytoplankton species Fragilariopsis cylindrus and Phaeocystis antarctica

In this dataset, we compared growth of Fraglariopsis cylindrus and Phyaeocystis antarctica collected from coastal and open ocean water at 3 °C, 5 °C and 7 °C, with and without additions of 5 nM dFe(II).

Tags: Climate change, Fragilariopsis cylindrus, Ocean warming, Phaeocystis antarctica
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Water Quality monitoring of Cleveland Bay for the Port of Townsville Limited

Five sites within Cleveland Bay were instrumented with Wetlabs NTU (turbidity), LiCor PAR (light as PAR) and Diver CTD instruments with monthly data download and collection of water samples for TSS analysis. Instruments were deployed in September 2014 and removed in August 2017 under a contract with the Port of Townsville Limited (PoTL).The work was to understand background and dredging turbidity within the bay. Sites were located in the eastern part of the Bay (JCU Seagrass Watch site 'Meadow-19' = Site CB), at Florence (Site FB), Geoffrey (Site GB) and Picnic Bays (Site PB) around magnetic Island and at Virago Shoals (Site VS) off Pallarenda.Data from the Cleveland Bay AIMS weather station were also provided along with MMP data for Picnic Bay.
 To monitor background levels of turbidity (as NTU and underwater light) in the Bay and to provide information on potential impacts of maintenance dredging on turbidity levels at sensitive receptor sites (Coral Reefs - Florence, Geoffrey and Picnic Bays, Seagrass - Virago Shoals and Meadow-19).
 Data was collected from September 2014 through to August 2017,

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Futures Project - Point Ann - biota

The Marine Futures Project was designed to benchmark the current status of key Western Australian marine ecosystems, based on an improved understanding of the relationship between marine habitats, biodiversity and our use of these values. Approximately 1,500 km2 of seafloor were mapped using hydroacoustics (Reson 8101 Multibeam), and expected benthic habitats "ground-truthed" using towed video transects and baited remote underwater video systems. Both sources of information were then combined in a spatial predictive modelling framework to produce fine-scale habitat maps showing the extent of substrate types, biotic formations, etc.
Surveys took place across 9 study areas, including Point Ann, a site which lies within the Fitzgerald Biosphere, a UNESCO designated International Biosphere Reserve and one of the largest and biologically significant National Parks in Australia (DEC) on West Australia’s south coast, approximately 180km east of Albany.

Tags: Biotic formations
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Water current readings at the 'Red' mooring in the South Central area of Jervis Bay: (Winter) Deployment 2 (12/09/90 to 30/10/90)

A current meter mooring was deployed in the south central section of Jervis Bay between 12/09/90 and 30/10/90. This 'Red' mooring (35.0895 S, 150.735 E) held three S4 Interocean current meters at various depths (18.5m, 10.5m and 6.5m). 
Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 2 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals.  
The data provided in all these datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings.
Unfortunately one dataset is missing from this collection. The decimated hourly intervals for the meter at 10.5m have not been located and can therefore not be provided through this record
This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 84d67460-2ae4-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Tides | Tidal Currents, date, depth, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, eastward_sea_water_velocity, latitude, longitude, northward_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_density, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, time
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NASA SeaWiFS Level-3 Binned Chlorophyll

These are daily global chlor_a maps created by the Ocean Biology Processing Group (NASA/GSFC/OBPG) using the standard global algorithms in SeaDAS/l2gen (Hu et al. 2012, doi:10.1029/2011JC007395). The product has been binned and then mapped onto an approximately 9km grid. The data are from the SeaWiFS instrument on the Orbview-2 spacecraft.

Tags: 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Earth Sciences, coastal modelling, marine, model hydrodynamic, scallops
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and power analyses - Capes

In January 2008, stereo-video surveys were conducted in the proposed Capes Marine Park at 3 sites within each of three locations.  It appears that the relative composition of the assemblage sampled by baited stereo-video stations and diver operated stereo-video transects differs over a gradient in latitude that is likely to correspond to variation in the trophic composition of fish communities. A cost-benefit analyses showed that baited stereo-video methods were generally more cost-efficient than diver operated stereo-video transects for detecting change in the fish assemblage.
This data was used with data from Ningaloo and Abrolhos regions in a larger study that compared the assemblage composition, relative abundance and size of fishes sampled using Baited remote underwater stereo-video (stereo BRUV) and Diver-operated stereo-video systems (stereo DOV).

Tags: Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat, Radiance Or Imagery | Visible Wavelengths | Visible Imagery
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Kimberley Benthic Habitat Survey - Benthic Habitat Distribution Maps

Four locations along the Kimberley coast were video and depth surveyed to describe the substratum type, biohabitat type and the bathymetry of the seabed. Video and depth data was collected between 9 - 29 June 2008 from the vicinity of Gourdon Bay, Quondong – Coulomb Point, Perpendicular Head and Packer Island.
Video footage was analysed to obtain habitat classification data to generate distribution maps of substrate and biohabitat types. These maps were used by the Northern Development Taskforce as part of a selection process to rank the suitability of a range of locations for a proposed common-user liquefied natural gas hub precinct.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ENRICH 2019 Trace element data (RV Investigator IN2019_V01 Southern Ocean voyage)

Trace element data collected from 18 stations near the Mertz Glacier on the 2019 ENRICH voyage. Sea water was collected using a 12-bottle trace metal rosette (TMR) and acidified for analysis back in Hobart. Samples were measured using an offline seaFAST pre-concentration system and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) at the University of Tasmania. This data contributed to Smith et al., Circumpolar Deep Water and shelf sediments support late summer microbial iron remineralisation in Global Biogeochemical Cycles (2021).

Tags: Chemical Oceanography, RV Investigator, in2019_v01
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network