AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Addressing exploration uncertainties in the southern Bonaparte Basin: enhanced stratigraphic control and post drill analysis for upper Permian plays – Extended Abstract 2022 APPEA Conference

The upper Permian to Lower Triassic sedimentary succession in the southern Bonaparte Basin represents an extensive marginal marine depositional system that hosts several gas accumulations, including the Blacktip gas field that has been in production since 2009. Development of additional identified gas resources has been hampered by reservoir heterogeneity, as highlighted by preliminary results from a post drill analyses of wells in the study area that identify reservoir effectiveness as a key exploration risk.
The sedimentary succession that extends across the Permian–Triassic stratigraphic boundary was deposited during a prolonged marine transgression and shows a transition in lithofacies from the carbonate dominated Dombey Formation to the siliciclastic dominated Tern and Penguin formations.

Recent improvements in chronostratigraphic calibration of Australian biostratigraphic schemes, spanning the late Permian and Early Triassic, inform our review of available palynological data and re-interpretation and infill sampling of well data. The results provide a better resolved, consistent and up-to-date stratigraphic scheme, allowing an improved understanding of the timing, duration, and distribution of depositional environments of the upper Permian to Lower Triassic sediments across the Petrel Sub-basin and Londonderry High. 

<b>Citation:</b> Owens R., Kelman A., Khider K., Iwanec J., Bernecker T. (2022) Addressing exploration uncertainties in the southern Bonaparte Basin: enhanced stratigraphic control and post drill analysis for upper Permian plays. <i>The APPEA Journal</i> 62, S474-S479

Tags: Bonaparte Basin, EARTH SCIENCES, North West Shelf, Palaeontology (incl. Palynology), Permian-Triassic boundary, Petrel Sub-basin, Petroleum and Coal Geology, Published_External, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy (incl. Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy), biostratigraphy, post drill analysis, reservoir, stratigraphy
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Nelson Bay Road upgrade : Bobs Farm to Anna Bay : review of environmental factors : volume 2 : appendices

The RTA is currently considering upgrading Nelson Bay Road (Main Road 108) between Bobs Farm and Anna Bay. Main Road 108 is the major arterial road connecting Newcastle and Williamtown with the Tomaree Peninsula. It carries a large proportion of locally based traffic in addition to tourist traffic visiting the Nelson Bay area particularly during holiday periods and weekends. It is the only route which services the Tomaree Peninsula and the various small townships between Newcastle and Nelson Bay.

Tags: Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales
Organization: NSW Government
Restrictive Practices Authorisation in NSW: A report about what people told us: Easy Read version

Easy read translation of the executive summary of the report on consultations held July-August 2019, to inform the drafting of the Persons with Disability (Regulation of Restrictive Practices) Bill 2020.

Tags: Department of Communities and Justice, Department of Family and Community Services II, behaviour management, people with disability, restraints, restrictive practices
Organization: NSW Government
Crashes at railway level crossings : TARU 1/72

The 486 accidents reported by Police to have occurred at railway level crossings in New South Wales in the four years 1966 to 1969 were studied. Less than half were collisions between a motor vehicle and a rail vehicle. The remainder were mostly collisions between motor vehicles and fixed objects such as the crossing gates, fences, signposts and so on. The distribution of reported motor vehicle speeds in the latter group approximated the normal distribution. However the reported speeds of motor vehicles that collided with rail vehicles followed the negative exponential distribution. This implies that exposure time at the crossing has an influence on the incidence of accidents. Consequently there is a possibility that a legal requirement that a vehicle stop at a crossing it is otherwise free to cross may increase rather than decrease its risk of collision by prolonging the time it will spend in the conflict area. At some crossings sight distances, the approach speeds of trains and the performance limits of motor vehicles will so combine that automatic train actuated warning devices will be the only reliable protection against collision. Surveys of motor vehicle speeds at crossings having a variety of environmental conditions and methods for controlling road traffic showed that a crossing open to motor vehicles has little influence on the speed of them, and that the drivers traversed the crossings at speeds which were not significantly different from their speeds on adjacent road sections with similar geometry and other characteristics. The distribution of vehicle speeds traversing crossings approximated the normal distribution. The spatial distribution of both groups of accidents (motor vehicle/rail vehicle collisions and motor vehicle/fixed object collisions0 over the 2,790 level crossings in New South wales followed a Poisson (random) distribution. The aim of this report is to appraise on the basis of research data, including the results of field studies, the validity of arguments and counter-arguments about two requirements of the New South Wales traffic law affecting the duties of motorists at level crossings.

Tags: Department of Motor Transport, Traffic Accident Research Unit TARU
Organization: NSW Government
Sydney Gateway road project : communication strategy

This Communication Strategy (CS) describes how the John Holland Seymour Whyte Joint Venture (JHSWJV) will manage the delivery of community and stakeholder involvement through the design, construction and completion of the Sydney Gateway Road Project (the Project). The CS describes JWSW’s approach to interaction with all relevant stakeholders, businesses and the community relating to the design and construction of the Project. This CS has been prepared to address the requirements of the NSW Planning Minister’s Conditions of Approval (CoA) for Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI) SSI-9737, Part B, and other relevant CoA as shown in Table 1 and Appendix A. It also addresses the Sydney Gateway Road Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Major Development Plan (MDP) assessment report outcomes, the Australian Government approval requirements, the requirements of Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) IS Technical Manual V1.2, and all applicable guidance and legislation. This CS will be submitted to the Planning Secretary for approval no later than one month before commencement of any work (CoA B3). Work for the purposes of Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI) must not commence until the CS has been approved by the Planning Secretary. This CS will be implemented for the duration of the works and for 12 months following the completion of the construction.

Tags: Transport for NSW
Organization: NSW Government
State Level Emergency Risk Assessment Executive Summary

This report presents the results of a state level emergency risk assessment – a collaborative effort across the emergency management sector over the period August 2016 to February 2017. It extends on previous work undertaken for the NSW Government 2011 State Natural Disaster Risk Assessment (SNDRA).The information contained in this report can be used by stakeholders and practitioners within the emergency management sector to inform decision making and emergency management planning.

Tags: Resilience NSW, emergency management, resilience, slera, state level emergency risk assessment
Organization: NSW Government
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Shoals: Townsville 2007-11-12 to 2007-11-19

The dataset comprises 1539 individuals from 73 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Shoals: Townsville using 20 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 299 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Port Hedland 2012-07-11 to 2012-07-22

The dataset comprises 8895 individuals from 155 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Port Hedland using 218 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 1561 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Temperate Australian quantitative spatial and temporal abundance data for rocky reef biota (biodiversity): long-term Tasmanian MPAs - Ninepin Point

The data is quantitative abundance of fish and megafaunal invertebrates and algal % cover derived from transect based counts at a wide range of locations across Temperate Australia. The methods are described in detail in Edgar and Barrett (1997). Primarily the data are derived from transects at 5 m depth and/or 10 m depth at each site surveyed. Methods were initially developed for research on temporal changes following protection in Tasmanian long-term MPAs (Maria Is, Tinderbox, Ninepin Point, Governor Island), and the data represented by this record has been collected at Ninepin Point. 

In many cases the dataset involves temporal replication (year scale), particularly for the core Tasmanian MPAs represented by this record.

Tags: Abundance - fish, Abundance - invertebrates, Carapace length - rock lobster, Fish size class, Percentage cover algal species, Shell length - abalone
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Timor Sea CMR 2012-09-12 to 2012-10-06

The dataset comprises 1465 individuals from 85 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Timor Sea CMR using 47 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 504 images were captured from these cameras.

Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.

Data recorded concern:
- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)
- the identity of fish and CAABCODES
- their time of arrival
- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)
- their maturity (adult or juvenile)
- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)
- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.

A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RV Investigator Voyage IN2026_V01 SBP29 Sub-bottom Profiler Data

This record describes sub bottom profiler data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2026_V01, titled "Cook Ice Ecosystems and Sediments (COOKIES)." The voyage took place between January 02, 2026 and February 25, 2026 (AEST), departing from Hobart and returning to Hobart.

The Kongsberg SBP29 (sub bottom profiler) was used to acquire data containing the specular reflections at different sediment interfaces below the seafloor. The SBP29 provides a 3° by 3° angular resolution.

The echosounder's frequency sweep range is from 2.5 to 7 kHz. The SBP29 was logged continuously for the extent of the voyage.

Data are stored in <em>.raw (1079 files 20.2 GB) raw and </em>.seg (1075 files 20.1 GB) segy formats at CSIRO.

The segy format data had a real time processing stream applied, which applies gain, a gain correction, matched filter with replica shaping, an attribute calculation for instantaneous amplitude and time variable gain.

Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Four-dimensional connectivity modelling with application to Australia's north and northwest marine environments

A fully four-dimensional (3D × time) object-oriented biophysical dispersal model was developed to simulate the movement of marine larvae over semi-continuous surfaces. The model is capable of handling massive numbers of simulated larvae, can accommodate diverse life history patterns and distributions of characteristics, and saves point-level information to a relational database management system. The model was used to study Australia's northwest marine region, with attention given to connectivity patterns among Australia's north-western Commonwealth Marine Reserves (CMRs). Animations of larval movement near the Gascoyne canyon CMR, dispersal surfaces over depth and time for CMRs and Key Ecological Features in the northwest, as well as matrices of connectivity values among CMRs are shown. The matrices are further analysed to identify the sensitivity and elasticity of their values. The results generated by this model can aid in designing and managing marine protected area networks that incorporate extensive and complex benthic terrain (including the identification of marine ‘corridors’), and for developing targeted field sampling strategies.

<b>Citation:</b>Kool, J. T., Nichol, S. L. 2015. Four-dimensional connectivity modelling with application to Australia's north and northwest marine environments, Environmental Modelling &amp; Software, 65: 67-78.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.11.022

Tags: Earth Sciences, External Publication, NERP, Published_Internal, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Lizard Island Hail From 13 Aug 2010

The 'Wireless Sensor Networks Facility' (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS), is a facility of the Australian 'Integrated Marine Observing System' (IMOS) project. This data set was collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.

Tags: Hail accumulation since 9am
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - AusCPR: Biomass Index (mg/m3)

The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project between CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (O&amp;A) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure plankton communities as a guide to the health of Australia's oceans. The biomass is analysed from the same segment from which the zooplankton is analysed. All the plankton is washed onto a pre-weighed filter. This is left in an oven at 60 degrees C for 24-48 hours.  It is reweighed to give the dry weight. It is advised that anyone using the data should contact the project contact person. The aims of the AusCPR survey are to: * map plankton biodiversity and distribution * develop the first long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters * document plankton changes in response to climate change * provide indices for fisheries management * detect harmful algal blooms * validate satellite remote sensing * initialise and test ecosystem models.  Servicing and maintenance of the CPRs and analysis of the samples for the AusCPR survey will be carried out by staff based at the O&amp;A CSIRO laboratories in Queensland and Hobart and at the AAD in Hobart. The project was funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and falls with the Ships of Opportunity facility. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS Infrastructure. Results from the AusCPR survey are available through the AODN portal: https://portal.aodn.org.au. This data is freely available but please acknowledge all relevant parties, as detailed in acknowledgement section. Additional information for this dataset may be available via the original MarLIN metadata entry: https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/c1344979-f702-0916-e044-00144f7bc0f4.

<strong>This dataset has been superseded by the "IMOS - Zooplankton Abundance and Biomass Index (CPR)" collection that is available at https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/api/records/bf287dfe-9ce4-4969-9c59-51c39ea4d011 (this collection was removed from the AODN Portal in March 2022).</strong>

Tags: Australian Plankton Survey Sub-Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Abundance and distribution of coastal, inshore zooplankton in the Huon Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania: Sampling trip 17/08/2005

Mesozooplankton community composition and structure were examined throughout the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary and North West Bay,  Tasmania, from November 2004 to October 2005, the data represented by this record was collected on the 17/08/2005.

The composition of the mesozooplankton community was typical of inshore, temperate marine habitats, with seasonally higher abundance in summer and autumn and lower numbers in winter and spring. Copepods were the largest contributors to total abundance across all seasons and stations, while cladocerans and appendicularians were proportionally abundant in spring and summer. The faecal pellets of these three main groups, along with those of krill and amphipods, also contributed significantly to material recovered from sediment traps. Meroplanktonic larvae of benthic animals showed short-term peaks in abundance and were often absent from the water column for long periods. Spatially, North West Bay and the Channel had a higher representation of typically marine species, including Calanus australis and Labidocera cervi, while truly estuarine species, such as the copepod Gladioferens pectinatus, were more important in the Huon Estuary.

Tags: Abundance, Grazing rates, Secondary productivity, Temperate Reef
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MB Project A10 - Conservation of handfish and their habitat, 2016-2020 (IMAS, CSIRO)

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub project "Conservation of handfish and their habitat". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.

Spotted Handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) and Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus) are Critically Endangered species with small, fragmented populations in southern Tasmania. Spotted Handfish persist only in isolated sub-populations in the Derwent and D’Entrecasteaux estuaries, where recovery is constrained by limited dispersal, specific spawning habitat requirements, degraded habitat, introduced predators, pollution, mooring impacts and coastal development.

This project established and extended a monitoring and conservation program for Spotted and Red Handfish in accordance with the Handfish Recovery Plan. For Spotted Handfish, it built on baseline surveys of all known southern Tasmanian sub-populations and applied an innovative georeferenced photographic survey method using towed floats, GPS tracking and individual spot-pattern identification. These data supported density estimates, capture-mark-recapture analysis, assessment of movement between sub-populations, and tracking of conservation actions.

From 2019–2020, the project expanded to include Red Handfish and implemented direct conservation actions informed by monitoring and research. Activities included replacement of degraded plastic artificial spawning habitat with redesigned ceramic units, assessment of taut eco-friendly moorings in critical Spotted Handfish habitat, genetic and capture-mark-recapture studies for both species, population viability analysis, and evaluation of management actions.

The project also supported captive breeding with industry partners, re-established the Handfish Recovery Team, and contributed to community engagement through talks, outreach and publications. Outputs provided data and evidence to guide artificial spawning habitat placement, brood-stock collection decisions, predator management, mooring replacement, and future recovery planning for both species.

Tags: Brachionichthys hirsutus, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub, Thymichthys politus, captive breeding, critically endangered, fish, population surveys, red handfish, spotted handfish
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Outer Darwin Harbour Marine Survey 2015: GA0351/SOL6187 Post-survey report

This report provides a description of the activities completed during the Outer Darwin Harbour Mapping Survey, from 28 May and 23 June 2015 on the RV Solander (Survey GA0351/SOL6187). This survey was a collaboration between Geoscience Australia (GA), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Department of Land Resource Management (Northern Territory Government) and the first of four surveys in the Darwin Harbour Seabed Habitat Mapping Program. This 4 year program (2014-2018) aims to improve knowledge of the marine environments in the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour regions by collating and collecting baseline information and developing thematic habitat maps that will underpin future marine resource management decisions. The program was made possible through funds provided by the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project to Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource Management, and co-investment from Geoscience Australia and Australian Institute of Marine Science. The specific objectives of the Outer Darwin Harbour Marine Survey GA0351/SOL6187 were to:
<ol>
<li>Obtain high resolution geophysical (bathymetry) data for outer Darwin Harbour, including Shoal Bay;</li>
<li>Characterise substrates (acoustic backscatter properties, grainsize, sediment chemistry) for outer Darwin Harbour, including Shoal Bay; and</li>
<li>Collect tidal data for the survey area.</li>
</ol>

Data acquired during the survey included: 720 km2 multibeam sonar bathymetry and acoustic backscatter; 96 sampling stations collecting seabed sediments, underwater photography and video imagery and oceanographic information including tidal data and 54 sound velocity profiles.

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, NT, Published_External, Record, backscatter, coastal waters, geochemistry, marine, marine biodiversity, multibeam, sedimentology
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network