AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Role of science in managing the impacts of wildlife tourism

Wildlife tourism, the viewing of wildlife in their natural environment, is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism world wide. For countries such as Australia, the presence of diverse and unusual wildlife is a major influence on visitors choosing Australia as a destination. Little is known, however, about the impacts on the wildlife on which such tourism depends. Australia has a long history of wildlife science, in particular wildlife biology, but the link between these pursuits and managing wildlife tourism remains poor. Given the diversity of possible impacts and possible responses, plus concerns surrounding sustainability, it is essential that good scientific research is available to inform the management of wildlife tourism. This research draws on actor-network theory and material semiotics to explore the relationships and potential transformations between scientists, wildlife and managers involved in both terrestrial and marine wildlife tourism.

Tags: Human Interaction, Management, Sustainable, Wildlife Tourism
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS LEEUWIN ProjectID: HI454LEE_M From: 2008-06-23 To: 2008-07-24

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 112 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI454LEE_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
Coral juvenile belt transects

Belt surveys were conducted to determine coral juvenile densities and size frequencies within each EcoRRAP monitoring plot. Methods followed AIMS LTMP survey protocols (SOP10: AIMS_LTMP_SOP10v2_Benthic-surveys-photography_2020_DOI.pdf). Briefly:
Methods: 
Run tape in straight line between plot star pickets. Really big bommies that need to be circumnavigated to pass on the more shallow side on reef slope, others crossed

Survey slate-width belt of 0.34 x 5.00 m along the transect line on the upward side of the tape (=up the reef slope). Skip &amp;gt;1 m patches of sand (ie extend the transect beyond 5 m by the length of the sand patch).

Record all living HC juveniles &amp;le; 5 cm, to whatever taxonomic resolution possible - at least family, or genus. Estimate size of each to nearest cm. Avoid remnant patches of corals

Record &amp;lsquo;% available substratum&amp;rsquo; = estimate % cover of TA+CCA+MA (I also include large rubble as habitable space). This follows LTMP protocol: &amp;ldquo;proportion of substrate occupied by algae. We used total algal cover as corals do not only settle on coralline algae and we wished to preserve the possible negative effects of macroalgae.&amp;rdquo;

Record turf algal height (in mm with calliper) at a single point each meter for the first 3 m of the transect. Find nearest turf to each meter mark.

Estimate amount of sediments on surface: 0, none; 1, thin layer; 2, considerable amount of sediment but still removable by fanning, and 3, thick deep layer of sediment.

Estimate the slope of the reef as either 0, 30, 60 or 90 degrees

Photograph unknown juveniles, record time of pic so we can attribute it to plot, and its size.

Transect length 4m in deep, 5m in shallows.


Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell 2006-12-12 to 2006-12-21

The dataset comprises 569 individuals from 94 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell using 19 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 238 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
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Seaglider deployment in the Southern Ocean (April 2011)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Seaglider in the Southern Ocean.
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), located at the University of Western Australia manages Seagliders to monitor the boundary currents surroundings Australia.
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), Fluorometers, Glider, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, 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, Seaglider, 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 Node 3.1.1b and 3.2.2 - Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: finescale coral reef fish surveys Ningaloo Reef

From 2006 to 2007 at northern Ningaloo Reef, stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video (stereo-BRUVs) and stereo Diver Operated Video (stereo-DOVs) were used to measure fish assemblages across shallow coral reef lagoon habitats. Four areas were identified including Osprey and Mandu Sanctuary, and Osprey and Mandu Reference Areas which were studied with stereo-BRUV and stereo DOV transects, during two successive summer and winter periods. Each time, six stereo BRUVs and 5 stereo-DOV transects were collected from within 6 coral reef lagoon habitats at 2 well established sanctuary zones and adjacent areas.  The video footage was used to create the raw abundance and length data of different fish species.

Tags: Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Marine Features (Australia) | Ningaloo Marine Park, WA, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MB Project A11 - Shark action plan

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A11 - "Shark action plan". No datasets were generated by this project.

Conservation of elasmobranch species (sharks and rays) is an increasing priority globally, including Australia, as evidence of overexploitation of some species becomes apparent. Common issues and threats among elasmobranch species may improve management if considered holistically. This project will produce a Shark Action Plan assessing requirements for improved management including a summary of current status across the taxa, guidelines for reducing impacts and improving management, and identification of key knowledge gaps impeding conservation and management. This Plan will help guide policy for Australian elasmobranchs developed by DoEE and fishery managers. On-ground conservation will be developed from recommendations in this plan. 
Outputs
• Shark Action Plan relevant to management of Australian elasmobranchs including an assessment of current threats, prioritised conservation and management actions for at-risk species and guidance on future management and data needs [written]
• Manuscripts for scientific journals outlining the results of project components (eg, Conservation Dependent species framework) [written]

Tags: Elasmobranch, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub, conservation, management, prioritisation, threats
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Morocco Chlorophyll-a and Fish Production in EASy GIS.

Modelling Ocean Nourishment in Morocco Using the EASy GIS system. A set of fisheries and bathymetry data was processed to show the trend of pelagic fish production along the coast of Morocco at using the EASy GIS, in 2002.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Ocean Color
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Primary Sediment Cell Point

Sediment cells are spatially discrete areas of the coast within which marine and terrestrial landforms are likely to be connected through processes of sediment exchange, often described using sediment budgets. They include areas of sediment supply (sources), sediment loss (sinks), and the sediment transport processes linking them (pathways). Sediment transport pathways include both alongshore and cross-shore processes, and therefore cells are best represented in two-dimensions. They are natural management units with a physical basis and commonly cross jurisdictional boundaries. Further information can be found at the following website: http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/coastal-erosion-and-stability.asp

Tags: DoT, Downloadable Data, WA, australia, beach, beachface, blowout, cell, change, coast, coastal, coastal access, coastal engineering, department of transport, development, drift, dune, dynamic, ecosystem, foreshore, littoral, management, marine, movements, ocean, planning, protection, sand, sea, sediment, shift, shoreline, transport, vegetation, water, waterline, western australia, year
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Futures Project - Middle Island - 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 Middle Island, the project's easternmost site located within the Recherche Archipelago. The Recherche Archipelago provides habitats for a diverse range of both terrestrial and marine species, and can be accessed either by vessel from the town of Esperance, or by four wheel drive along the coastal roads adjoining the Cape Arid National Park.

Tags: Biotic formations
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Sediment accumulation and mineralization in mangrove forests, Jiulongjiang Estuary, China

Rates of sediment accumulation and microbial mineralisation were examined at 3 Kandelia candel forests.Within each forest, measurements for species (6)identification, basal area, and diameter at breast height were taken. All sediment samples were taken within the same 100-200m2 plots. Root (live and dead) biomass was estimated. Triplicate surface samples were taken for percent sand, silt and clay, and water content. Soild-phase concentrations of TOC, TN, Fe and S (all % dry weights), Mn and TP (ug g-1), and C:N (molar) were determined from 2-3 cores from each site. Salinity was measured on filtered water.Mass sediment accumulation rates were determined from gamma spectrometric measurements of 210Pb, 226Ra and 137Cs.Sediment samples were taken in summer (July 2002) and autumn (September 2003).Gas fluxes (CO2 and O2) were measured across the sediment-air interface. Rates of net dissolved Fe, Mn and ammonium releases from sediments and denitrification, nitrogen fixation, methane and nitrous oxide fluxes were also measured.
 To measure rates of sediment accumulation and microbial mineralisation in Kandeli candel mangrove forests of southern China

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 4.4.3 - Captured species assessments - Develop cost effective methods for monitoring the catch of the non-commercial sector

Understanding the relative accuracy and precision of each of the various standard and innovative approaches to estimate recreational catch and effort along with their relative costs, benefits, limitations and integration is essential for the development of the most appropriate ongoing recreational catch monitoring system. 
Assessment of current data types will required holistic re-analyses to identify the most likely sources of uncertainty amongst the data types being considered for an ongoing catch monitoring system.  These potential data types will also be subjected to cost-benefit analysis, in consultation with funders, managers and stakeholders, to ensure that the levels of precision of the alternative methods are economically and socially acceptable.  
The initial analyses for developing a cost-effective monitoring system will be based on survey methods conducted in the West Coast Bioregion.  However, not all survey methods are directly transferable to the Gascoyne Bioregion.  In particular, the deployment and management of remote video cameras to monitor participation rates poses logistic and technological problems (e.g. remoteness of parts of the Gascoyne Bioregion; variable communication availability).
Once an acceptable monitoring method has been developed it will be trialled for the West Coast and Gascoyne demersal scalefish fisheries.

Tags: Human Dimensions | Attitudes,preferences,behavior | Social Behavior, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP TWQ Project 4.7 - Indigenous Coral Reef Tourism, 2019-2019 (CQU)

Despite the seemingly abundant opportunities, Indigenous Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef appear to show little interest in participating in the lucrative coral reef tourism industry. This project seeks to understand why this is so, canvass TO attitudes to the industry, map out the opportunities for their participation in both mainstream and Indigenous-initiated ventures, and provide an assessment of current obstacles and what can be done to mitigate them. Research will be undertaken through a combination of surveys (e.g., of tourism industry literature), consultations with TO groups and regulatory authorities, and interviews with mainstream tourism operators (and their representative bodies). The project will result in a report with recommendations relevant to TO groups interested in coral reef tourism, mainstream tourism stakeholders and enterprises, industry bodies and regulatory and management authorities.

Tags: National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC10, collected from the Capricorn Channel.

A gravity core (GC10) was collected from a depth of 335 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) sitting at a depth of ~130cm into the core. Three samples were collected for X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis; at the sediment surface (GC10-0) representing interglacial sediment, 100cm depth (GC10-100) and 270cm (GC10-270) - both of which represent glacial sediment. XRD analysis shows that during the interglacials aragonite increases relative to calcite, presumably as a result of shelf carbonate transported down the channel. During the glacials there is a higher percentage of quartz and feldspar, but reduced clay content in the non-carbonate fraction. This suggests that the terrigenous fraction is dominant within the sediments, however the energy in the environment is possibly too high for the clays to settle.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Sediments, amount_of_sample_components, error
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Metocean online database of oceanographic and meteorological studies in support of coastal and ocean engineering and environmental protection

RPS MetOcean Pty Ltd is a leading consultancy providing oceanographic and meteorological services in support of coastal and ocean engineering and environmental protection. The website contains listings and mappings of all publicly available metadata of studies conducted by RPS MetOcean.
Through established links with affiliated companies, RPS MetOcean has access to a powerful source of global information, and is world-renowned for its depth of experience and breadth of capability.
Our major focus is on physical oceanography, supplemented by strong resources in marine and local, land-based meteorology. We have more than 25 years experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation and application of metocean data.
Our core business activities are:
* Oceanographic Measurements;
* Metocean Monitoring Systems;
* Coastal and Ocean Engineering;
* Environmental Consultancy; and
* Data Management

all of which are described in the following pages. These activities, and the functions within them, are available individually, or as part of a package tailored to the client's needs.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Climate Data: National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology

Three datasets containing climate data, compiled in April 2011, have been purchased from the Bureau of Meteorology. These datasets include observations from stations in all Australian States and Territories. Each dataset includes a file which gives details of the stations where observations were made and a file describing the data. AWS Hourly Data contains hourly records of precipitation, air temperature, wet bulb temperature, dew point temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure, saturated vapour pressure, wind speed, wind direction, maximum wind gust, mean sea level pressure, station level pressure. Each record for each parameter is also flagged to indicate the quality of the value.Synoptic Data contains records of air temperature, dew point temperature, wet bulb temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, mean sea level pressure, station level pressure, QNH pressure, vapour pressure and saturated vapour pressure. Each record for each parameter is also flagged to indicate the quality of the value.Daily Rainfall Data contains records precipitation in the 24 hours before 9 am, number of days of rain within the days of accumulation and the accumulated number of days over which the precipitation was measured. Each precipitation record is flagged to indicate the quality of the value.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Theme 3C: Changing urban structures as a form of restoration.

Deterioration of coastal marine and estuarine habitats is inevitable in areas where human development is active. This is particularly the case in New South Wales (and throughout Australia) where a very large proportion of the population live on the edges of the coast-line. To sustain biodiversity and to maintain ecological processes and functions (for its own sake or for anthropocentric, human reasons), it will be necessary, for a very long time, to recreate, rebuild or repair habitats (Programme 3: Restoration of Disturbed Coastal Habitats). The science of restoration of coastal habitats is virtually unknown, and there is no sensible theory or understanding of how to create habitat that develops ecological function and maintains natural biodiversity. 
Around cities, there must be extensive infrastructure for ports, runways, bridges, roads, sea-walls, etc. Most of these create very alien habitats. For example, sea-walls are vertical and relatively featureless compared with the irregular, mostly horizontal natural rocky shores.
The Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities (EICC) has generated many scientific papers and theses from research projects on changing urban structures as a form of restoration. The link to the URL provided in this record provides a link to this research.
In addition, there is research on the ways discarded objects (e.g. old cars) on the sea-floor can replace lost subtidal habitat for animals and plants and what are the overall consequences for fauna and flora when rubbish is removed from areas of an urban harbour.

Tags: Coastal Habitats, Ecology, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat, restoration, urban
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network