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Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Merimbula Lake, Bega Valley Shire Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.
To date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.

Tags: Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Aquaculture, Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Agriculture | Agricultural Plant Science | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Agriculture | Forest Science | Forest Fire Science, Agriculture | Forest Science | Reforestation, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Estuarine Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Lakes, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Rivers/stream Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Saline Lakes, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Agricultural Lands, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Estuarine Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Riparian Wetlands, Human Dimensions | Economic Resources | Agricultural Economics, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Eutrophication, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Sewage, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Urbanization, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Water Management, Human Dimensions | Land Use/land Cover | Land Management, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Lakes, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Rivers/streams, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Nutrients, Land Surface | Erosion/sedimentation | Suspended Solids, Land Surface | Landscape | Landscape Management, Merimbula Lake, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Lagoons, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Mangroves, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sea Level Rise, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Crustaceans and molluscs of Tasmanian salty marshes

Saltmarshes and other coastal, salt-affected sites were sampled at 63 sites selected to cover the full range of saltmarsh types from all around the Tasmanian coast and on King and Flinders Islands. Sampling was conducted within each of the three saltmarsh zones. A faunal survey was conducted to measure the distribution of crustaceans and molluscs in relation to flora and soil conditions.

Tags: Abundance of taxa, Amphipoda, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Estuarine Habitat, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Decapoda, Isopoda, Saltmarsh
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) at Pender Bay, southern Kimberley region

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate annually along the coast of Western Australia (WA) from their summer Antarctic feeding grounds to warm tropical waters in the Kimberley for breeding.  
Given the remote nature of the Kimberley marine environment and the very large range of humpback whales across known breeding and resting areas, it can be difficult to gather sufficient data to assess their distribution and to monitor population health.  A four year project underway at Two Moons Whale and Marine Research Base at Pender Bay, WA (McKay and Thiele 2008, Blake and Dapson 2011) offered an opportunity to assess the value of using a land based site manned by volunteers as a cost effective means of gathering suitable data.  The purpose of this project was to evaluate the data collection methods used at this research station, extend data collection for an additional year and evaluate the 5 year dataset to understand humpback whale use of Pender Bay.
Data collection included counts of all humpback whale groups (noting size and presence of calves) observed at 20 minute intervals from a cliff top viewing platform.  Additional information was recorded on environmental variables (tide, sea state, weather) and the presence of vessels.  These data were evaluated to assess the timing of the migration season, including peak in the number of individuals and the number of calves across the season and the distribution of whales within the Bay and adjacent waters.
Overall a total of 3,695 groups of whales (5,521 individuals) were sighted over the 88 days when observations took place throughout the season.  Calves were observed in 187 of these groups. While the peak in number of groups with calves occurred in mid August to September, there was a higher proportion of groups with calves early in the season.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Surveys of benthic habitats and zonation in Florence Bay, Magnetic Island, north Queensland

In April 1989, the marine habitat at Florence Bay, Magnetic Island was surveyed. Initially, manta tows (a snorkeller towed slowly behind a small boat) were made to provide an overview of the area to be surveyed. A series of survey points were established to allow the positions of all survey stations to be determined. A bathymetric map of the bay was also compiled based on 12 echo sounder traverses.A diver-operated underwater video camera was towed over 19 evenly spaced paths in order to assist interpretation of the bay's main biological features. Some of the transect footage was used with hand-held material to produce a video documentary of the bay's main features. A subset of the videotapes was sampled to determine the distribution and relative abundance of major benthic categories along the tow paths.Forty line transects, 20m in length, were used to estimate the cover of benthic organisms and substratum. Corals in the line transects were identified to species level and where necessary, a specimen was collected for taxonomic determination in the laboratory. The maximum diameter of each coral intercepted along each transect was estimated to obtain a size frequency distribution of corals.
 This research was undertaken to describe the physical and ecological structure of Florence Bay. This information was used to assess the potential impact that a resort would have on the marine ecosystem of the bay. Tasks identified were:1. to generate a bathymetric map of Florence Bay2. to characterize the hard bottom marine habitats of Florence Bay (the southern rocky shore, and the coral reef) with a focus on coral communities
 A survey of the marine benthic flora of Florence Bay was also conducted by Karen Edyvane and R. de Nys as part of this project.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
White Syndrome Coral pathogens in the Indo-Pacific

Bacterial isolates were obtained from corals displaying White Syndrome disease signs at 3 sites: Nikko Bay in the Republic of Palau, Nelly Bay in the central Great Barrier Reef and Majuro Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.Bacterial isolates were obtained from corals displaying disease signs at three WS outbreak sites: Nikko Bay in the Republic of Palau, Nelly Bay in the central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and Majuro Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and used in laboratory-based infection trials to satisfy Henle-Koch's postulates, Evan's rules and Hill's criteria for establishing causality. Infected colonies produced similar signs to those observed in the field following exposure to bacterial concentrations of 1 x106 cells ml-1. Phylogenetic 16S rRNA gene analysis demonstrated that all six pathogens identified in this study were members of the g-Proteobacteria family Vibrionacae, each with greater than 98% sequence identity with the previously characterized coral bleaching pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus. Screening for proteolytic activity of more than 150 coral derived bacterial isolates by a chemical assay and specific primers for a Vibrio family zinc-metalloprotease demonstrated a significant association between the presence of isolates capable of proteolytic activity and observed disease signs.
 Laboratory-based infection trials to establish causality of White Syndrome affecting corals of the Indo-Pacific.
 The first study to provide evidence for the involvement of a unique taxonomic group of bacterial pathogens in the aetiology of Indo-Pacific coral diseases affecting multiple coral species at multiple locations.Bulk of data is held with JCU PhD stduent Meir Sussman as part of an AIMS/JCU collaborative supervised Project.Meir Sussman was funded on an IPRS scholarship.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Water Flow in Seagrass Ecosystems - Water Motion and Productivity

Field studies were conducted to investigate the effects of two levels of water velocity (exposure) on seagrass standing crop (biomass) and consequently community productivity.  These results were then related to laboratory studies examining the physiological effects of water velocity fluctuations on seagrasses.  These effects were light and water velocity on the photosynthetic rates of seagrasses and epiphytes.  In addition, laboratory studies were designed to investigate the influence the role of leaf and epiphyte morphology on flow over the surface of seagrass leaves, and the rescaling of turbulence to a level which enhances nutrient uptake by the plants.

Tags: Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Primary Production, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, water velocity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
GEODATA COAST 100K 2004

GEODATA Coast 100K 2004 is a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia`s coastline, and State and Territory borders.
Data are derived from the 1:100,000 scale National Topographic Map Series and contains:
-Coastline features (as determined by Mean High Water)
-Survey Monument Points (survey points used to define State/Territory borders) -State and Territory land borders
-Island features (please note: Australian external territories are not shown).
The coastline includes the main outline of the land and includes bays, the outer edge of mangroves and closes off narrow inlets and watercourses at or near their mouths.
Features of the 2004 release include:
-Change of datum to GDA94 -Provision of a national coverage in addition to State/Territory coverages; and Additional points on the SA/VIC border.
NOTE: The use of survey data in GEODATA COAST 100K 2004 does not imply that data are suitable for any legal interpretation of State/Territory borders.
Product Specifications: Coverage: Supplied as separate State and Territory layers, along with a complete national layer Currency: Varies and is based on reliability date of 1:100,000 scale map Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94 Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and Mapinfo mid/mif Medium: Free online
https://data.gov.au/dataset/geodata-coast-100k-2004

Tags: 040503 - Physical Oceanography
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Microphytobenthos community production at Great Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef

Production of the microphytobenthos community on a nearshore coral reef in Cannon Bay, Great Palm Island was measured over 7 trips between February 1996 and February 1997. Benthic microalgal production was measured in 4-chamber data logging respirometers placed to avoid Calianassa spp. mounds. The water within each chamber was flushed for 4 minutes every 26 minutes. Oxygen concentration within the chambers, in situ irradiance (PAR) and water temperature were recorded simultaneously at 1 minute intervals over at least 24 hours.The effect of nutrients excreted by holothurians on productivity was measured during experiments run in December 1996 (2) and February 1997 (3). Two 4 chamber respirometers were deployed for each experiment, for a period of 24 hours. An individual Holothuria atra (wet weight 140 to 220 g) was enclosed in a cartridge filter housing attached to 4 of the 8 chambers. The water (containing ammonium excreted by the holothurian) was injected into the attached chamber during each flushing. For 4 of the experiments, duplicate water samples for ammonium analyses were taken from all chambers on 2-3 occasions, 5 minutes after a flushing interval ended.To estimate microalgal biomass in sediments, 3 replicate samples of the upper 5 mm of sediment were collected under each chamber after completion of each respirometer deployment and the chlorophyll a concentration determined.
 This research was undertaken to:1. investigate seasonal variation in net and gross microphytobenthos community production on a near-shore reef in the Great Barrier Reef 2. investigate the influence of light and temperature on production3. test whether the presence of holothurians is beneficial to in situ benthic microalgal production due to increased availability of nutrients

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Merewether - Dixon

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
Slocum glider deployed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in the Perth Canyon in February-March 2014 (Glider085_PC14)

This dataset represents Slocum glider data collected by Glider085 deployed in the Perth Canyon, during a combined ocean glider deployment in conjunction with the IMOS ocean glider facility, in February - March 2014. The joint deployment aimed to provide field data for validating numerical models in the region including: BLUElink, Sparse Hydrodynamic Ocean Code  (SHOC) and Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS).
Slocum glider data from the oceans around Australia have been collected by DSTO on an ongoing basis. The data are obtained from an onboard suite of instruments which currently is a Seabird-SBE41 CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) only.
The variables in this datasets are water temperature, conductivity, salinity and sea water velocity.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity - Temperature - Depth Profilers), Countries | Australia, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, eastward_sea_water_velocity, northward_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Biological Survey of the Southern Kimberley, Western Australia

Marine flora and fauna survey
To document the marine flora and fauna of the Kimberley region, and to make the information available to the public and scientific community.

Tags: Biosphere | Vegetation | Vegetation Species, Fauna, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Flora, Land Surface | Geomorphology | Coastal Landforms/processes, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Coast, WA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat, Rare
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in December 2010

Flow cytometry data was collected in December 2010, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_phytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Effects of fish grazing and damselfish territoriality on algal community structure at Britomart Reef, Great Barrier Reef

In November 1979, settlement plates made from the coral Pachyseris speciosa, a suitable substratum for algal settlement, were deployed under a series of experimental conditions on Britomart Reef. Plates were placed within a depression directly behind the reef crest, where the territorial damselfish, Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon, was known to be abundant. Racks of twelve settlement plates were subjected to each of the following four experimental conditions.1. fully exposed to grazing by fish2. within the territories of Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon3. within cages4. beneath a shading top covered with mesh similar to that of the cagesExposed and shaded racks, were placed in areas of low habitat preference for damselfish. Three complete sets of replicate treatments were deployed at depths between 9 and 11m. Two plates per rack were removed in February and October 1980 and visually assessed for percent cover of algae and community structure, using a non-destructive sampling technique. A 9.2 x 18.5cm grid, divided into 98 equally sized squares was placed over each plate and the percentage cover of flora or fauna scored for each square. Subsamples of major algal species and their microassociates were frozen for later identification.Four plates per rack were removed in March and December 1980 and frozen for later estimation of algal biomass. Thawed plates were examined with a dissecting microscope and all epibenthic algae (excluding crustose coralline algae) were removed with forceps. The algae was decalcified with 5% HCl, dried at 55°C for approximately 24 hours and weighed.Underwater irradiance within treatments was measured with a diver operated PAR radiometer, which measured light energy in the 400 to 700nm wavelength range. Measurements were made in mid-April 1980 between 1130 and 1230 hrs.
 This study was initiated to investigate the effects of fish grazing and territoriality of the damselfish, Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon, on the structure of the benthic algal community.
 Dominant algal species identified during the experiment:Polysiphonia subtilissimaCentroceros clavulatumGracilariopsis rhodotrichaLyngbya aestuariiLyngbya convervoidesSymploca hydnoidesPseudendoclonium sp.Oscillatoria aff. amphibiaOscillatoria aff. nigroviridis

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Cape Range-Ningaloo groundwater-estuary ecosystem: management implications

Project A.1.5 (Biodiversity assessments-subterranean aquatic fauna) Objectives: #1. To characterise the western coastal geological, aquifer structure, palaeoclimate evolution and availability of potable water #2. To characterise the coastal seawater/freshwater interface, and its behaviour in relation to seasonal fluctuations, tidal and episodic events (eg. cyclones) #3. To determine the physico-chemical and microbiological structure of the freshwater/saltwater system #4. To establish the natural conditions by determining historical population processes on which to base a management framework using molecular genetic methods. #5. To characterise the community composition and distribution  of the groundwater fauna.      #The fauna project does not assume that new bore holes will be immediately available. When they are, full use will be made of them to the benefit of the project. The connectivity between the groundwater system and reef habitats has implications for both system and linkages with Projects C1, C2, A2, A1.3, C3.

Tags: Biodiversity, Hydrology, Hydrosphere | Ground Water, Management, Subterranean Fauna
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network