AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Grainsize of surface samples collected from the Reef rim physiographic zone of Wistari Reef

Wistari Reef is a lagoonal platform reef, situated on the Tropic of Capricorn, within the Capricorn and Bunker region of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Three surface samples were taken from the lagoon area and analysed to determine mean grainsize and the sorting coefficient (expressed as the standard deviation of grainsize) within each sample. The sediments of the reef edge vary greatly in grainsize and sorting; ranging from moderately well-sorted to poorly sorted coarse sand. The only sediments seen here exist in protected pools and other slightly lower energy environments. Very coarse sediments are common.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Grain Size, grainsize_size_category, latitude, longitude
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Jan Juc - Winki

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
Estimates of Blacklip Abalone (Haliotis rubra) mortality rates attributed to Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)

Predation mortality rates of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) were estimated under several different conditions using a range of manipulative experiments.
Abalone mortality rates were estimated from tethering experiments inside the Maria Island Marine Reserve (MIMR) and at an adjacent site where predators, including southern rocks lobster (Jasus edwardsii) were in low abundance, due to fishing.
Estimates of abalone mortality directly attributed to rock lobsters were gained from manipulative experiments inside the MIMR and in an aquarium experiment at the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute facility at the Marine Research Laboratories.

Tags: 24 038006, 28 820001, Abalone mortality rate, Abalone shell length, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Predation, Haliotis rubra, Jasus edwardsii, Lobster abundance, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Herbert River near the Jetty Secchi disk Sampling 24 February 2003

The objective of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a technique to monitor the dynamics of sediments and nutrients entering the coastal ocean with river plumes associated with high intensity low frequency events (e.g. floods), using ocean colour remote sensing. The data collected included Secchi disk measurements.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, depth, secchi disk depth, secchi_depth_of_sea_water
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Water current readings at the 'Blue' mooring in the North East area of Jervis Bay: 6/12/88 - 11/1/89

A current meter mooring was deployed in the NE section of Jervis Bay between 6/12/88 and 11/1/89. This 'Blue' mooring (35.035 S, 150.753 E) held one S4 Interocean current meter at a depth of 5.5 metres below sea-level, and one Aanderaa RCM4S current meter at 11.5 mbsl. 
Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 1 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 file containing the 10min sample readings for the meter at 5.5m has not been located
This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 06bf0e30-2ae3-11dd-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
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - North Narrabeen

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
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Pinnipeds

The Marine chapter of the 2016 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "The state and trends of quality of species and groups – pinnipeds". The full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided), is attached to this record. Where available, the Data Stream(s) used to generate this Expert Assessment are accessible through the "On-line Resources" section of this record.

DESCRIPTION OF TAXONOMIC GROUP FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT
This expert assessment covers 3 species of pinnipeds:
• Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)
• Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)
• Long-nosed fur seal (LNFS), Arctocephalus forsteri – formerly New Zealand fur seal
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
The assessments are based on data and analyses published in peer-review publications and agency reports (see publications in "Supplementary Information") and data held by SARDI, WA DPAW, Phillip Island Nature Parks Details on the specific data products used in this assessment have not been provided.

2016 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details]
• 2016 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Improving
Confidence grade: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Confidence trend: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Improving
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
N/A

Tags: expert assessment, pinnipeds, population status, sea lions, seals
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Waverider buoys

Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (MHL) part of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) (function now assumed by NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE)) operates a system of Waverider buoys off the NSW coastline. The buoys measure wave height and other wave statistics such as wave period on a continuous real-time basis. Some of the buoys are also capable of measuring wave direction and sea surface temperature (discoverable in a separate collection: Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Waverider buoys - Sea surface temperature data - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/81c5f192-d4af-4dfe-a660-af15ae46a22a). This metadata record is a parent record describing the MHL Waverider system as a whole. The child metadata records describe each deployment of the buoy in more detail with links to downloadable data. The data is gathered by the Waverider system developed by the Dutch company, Datawell. The Waverider system uses an accelerometer mounted in a loose tethered buoy (0.7 or 0.9m in diameter) to measure the vertical accelerations of the buoy as it moves with the water surface. The accelerations are integrated twice within the buoy and the displacement signal so obtained is then transmitted to a shore station where it is processed to provide wave data statistics. The wave data is stored on the receiving station PC before routine transfer to Manly Hydraulics Laboratory via email. The wave direction capable Waverider buoys utilise a heave-pitch-roll sensor, two fixed X and Y accelerometers and a three axis fluxgate compass to measure both vertical and horizontal motion. An on-board processor converts the buoy motion to three orthogonal (vertical, north-south, east-west) translation signals that are transmitted to the shore station. 
The data originally represented by this metadata record has been reformatted and now forms part of the National Wave Archive, and is accessible from that collection - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/2807f3aa-4db0-4924-b64b-354ae8c10b58. The original data has been archived (contact IMOS for access).

Tags: Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Byron Bay, NSW, Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Coffs Harbour, NSW, Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Eden, NSW, Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Port Kembla, NSW, Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Sydney, NSW, Countries | Australia, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Batemans Bay, NSW, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Significant Wave Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Period, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Spectra, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Speed/direction, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Kimberley Offshore Finfish Sustainability

The Northern Demersal Scalefish Fishery (NDSF) in the Kimberley region of Western Australia (120 ° E longitude east to the Northern Territory border) operates mainly on the mid-continental shelf and represents a major component of Western Australia's commercial finfish production, contributing over 504 tonnes in 2001 with a catch value of $ 2.76 million.
The catch consists primarily of species of the Lutjanidae (snappers), Lethrinidae (emperors) and Serranidae (cods/gropers). The fishery has the potential to expand further into outer-slope waters deeper than 200 metres. Demersal fishes such as the snappers (Lutjanidae) and groupers or cods (Serranidae) are particularly sensitive to exploitation pressure because they are, in general, long-lived, grow slowly, mature late and have low rates of natural mortality. If these species are being overfished, the recovery rates of their populations are likely to be slow.
This project previously had the specific task of determining the status of the stocks of the key commercial species in the Kimberley region, such as red emperor and goldband snapper but now has the core responsibility for sustainability of the finfish (all sectors) in the Kimberley part of the North Coast Bioregion.
Although the commercially fishery is already managed and the project only focuses on the commercial sector at the moment, the region will eventually be included in Integrated Fisheries Management process and estimates of the actual and sustainable catches for each sector will be needed.
This project will:
* Compile an annual status report on the Northern Demersal Scalefish Fishery.
* Maintain a detailed database of information on the demersal scalefish fishery resources of the Kimberley region.
* Undertake biological research on finfish in the Kimberley region.
* Undertake stock assessments of the major tropical demersal finfish species exploited by fishers in the Kimberley region.
* Provide quality scientific information and advice on the status of Kimberley finfish stocks to fishery managers, stakeholders and the public.

Time: Ongoing

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Is larval supply a good predictor of reef fish recruitment?

Larval supply and recruitment of reef fish at 5 sites around Lord Howe Island were measured during November/December 2003 and January/February 2004. Light traps, artificial reef units (ARUs), and underwater visual censuses were used simultaneously. Two types of ARUs were trialed, Standardised Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes (SMURFs) and crevice collectors. Visual censuses involved taking photos of the habitat every 5m along a 25 x 2m fixed transect. 
The results indicated that the catch efficiencies of the 2 ARUs varied depending on species. For example, Eviota spp. preferentially settled into crevice collectors, while Enneapterygius rufopileus (blackcheek threefin) preferred SMURFs. Spatial patterns of recruitment were influenced by larval supply only for E.rufopileus. The amount of suitable habitat was a good predictor of recruitment for Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus (multispine damsel).

Tags: 37 372086, 37 415032, 37 428000, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Life History, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Biosphere | Zoology | Fish | reef fish, Enneapterygius rufopileus, Gobiidae, Lord Howe Island Marine Park, Marine Reserves, Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Research into Stock Enhancement of Abalone

Scientists of the Department in collaboration with the Western Australian Abalone Industry Association are planning to investigate the growth, survival and maturity of seeded juvenile abalone on reefs varying in habitat structure and food availability. The effect of age and density at release will also be investigated. Surveys are planned every 6-month to assess the impact of seeded juvenile abalone on algal cover and the density of selected key invertebrate species. About 20,000 juvenile abalone are now housed at WAFMRL, ready to be seeded in May 2006.
Time : n/a

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OSU Buoy Group: SUCS: Oregon Continental Shelf Slope, 1977-1978

Data from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.
This dataset relates to current meter records from the SUCS: Slope Undercurrent Study.
Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:

Atlantic Ocean data
Pacific Ocean data
Indian Ocean data
Southern Ocean data 
Electronic data reports
History of the Group
How to use this disk


Tags: Buoy world ocean, Deep water mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Sea Level Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Water Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oregon Continental Shelf, PACIFIC OCEAN, beam_attenuation_coefficient, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, sea_water_u_velocity, sea_water_v_velocity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Logan River Continuous Water Quality Station

SEQ Peri-urban Supersite Logan River. 
The SEQ Peri-urban Supersite was established under TERN in 2010. It provides extensive new research infrastructure for scientists to determine if key ecosystem services such as high-quality water can be maintained in a rapidly urbanising environment. The supersite comprises one node north of Brisbane City and two nodes to the south. At the northern site, in the Samford Valley, the focus is on the study of terrestrial biogeochemistry managed by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) through the Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF). The southern-most site, in the catchments of the Logan and Albert Rivers, has a strong aquatic biogeochemistry focus; it is managed by CSIRO. The third node, Karawatha Forest, has a biodiversity focus and is managed by Griffith University.
In the SEQ Peri-urban Supersites located on the Logan and Albert River, high-frequency biogeochemical and ecological studies are under way to help scientists understand why they contribute such high loads of nitrogen and sediment into Moreton Bay. Permanent measurement stations have been established at both nodes to provide continuous water quality and flow data. The stations consist of physico-chemical sensors to measure temperature, pH (degree of acidity or alkalinity), Eh (the redox, or reduction-oxidation, character of the water), conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, blue green algae, CDOM and nitrate; and a velocity Doppler to measure river flow and height. These measurements will help researchers to quantify land-use change.

Tags: Albert River, South-east Queenland, albert river, aquatic biogeochemistry, catchment, ecology, ecosystem services, high-frequency biogeochemical, logan river, peri-urban, sediment, supersites, water quality monitoring
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fast Repetition Rate Fluorometry (FRRF) data collected on the RV L'Astrolabe from 11/11/2009 to 16/11/2009 (Dumont d'Urville - Hobart)

These data were collected on the RV L'Astrolabe (platform code: FHZI) from 11/11/2009 to 16/11/2009 on a trip from Dumont D'Urville to Hobart.
Maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII), also called maximum quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm), has become one of the most widely utilized fluorescence parameters in phytoplankton research. It represents the potential photochemical efficiency, which is the probability that the light energy captured by the photosynthetic apparatus is being utilized as photochemistry. Fv/Fm has been shown to have an instant response to variations in physical and chemical properties and is interpreted as a diagnostic of the overall health or competence of phytoplankton. Together with the absorption cross section area of PSII and chlorophyll concentration, it can be used to measure primary production (Cheah et al. 2011, Deep Sea Research).
Seawater from 3 m depth was supplied continuously from the ship’s clean seawater line. FRR fluorescence yields were measured continuously at 1 minute intervals in dark-adapted state (! 15 minutes dark-adaptation) using a flash sequence consisting of a series of 100 subsaturation flashlets (1.1 μs flash duration and 2.8 μs interflash period) and a series of 20 relaxation flashlets (1.1 μs flash duration and 51.6 μs interflash period).

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Australia, Fast Repetition Rate Fluorometer (FRRF), Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean, Instrument's photomultiplier electronic sensitivity (1-256), Latitude, Longitude, Maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm), Minimum fluorescence in the light chamber of the FRRF (also used as a proxy for biomass), Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Photosynthesis, connectivity between PSII reaction centres under actinic light, functional absorption cross section of PSII (measure of the proportion of light harvested for photoc, maximum fluorescence in the light chamber of the FRRF, maximum quantum yield of photosystem II ( (FmL - FoL) / FmL), primary production, time constant of electron transport from PSII to PSI, variable fluorescence (FmL - FoL)
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.4 - Effects of Dredging Related Pressures on Critical Ecological Processes for Coral - DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, Western Australia

Data will be in the form of a report, which will be a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the experiments.
 Development studies (Project 7.4): Little is known of the sensitivity of floating coral embryos and the early development of swimming coral larvae to elevated suspended particulates observed during dredging operations. The objective of Project 7.4 is to examine if larval development of corals gametes is affected by water quality conditions that can occur during dredging programs. Larval development experiments will be conducted with two broadcast spawning species and involve examining development success in response to a realistic range of TSS concentrations and PSDs over an incubation period of several days. Experiments will involve multiple TSS concentrations spanning the range that can occur during dredging programs (see project 7.2) and with a range of different particle size distributions and sediment types. Experiments will be conducted each year (for 3 consecutive years) during the coral spawning period (October - December of 2013, 2014, and 2015).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network