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Physical Oceanography: Carnarvon Shelf survey, Western Australia (CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub Survey)

The survey was a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) aboard RV Solander, as part of the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub&#39;s Surrogates Program.
The purpose of the survey was to collect high-quality, accurately co-located data test a range of physical parameters for relationships to the biodiversity and seabed patterns across the offshore Carnarvon shelf, adjacent to Ningaloo. Estimates of relative importance of latitude, distance offshore, water depth, physical setting, exposure and local habitat complexity were explored in relation to biodiversity patterns in the region.
Two moorings were deployed at a transect on the inner shelf adjacent to Point Cloates from 09/08/2008 &ndash; 12/09/2008. The moorings were deployed at 54 m water depth and 32 m water depth for a period of 33 days.  These data was compared to the AIMS long term oceanographic mooring located north of Tantabiddi.
The mooring at site one (22O 49.0294&rsquo;S 113 O 36.9100&rsquo;E) consisted of instruments for RD Instruments Workhorse Sentinel 600 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and a van Essen conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) probe. The mooring at site two (22 O 43.2789&rsquo;S 113 O 38.8500&rsquo;E) consisted of instruments Nortek Vector Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) and Seabird SBE37 CTD.
These instruments collected 3 dimensional current vector and water depth readings; conductivity, temperature and pressure, salinity and depth. Results were compared to available meteorological data.
Other parties were involved in the collection of the data, and additional permission may be required for its use and/or distribution.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Key Ecological Features (polygons) - SW marine planning region.

The Bioregional Profile identifies a number of ecological features that are of conservation value because of the role they play in the environment of the South-west Marine Region. Key ecological features meet one or more of the following criteria:


a species, group of species, or a community with a regionally important ecological role (e.g. a predator, prey that affects a large biomass or number of other marine species);


a species, group of species, or a community that is nationally or regionally important for biodiversity;


an area or habitat that is nationally or regionally important for: 


a) enhanced or high productivity (such as predictable upwellings - an upwelling occurs when cold nutrient-rich waters from the bottom of the ocean rise to the surface);
b) aggregations of marine life (such as feeding, resting, breeding or nursery areas);
c) biodiversity and endemism (species which only occur in a specific area); or

a unique seafloor feature, with known or presumed ecological properties of regional significance.

Key ecological features have been identified by the Australian Government on the basis of advice from scientists about the ecological processes and characteristics of the area. A workshop held in Perth in September 2006 also contributed to this scientific advice and helped to underpin the identification of key ecological features.
Sixteen KEFs have been identified in the South-west Marine Region:

Commonwealth marine environment surrounding the Houtman Abrolhos Islands 
Perth Canyon and adjacent shelf break, and other west coast canyons 
Commonwealth marine environment within and adjacent to the west coast inshore lagoons 
Commonwealth marine environment within and adjacent to Geographe Bay 
Cape Mentelle upwelling 
Naturaliste Plateau
Diamantina Fracture Zone
Albany Canyons group and adjacent shelf break 
Commonwealth marine environment surrounding the Recherche Archipelago
Ancient coastline at 90-120 m depth
Kangaroo Island Pool, canyons and adjacent shelf break, and Eyre Peninsula upwellings.
Meso-scale eddies (points).
Western demersal slope and associated fish communities.
Western rock lobster.
Benthic invertebrate communities of the eastern Great Australian Bight. No spatial representation available.
Small pelagic fish of the South-west Marine Region. No spatial representation available.

In order to create a spatial representation of KEFs for the South-west Marine Region, some interpretation of the information was required. DoE has made every effort to use the best available spatial information, and best judgement on how to spatially represent the features based on the scientific advice provided. This does not preclude others from making their own interpretation of available information.

Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Marine Planning, Marine Planning Regions (Australia) | South-west
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Detection and quantitation of Saxitoxin and its analogues from strains of the freshwater cyanobacterium, Anabaena circinalis

Fourteen isolates of Anabaena circinalis from various regions of Australia were grown for extraction. Two microtiter plate based bioassays for measuring saxitoxin (STX) and its derivatives, use radioactively labeled STX binding by sodium channels, STX's pharmacological target, or an unrelated protein, saxiphilin. Thesebioassays were challenged with extracts of toxic and nontoxic strains of Anabaena circinalis, and the results were compared with HPLC analysis.Cultured cells were harvested during late logarithmic growth phase. A saxiphilin microtiter plate binding assay was conducted using tritiated saxitoxin ([3H]STX) from the centipede Ethmostigmus rubripes. The inhibition of [3H]STX binding to rat brain sodium channels was also measured - both values were recorded as percentages.Samples were screened for inhibition of [3H]STX binding by incubating duplicate samples of 10 µL each. If dilution was necessary, extracts were retested in a series (2-, 5-, 10-, 50-, 100-, 500-, and 1000-fold dilutions). Three classes of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) were analyzed by HPLC - C-toxins, gonyautoxins, and saxitoxins (C1, C2, dcGTX3, GTX5, dcGTX2, GTX3, GTX2, dcSTX, STX; values for individual toxin analogues are given as mol %).The final toxicity measurement was the average of the values derived from the multiple inhibitory values between 20 and 80% inhibition obtained in the titration of unknown samples.
 To compare the Na channel and saxiphilin radioreceptor assays with HPLC for their ability to detect and quantify STXs from the cyanobacterium Anabaena circinalis.
 Collection locations: Bundaberg, Burnett River, QLD; Pukallus Weir, Yarraman, QLD; Solomon Dam, Palm Island QLD; Booligal, Lachlan River, NSW; Bourke, Darling River, NSW; Burrinjuck Dam, NSW; Chaffey Dam, NSW; Corowa, Murray River, NSW; Lake Cargelligo, NSW; Darling River, NSW; Farm Dam, Fish Creek, VIC; Farm Dam, Millawa, VIC; Clydesdale Lake, Perth WA.Isolate strain designations: AWQCa 118A; 2 AWQC 118C; 3 AWQC 131C; 4 AWQC 134C; 5 AWQC 148C; 6 AWQC 150A; 7 AWQC 173A; 8 AWQC 279B; 9 AWQC 306A; 10 AWQC 307C; 11 AWQC 310F; 12 AWQC 323B; 13 AWQC 332H; 14 AWTb 204A.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in February 2011

Flow cytometry data was collected in February 2011, 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), SAM2CP/B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and SAM5CB/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
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Manly

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
Vegetation and Flora of the Gorgon Gas Development EIS/ERMP-Technical appendix C1

A total of 68 families, 180 genera and 406 vascular plant taxa have been recorded on Barrow Island. The total of 406 vascular plant species, subspecies and varieties constitutes approximately 23 per cent of the flora recorded for the Pilbara region. Fourteen vascular plant species have been introduced to the Island, the majority of which have been recorded in the vicinity of previously disturbed sites.
No Declared Rare Flora species, as listed under subsection (2) of Section 23F of the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and as listed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management (2003a, 2004a), have been found on Barrow Island. Two Priority species have been collected on Barrow Island: Helichrysum oligochaetum (Priority 1) and Corchorus interstans ms (Priority 3).
The Priority 1 species Helichrysum oligochaetum is known to occur on Barrow Island and was searched for during post cyclonic rain surveys (April and May 2004) to check for potential presence on the proposed development site. Corchorus interstans ms (Priority 3) was recorded within the proposed gas processing plant site and the proposed North Whites Beach pipeline. Corchorus interstans ms is widely distributed on parts of the Island and the mainland and has also been observed to regenerate successfully on rehabilitated sites (Astron Environmental 2002).
No vegetation communities listed under The Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 have been recorded or are known to occur on Barrow Island. No threatened ecological community as listed by CALMs Threatened Ecological Database (2003c) has been recorded or is known to occur on Barrow Island.
Barrow Islands vegetation has been previously classified by Buckley (1983) into eight major vegetation units. They were subsequently divided into 34 vegetation types based on major landforms, soil types and species composition by Mattiske (1993b). In recent, more detailed mapping of the vegetation on the proposed development area and associated infrastructure corridors, 83 vegetation communities (Attachment B and Attachment C) were defined and mapped within the proposed gas processing facility and wider study area and the proposed pipeline routes.
Flora and vegetation communities, especially those of particular significance located within the proposed development area, are discussed in this technical appendix to the ERMP for the Gorgon Gas Development.

Tags: Biosphere | Vegetation | Vegetation Species, Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Risk Management Plan, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Flora, Gorgan Gas Development, Marine Features (Australia) | Barrow Island, WA
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Birds of Cape Ferguson, North Queensland

A key to 74 species of bird found at Cape Ferguson, north Queensland. Birds covered in the key are mainly foliage (bush) birds but include some raptors, water birds and others; sea birds and waders are not covered. Additional notes are provided for some birds.
 To provide a key to birds commonly seen in the locality of Cape Ferguson.
 Species: Australian crow, bar shouldered dove, black backed magpie, black faced cuckoo shrike, black headed pardalote, black kite, blue faced honeyeater, blue winged kookaburra, brahminy kite, brolga, brown honeyeater, brown winged pigeon, channel billed cuckoo, crested pigeon, dollar bird, double bar finch, dusky honeyeater, fairy martin, fantail cuckoo, forest kingfisher, greater bowerbird, grey fantail, grey butcher bird, helmeted friar bird, jabiru, koel, laughing kookaburra, leaden flycatcher, Lewin honeyeater, little cuckoo shrike, magpie lark, masked lapwing, mistletoe bird, nankeen kestrel, noisy friar bird, olive backed oriole, osprey, pale headed rosella, peaceful dove, pheasant coucal, pied butcher bird, pied currawong, rainbow bee-eater, rainbow lorikeet, red backed wren, red browed finch, red tailed black cockatoo, red winged parrot, rufous shrike thrush, rufous whistler, sacred kingfisher, satin flycatcher, scaly breasted lorikeet, scrub turkey, shining flycatcher, southern figbird, southern stone curlew, spangled drongo, spice finch, straw necked ibis, sulphur crested cockatoo, tree martin, varied triller, wedge tailed eagle, whistling kite, white breasted sea eagle, white breasted wood swallow, white faced heron, white ibis, white naped honeyeater, white throated honeyeater, willie wagtail, yellow breasted sunbird, yellow honeyeater.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis: The response of paired crabs when faced with intruders of differing sex

A unique relationship exists between neighbouring males and females in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis. This experiment was designed to determine if males and females are unable to associate with multiple partners because their partners aggressively repel same-sex intruders. Experiments were conducted in the East Point Reserve, Darwin from November-January in 2002-2006. 
15 male-female pairs were located and the burrow of the male or the female (in a random order) was blocked. We tethered a size-matched same-sex or opposite sex intruder (in a random order) half way between the burrows. Once the focal individual emerged we documented whether it pushed or grappled (fought) with the intruder within 5 minutes. After each trail, we unblocked the burrow and allowed the pair to interact normally for 10 minutes before running the next trail. In this way we observed the reactions of both pair members to same- and opposite-sex intruders. Therefore for each pair, 4 experiments were undertaken: original female vs. intruder female, original female vs. intruder male, original male vs. intruder male, original male vs. intruder female.   
The results indicated that males and females were equally likely to respond aggressively to intruders of the same sex. Both were less likely  to fight intruders of the opposite sex.

Tags: 28 960036, Behavioural Ecology, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Fiddler Crab, Neighbour Relations, Ocypodidae, Stranger Relations, Uca capricornis, carapace_width, claw_size, court, date, experimental_treatment, fight, handedness, id_code, ignore, number_of_waves, time
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent marine ecology: reef health

Data on benthic cover and fish abundance at a number of coastal reefs along the Adelaide coast, Fleurieu Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Surveyed in 2005 and a subset in 2007.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Reef Habitat, Biosphere | Zoology | Fish, Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean/ Australia extension, Marine Features (Australia) | Gulf St. Vincent, SA, Marine Features (Australia) | Spencer Gulf, SA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, SCUBA (observationas and/or sampling), coverage, taxonomic_group_count
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ERIN Dual-processed Landsat TM tiles in Western Australia - Dumbleyung tile

A Landsat TM image was cut using a NATMAP Geoscience Australia 1:250 000 scale map named Dumbleyung (Map number SI50-7) and was saved in GeoTIFF format.
The image was geometrically rectified to GDA94 (Datum) and MGA50 (Projection) and a dual enhancement technique was conducted to Landsat TM satellite data where land was enhanced using bands 741 (RGB) and water was enhanced using bands 321 (RGB).  This is one of a series of tiles processed by ERIN from Coastal Atlas project in the 1990's.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2021 Aerial survey data of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off southern Australia (NESP MaC 1.26)

Aerial surveys of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) were undertaken off the southern Australian coast to monitor the recovery of this endangered species following extreme 19th and 20th Century commercial whaling. The aerial survey was undertaken in the coastal waters from Perth (Western Australia) to Ceduna (South Australia) between the 12th and 17th August 2021, to maintain the annual series of surveys and inform the long-term population trend. The maximum whale counts for each leg of the survey flights between Cape Leeuwin and Ceduna, and consisted of a total 643 southern right whales sighted across the survey area (270 cow-calf pairs and 103 unaccompanied whales). The subsequent population estimate for the Australian ‘south-western’ population is 2,549 whales, which represents the majority of the Australian population given the very low numbers in the ‘south-eastern’ subpopulation. The population long-term trend data is indicating recent years (from 2007) are showing greater inter-annual variation in whale counts. To evaluate the recovery of the southern right whale population, it will be critical to collect long-term data on the annual variability in whale numbers related to the non-annual female breeding cycle and identify possible impacts on this by short-term climate dynamics, longer-term climate change and/or anthropogenic threats.

Tags: AERIAL SURVEY, AMD, AMD/AU, CAMERAS, CEOS, CESSNA 172 SKYHAWK, CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALE, GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR, National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub, OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN, SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OSU Buoy Group: Cue 2: phase 2 of the Oregon Coastal Upwelling Experiment

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 Phase 2 of the Oregon Coastal Upwelling Experiment.
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, 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
Coastal Infrastructure Lines

Spatial representation of Department of Transport (DoT) (WA) assets and other significant coastal infrastructure. The Lines feature class currently contains only DoT maintained roads. This dataset is currently not downloadable, however may be viewed by WMS at the following link:https://mapsengine.google.com/09372590152434720789-09543935511296329702-4/mapview/?authuser=0

Tags: Downloadable Data, australia, WA, western australia, coast, department of transport, DoT, infrastructure, marine, transport, coastal access, coastal engi
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network