AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Oceanographic observations on the outer shelf and slope in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef (1980-1981)

Chemical and biological oceanographic data were collected at intervals of approximately one month, from the central region of the Great Barrier Reef between March 1980 and August 1981. The survey area covers a section of the Coral Sea off Townsville, including the Great Barrier Reef from Palm Passage in the north to Flinders Passage in the south.
 This research was undertaken to examine seasonal nutrient distributions and thermohaline cycles.
 Cruises 1 to 10 followed a pattern which incorporated 4 transects, 2 of which lay parallel to the continental margin on each side of the reef whilst the other 2 traversed the reef through Palm and Flinders Passages. Cruises 11 to 19 followed transects through Palm and Magnetic Passages. Additional transects were made during cruises 13, 15 and 18 to complete a grid pattern across the outer shelf and shelf-break.Samples were routinely taken from the following nominal depths: 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 450, 600 and 750 m. When the depth was less than 750m, the nominal depth of the bottom sample was set to 3m above the bottom. Station 31 was selected as a fine sampling station. Here the water between 90m and 150m was sampled at 10m intervals.Parameters measured:Nutrients: Nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and silicateDissolved Oxygen SalinitySea TemperatureChlorophyll-a, Phaeopigments

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Phytoplankton Ecology in the Upper Swan River Estuary, Western Australia - Nitrogen uptake for inorganic and organic nitrogen sources

The main aim of this study was to detemine seasonal uptake kinetics for the different nitrogen species; two inorganic sources (NO3- and NH4+), and an organic source (urea) in the upper Swan River estuary from November 1997 to November 1998.  Uptake kinetics were related to species composition and ambient concentrations of these three nitrogen sources to determine whether physiological adaptation to the ambient N-species concentrations present are indicated in seasonal species assemblages

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Phytoplankton, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMSA - Very High Resolution Seafloor Classification and Satellite Derived Bathymetry of Lancelin, Australia

Mapping of benthic habitat and bathymetry, derived from satellite imagery captured on 17 July 2017 at a spatial resolution of 2 m. 
Mapping extent covered as much of the Defence gazetted waters as possible, to a depth of approximately 18 m based on water clarity. Recently dead or senesced (e.g. winter dieback of leaves) and mobile seagrass have the same satellite signature as live seagrass at spectral resolutions of the sensor (WorldView-2). This ensured areas of winter dieback and/or senescence were captured as areas of seagrass for the purposes of impact assessment.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Interactions between sea urchins and macroalgae in SW Australia - Summary.

Data was collected to:
- characterise the distributions and abundances of herbivorous invertebrates (mainly sea urchins) and examine their trophic positions and diets, and
- test the effect of Heliocidaris erythrogramma (sea urchin) and fish on macroalgal assemblages.
Data were collected at various locations along the coast of SW Australia (see large thumbnail).

Tags: 25 247001, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Trophic Dynamics, Biosphere | Vegetation | Macroalgae, Biosphere | Zoology | Echinoderms, Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846), Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Davies Reef Base Station

The Davies Reef Base Station performs two functions. The first is to act as a collection point for the sensor network platforms deployed within the reef and to in turn send the data back to the AIMS Data Centre. The second is as a platform for sensors with current sensors including two underwater PAR sensors and a still camera.
The base station is co-located with the AIMS Automatic Weather Station on the Davies Reef Tower in order to optimise the use of power and communications infrastructure.
The base station provides the link between the on-water platforms and the mainland systems, it polls each of the sensor floats and collects the data and then forwards this over a Telstra nextG link to the mainland and the AIMS Data Centre.
The base station also hosts its own sensors, currently these include underwater PAR and a still camera.
Wireless Sensor Networks Facility (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS) (IMOS)

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
West and South Coast Demersal Scalefish Sustainability

This project provides scientific advice for the management of the demersal (bottom-dwelling) scalefish in the West and South Coast Bioregions. This is WA's most populated region and fishery has both commercial and recreational sectors. Management of the wetline fishery and the Integrated Fisheries Management process have begun and robust stock assessments of the major species are needed.
This will be the first project dedicated to sustainability of these bioregions, though some research required for sustainability has been done. Data collection for the stock assessment of the WA dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) and the pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) has begun. FRDC project Spatial scales of exploitation among populations of demersal scalefish: implications for wetline management, ends June 2006).
This project is assessing regional differences among fish populations and the level of fishing. A project is studying the rates of post-release mortality that affects fish released because they are undersized or over the bag limit ( FRDC project Maximising survival of released undersize west coast reef fish, ends June 2007). This project focuses on WA dhufish and snapper although other species - baldchin groper, breaksea cod, coral trout and the emperors - are considered to be important.
The current focus for management is in the West Coast Bioregion, so research will concentrate there first.
The projects will:
* Provide timely and informed scientific advice on relevant fish stocks and fishing impacts to the Department's commercial and recreational programmes, the wetline management panel and for the IFM program.
* Develop and maintain an adequate fisheries database on WCB demersal finfish to enable the status of the stocks to be assessed annually.
* Gather relevant biological information on the major target species in the fishery to enable the assessment of stock status and sustainable yields from the fishery.
* Provide a permanent record of research outcomes from the project in an appropriate form to meet general public, industry and scientific community needs.

Time : ongoing, FRDC projects as described above.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Redmap (New South Wales) - Sightings of Bony Fish Species

Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. The information collected is mapped and displayed on the site, demonstrating, in time, how species distributions may be changing.
Sightings are divided into two categories – those with a photo that can be ‘verified’ by a marine biologist, and sightings without photos that we call community sightings (anecdotal). All the information collected, with and without photos, is mapped and will be used in the following years to map out a ‘story’ of changes occurring in our marine environment.
The main data collected includes the species sighted (normally selected from a list comprising preselected species of interest), the location, date/time and activity being undertaken.  Other optional information gathered include biological data such as sex, size and weight and environmental data such as water depth and temperature and habitat.
This record is associated with live data (and will subsequently change over time) and spatial elements have reduced accuracy.  It is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old).  If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains accurate spatial elements, please email enquiries@redmap.org.au.

Tags: Hand Sampling, body_length, body_weight, climate change, range shift, species distribution, fishing, latitude, longitude
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Australian Coral reef distribution (2010) as subsetted from Global Distribution of Coral Reefs

The data source of this Australian Coral reef distribution subset has been compiled by UNEP-WCMC to show the global distribution of warm water coral reefs.
Global Distribution of Coral Reefs (2010)
This dataset represents the global distribution of warm water coral reefs and should be seen an ‘interim’ global product. Note: Editing was carried out in April 2013 when a number of duplicate features were removed. The dataset has been compiled from a number of data sources which have been merged together by UNEP-WCMC and the WorldFish Centre in collaboration with WRI and TNC. It supersedes the dataset used in the World Atlas of Coral Reefs (2001), although some aspects of this product still originate from that data source. This amalgamated dataset has been created to further mobilise the Millennium Coral Reef Map Products and their validation. This data set should by no means replace the official release of the Millennium coral reef map and users should always check at the official sites for the most up-to-date available information. This dataset does not contain the full 5 level geomorphological categorisation. In part, for the validated products, it maintains the simplified Reefbase subset but for the remaining areas i.e. the unvalidated data and data from other sources, there is only a single class to indicate coral reef.

The Approximate % coverage of data sources are as follows

- Millennium Coral Reefs (Unvalidated) 50%
- Millennium Coral Reefs (Validated) 30 %
- Other sources 20%

The dataset comprises 3 main components and must be cited in the following manner strictly maintaining the three separate entities in their entirety:

IMaRS-USF and IRD (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project (validated maps). UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Cambridge (UK), http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/13

IMaRS-USF (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project (unvalidated maps are unendorsed by IRD, and were further interpreted by UNEP-WCMC). UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Cambridge (UK), http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/13

UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI and TNC (2010). Global distribution of warm-water coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources, including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project.


Tags: Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Radiometrically determined 14C dates obtained for 4 sediment cores on 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. In this dataset seven radiometrically determined 14C dates were obtained for 4 sediment cores on the reef. The effects of bioturbation within the cores was pronounced, and as such ages are likely to be undersestimated for deeper samples, and overestimated for shallower samples. From the results, the oldest age estimate obtained was from the base of core VC-01 and was aged at 2150±70 yr BP. All core tops were estimated to be ~1100±70 yr BP.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Radiocarbon, age, core_length, latitude, longitude
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Invertebrate Fauna of the Kimberley Islands, Western Australia.

The major gap in the surveys of the shallow water marine fauna of Western Australia is the Kimberley region. The Kimberley is a vast expanse of land in the northeastern corner of Western Australia, the closest point of which is some 2600 km from Perth by air. The area is sparsely inhabited and there are few roads. Access to the coast is largely by sea. The coastal towns of Derby and Wyndham in the Kimberley are small, with less than five thousand people each, and are separated by a distance of over 2000 km along the coast; there are no coastal settlements between Derby and Wyndham. The marine invertebrate fauna of the Kimberleys is virtually unknown. In 1976 the Western Australian Museum and Field Museum of Natural History mounted a major expedition to the Kimberley which was centered on the Mitchell Plateau-Admiralty Gulf area, one of the few coastal localities accessible from shore. The work undertaken was primarily terrestrial (Anon, 1981) but included two studies of marine molluscs (Wells, 1981; Wells and Slack-Smith, 1981). The Admiralty Gulf area is thus the only part of the Kimberley from which any substantial marine invertebrate collections have been made, and these are restricted to molluscs.
The second goal of the 1988 expedition was thus to survey the marine invertebrate fauna of the Kimberleys to obtain specimens for the permanent collections. A subsidiary goal was to develop a knowledge of working in this remote area with a view to selecting areas for future work if funding and a vessel can be obtained.

Tags: Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Coast, WA, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Islands, WA, Marine Planning Regions (Australia) | North-west, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fast Repetition Rate Fluorometry (FRRF) data collected on the RV L'Astrolabe from 04/11/2008 to 11/11/2008 (Dumont d'Urville - Hobart)

These data were collected on the RV L'Astrolabe (platform code: FHZI) from 04/11/2008 to 11/11/2008 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
Meteorological measurements at Governor Head, Jervis Bay: 02/11/88 - 03/11/89: 10 minute samples

This dataset is a component of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and the Australian Defence Force Academy.
The Steedman EMS-16 Meteorological Station housing an R.M. Young anemometer and YSI barometer was set up near Governor Head, Jervis Bay (35.133S, 150.762E). The site was several hundred metres inland of 50m high cliffs and was 63m above sea-level.
Between 2nd November 1988 and 3rd November 1989 the station recorded wind velocity, direction (E/W and N/S components) and atmospheric pressure. 
The Meteorological Station recorded 10 minute vector averages of the wind velocity and 10 minute values of air pressure. Data is presented in the oceanographic format i.e. 'direction going to'. The datasets titled 'Additional meteorological data' provide information on the average wind speed and direction, as well as the maximum gusts.
This is one of thirty-six child records that relate to the parent, 629051e0-2b7b-11dd-a343-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project is available to download through this record. Meteorological data was collected to investigate wind forced circulation in Jervis Bay, NSW.

Tags: Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Atmospheric Pressure, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Surface Winds, air_pressure, date, time, wind_from_direction, wind_speed, wind_speed_of_gust
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP TWQ Project 3.11 - Monitoring and adaptively reducing systemwide governance risks facing the GBR, 2015-2015 (JCU)

Australian governments have addressed water quality issues in the Great Barrier Reef (Reef) over the last decade. While much has improved, more is needed. Reef environmental outcomes, however, depend on the interplay among diverse/fragmented governance “activities” (e.g. water allocation, ports-planning, regional NRM). Despite being recognized in the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (LTSP), there is no coordinated system for benchmarking/monitoring the health of the overall Reef governance system/constituent activities. NERP supported a new method for doing so. This project both delivers short term influence over key Commonwealth and State (i.e. GBR Taskforce) decisions regarding management and investment and engages new LTSP implementation/review structures and stakeholders to build commitment to institutionalizing this method over the longer. Outputs will be directly integrated into and inform five-yearly Outlook reporting.

Tags: National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
An Addendum to Burrup Ammonia plant, Burrup Peninsula Vegetation and Flora Report - Dry Season Survey

An Addendum to Burrup Ammonia plant, Burrup Peninsula Vegetation and Flora Report - Dry Season Survey.
Part of environmental approval process for the proposed Export Oriented Amonia Plant.
Flora and vegetation survey of Burrup Fertilisers lease site and pipeline route during the dry season.
This survey is an addendum to Astron Environmental (2001) "Flora and Vegetation Survey of the Proposed Ammonia Plant, April 2001"

Tags: Biosphere | Vegetation | Vegetation Species, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Flora, Habitat, Marine Features (Australia) | Burrup Peninsula, WA
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of James Price Point 2009-10-11 to 2009-10-16

The dataset comprises 8149 individuals from 122 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around James Price Point using 154 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 1324 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
Redmap (Victoria) - Sightings of Invertebrate Species

Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. The information collected is mapped and displayed on the site, demonstrating, in time, how species distributions may be changing.
Sightings are divided into two categories – those with a photo that can be ‘verified’ by a marine biologist, and sightings without photos that we call community sightings (anecdotal). All the information collected, with and without photos, is mapped and will be used in the following years to map out a ‘story’ of changes occurring in our marine environment.
The main data collected includes the species sighted (normally selected from a list comprising preselected species of interest), the location, date/time and activity being undertaken.  Other optional information gathered include biological data such as sex, size and weight and environmental data such as water depth and temperature and habitat.
This record is associated with live data (and will subsequently change over time) and spatial elements have reduced accuracy.  It is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old).  If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains accurate spatial elements, please see Point of Contact.

Tags: Hand Sampling, body_length, body_weight, climate change, range shift, species distribution, fishing, latitude, longitude
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Benthic surveys of the Swain Reefs, southern Great Barrier Reef (1977)

Surveys were conducted in the Swain Reefs region in October, 1977. 
Reefs were surveyed using the &quot;spot check&quot; method. This involves making spot checks every few hundred metres around the perimeter of each reef visited. Using a face mask, the observer leans over the side of the dinghy and views the reef for a period of one minute. During this time the dinghy is moved slowly along the reef edge for a distance of up to 50m, allowing an area of reef slope of several hundred square metres to be inspected down to the limit of visibility, generally 10-15m. 
Four categories of starfish abundance were used: 0, 1, 2-10, and more than l0 individuals per spot check. Total counts were also recoreded.
Reefs inculuded in the survey were Hook, Sanctuary, Horseshoe, Chinamans, Wade, Beacon, Hill, Heartm Triangle, Blu Lion, Jenkins, Littles, Central, Gannet Cay, Pike, Banana Cay, Emporer, Price Cay, Turtle, Frigate Cay, Bacchi Cay, Thomas Cay, Distant Cay, and many unnamed reefs in the region.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Zooplankton sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania

Zooplankton was counted and identified from three sites over the 5-year period. The net used (200 m Bongo net) was designed to catch meso-zooplankton with an integrated vertical tow through the water column. One net from each of the paired Bongo samples was analysed and the data expressed as numbers per m3. Copepods dominated the zooplankton, with other groups such as salps, krill, appendicularians, cladocerans, chaetognaths and meroplanktonic larvae being seasonally dominant.

Tags: Count for this species in sample, Developmental stage of identified taxa, Sex of identified taxa, Storm Bay, Temperate Reef
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network