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IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in Tasmania in Storm Bay (February 2013)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters measured by a Slocum glider in Storm Bay (Tasmania). 
Slocum glider data from the oceans around Australia have been collected by the Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), since June 2008 and are ongoing. The data are obtained from an onboard suite of instruments which include Seabird-SBE41 CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth), WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM and 700nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa oxygen optode (measuring concentration of dissolved oxygen in seawater.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Slocum glider deployed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in the Coral Sea in July 2013 (Glider090_TS13)

This dataset represents Slocum glider data collected by Glider090 deployed in the Coral Sea, adjacent to Shoalwater Bay, during Exercise Talisman Saber in July-August 2013. 
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 dataset are water temperature, conductivity and salinity.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity - Temperature - Depth Profilers), Countries | Australia, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, eastward_sea_water_velocity, northward_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ichthys Gas Field Development - Shorebird Surveys

Shorebird surveys will be conducted by specialist ornithologists from Aquila Wildlife and Bamford Consulting. A comprehensive vessel-based survey of 36 islands, associated rocks and reefs including the Maret Islands, Berthier Islands, Lamarck, Montalivet, Don, Patricia and Walker Islands will provide information on the
distribution of migratory and resident seabirds and shorebirds. Species and number of individuals will be recorded for migratory shorebirds, seabirds and other coastal species.

Tags: Environmental Impact Assessment, Ichthys Gas Field Development, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - Case Study - Plankton and climate change

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 Case Study "Plankton and climate change". The full Case Study, including figures and tables (where provided), is attached to this record. Where available, the Data Stream(s) used to generate this Case Study are accessible through the "On-line Resources" section of this record.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FOCUS OF THE CASE STUDY
Plankton is the foundation of the marine food web and supports nearly all life in our oceans. Plankton species are sensitive indicators of ecosystem health and climate change because they are abundant, short-lived, not harvested, and sensitive to changes in temperature, acidity and nutrients.
ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE
On local scales plankton are sensitive to eutrophication, over regional scales to invasive species and fisheries, and over large continental scales to climate change. There is growing evidence from Australia that plankton communities are being altered by climate change and this is likely resonate up food webs to higher trophic levels.
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN CASE STUDY
IMOS plankton data – both from the National Reference Stations and the Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder survey.

Tags: case study, climate change, expert assessment, plankton
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Whales

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 – whales". 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
A total of 24 species of whales (two of which comprise two subspecies) have been documented from Australian waters with a further one (Omura’s whale) likely to occur, but yet to be definitively confirmed. A number of these species (e.g. sperm whale) are distributed nationally, others are restricted to particular latitudes (e.g. Bryde’s whale) and others consist of populations that only seasonally utilise Australian waters (e.g. some of the baleen whale species).
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
This assessment is based on peer-review papers and reports provided by a series of researchers working on whales in Australia. 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: Unclear
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are somewhat comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 • Baleen whales
Assessment grade: Poor
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade &amp; trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus
• 2011 • Humpback whales
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Increasing
Confidence grade &amp; trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus
• 2011 • Toothed whales
Assessment grade: Poor
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade &amp; trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
The 2011 assessment was split across three categories. Given the lack of data on status and trends for most species it was considered more appropriate to provide one assessment, highlighting the increasing trends for humpback and southern right whales. Anecdotal information suggests that populations of most whales are stable and so it was considered more appropriate to assign status as good. With very little information on most species abundances, limited evidence of any change in populations and no long-term monitoring of populations with which clear trends could be determined, trend was identified as ‘unclear’ rather than ‘stable’.

Tags: expert assessment, population status, whales
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Finfish Aquaculture and Aquaculture Engineering

The Marine Finfish Aquaculture and Aquaculture Engineering team is involve in a range of research and development projects in the area of mariculture (marine aquaculture) as part of Marine Research and Advisory Group at the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.
The Marine Finfish Aquaculture and Aquaculture Engineering team main areas of research and development are:
Marine Finfish Aquaculture
Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Aquaculture Engineering
Automatic feeding systems
Larvae rearing system
Site selection

Marine Finfish Larvae Feeds
Artemia
Microdiet


Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fish recruitment at Ningaloo Reef

Movement of larval fish through the surf into the lagoon of Ningaloo Reef, WA, was monitored nightly using large nets fixed to the substrate and recorded as numbers per linear metre.

Tags: Larval Fish, Marine Features (Australia) | Ningaloo Marine Park, WA, Monitoring, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Microbiota
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Feeding patterns of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head rocky shore in Victoria

This study used observations of Lepsiella vinosa and surveys of prey species to describe the diet of L.vinosa on rocky shore at West Head, Victoria. The numbers of individual L.vionsa observed feeding were recorded during the surveys of Site 1 and Site 2 from 1975 to 1978 (see ?The population dynamics of the gastropod Lepsiella vinosa on the West Head rocky shore in Victoria? file identifier: 05f4f7f0-f49f-11dc-9f74-00188b4c0af8). In addition, six quadrats (25 x 25 cm) were randomly placed at the 2 sites every 2 months from March 1976 to January 1977. The number and size (measured to the nearest 0.01 cm) of prey species was recorded in each quadrat.
The number of L.vinosa recorded feeding varied seasonally and strongly correlated with the changes in density of prey species. In Area 1, L.vinosa was feeding on Littorina unifasciata for 66% of the observations and Littorina praetermissa, Bembicium nanum, Kellia australis, Nerita atramentosa, Chthamalus atennatus and Zenostrobus pulex for the remaining proportion of observations (n=895). In Area 2, there were fewer observations of feeding L.vinosa (n=53) with the same species recorded as prey items but the majority 34% of L.vinosa was feeding on Nerita atramentosa. Analyses of the data from the quadrats indicated that, in late summer and autumn, L.vinosa reduced its selectivity for prey species, compared to early winter and spring, when they targeted Littorina spp.

Tags: 24 200165, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | rocky shore, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Life History | mortality, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Life History | reproduction, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Predation, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Lepsiella vinosa, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | gastropoda | thaid, West Head, Western Port Bay
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Seaglider deployment in the Coral Sea (June - September 2013)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Seaglider in the Coral Sea (Queensland).
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), located at the University of Western Australia manages Seagliders to monitor the boundary currents surroundings Australia.
The variables available in this dataset are:
Temperature, salinity, conductivity, density, pressure, chromophoric dissolved oxygen matter, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and backscatter coefficient at 660nm.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Seaglider, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and rays - Summary

From April 2007 to June 2009, six field trips were undertaken to investigate the elasmobranch faunal composition of the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), determine the distribution and abundance of species, and examine the habitat utilisation, movement patterns and activity space of selected key species. Dive and longline surveys, passive acoustic telemetry and satellite tracking were used to collect data.
Of interest to management, was whether existing sanctuary zones were effective for elasmobranchs as well as the location and timing of aggregation sites reported for some species.

Tags: Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Range Changes, sharks, rays, acoustic tagging, biodiversity surveys
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
CO2 data Cape Ferguson

Monthly surface flask samples are collected from the AIMS Jetty at Cape Ferguson from June 1991 for measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide as measured in air samples. Flask samples are sent to the CSIRO&rsquo;s Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry (ACC) group for analysis of trace gases, particulate matter and chemical processes of the atmosphere.
Data is then submitted to the World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases data archive operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) under the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 
This record describes the monthly CO2 records. An analysis shows a similar trajectory to results of monthly average CO2 measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, where readings commenced in in March of 1958. The data is presented in a excel file, which is periodically updated as new data is made available. 
The full dataset with additional gas species CO2, CH4, N2O, 13CO2, CO, H2.  is available for download from the World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases website via registration - https://gaw.kishou.go.jp/

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA) of coral biodiversity and reef health in the Banda Islands, Maluku, eastern Indonesia

In 2002, the fringing reefs at eighteen locations around the six major islands and associated islets in the Banda Islands were surveyed. At each site, the reef was assessed by taking an inventory of scleractinian coral species, habitat characteristics and reef health over sections of reef from 100 to 300m in length. Fifteen of the eighteen sites were sampled at two depths: shallow (surface to 8-10m) and deep (&gt;12m, maximum to 50m).An inventory of scleractinian coral species was compiled per site, and each species assigned a relative abundance score. Where in situ identification of coral species was not possible, notes and digital images were taken and samples collected, to consult with references. When necessary, small coral samples were collected, labelled and taken to Australia for identification.A series of site characteristics were noted in a semi-quantitative manner. These were depth range, slope, bottom cover of the major benthic groups, physical structure, reef development level, exposure rating and visibility. Visual estimates were also made of the percent cover of benthos in the following biotic categories: hard coral, soft coral, macroalgae, turf algae, coralline algae and dead coral.Reef health was determined by assessing the severity of the damage a reef had incurred due to the following factors: anchor damage, silt from the land, blast fishing, coral disease, coral predators (the gastropod snail, Drupella sp. and the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci) and coral bleaching. Damage was rated on a five point scale from 0 (not seen ) to 4 (serious damage). The relative contribution of each factor to the total damage observed was also recorded.
 The objectives of this component of the REA survey were:1. to survey the coral reefs of the Banda archipelago, to obtain an index of the coral biodiversity in the area2. to assess the health of the coral reefs, giving special attention to human impacts
 The Nature Conservancy was commissioned to undertake this research by UNESCO. The overall objectives of the Rapid Ecological Assessment were:1. to assess the status of coastal and marine biodiversity, focusing on corals, fish, mangroves, seagrass beds, and other marine biota2. to identify areas in the Banda archipelago that would be eligible for a site conservation program considering the present biodiversity status, the status of the threats to biodiversity, and the likelihood of conservation success.3. to help in assessing whether Banda is a candidate for designation as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 6.2 - The Impact of tides and internal waves on offshore engineering - field measurement program - Browse Basin - 200m

The oceanographic mooring instrument was deployed from 25th March 2010 to 16th June, 2010, on a mooring located at inner-shelf break, Browse Basin in 200 m of water.  
Temperature, velocity and conductivity were measured.
It involved the deployment of  Seabird temperature sensors (SBE39), Seabird conductivity-temperature-pressure sensor (SBE37-CTD), Nortek Acoustic Doppler Velocity meters (ADV) and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP).
Measurements are between 20 metres and 196 metres below Mean Sea Level.

Tags: Modelling, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Internal Waves, Oceans | Tides | Tidal Currents, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Decomposition of fallen timber in mangrove forests at Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island, north Queensland

Between December 1986 and August 1987, surveys were made of wood detritus from the floor of two stands of mixed Rhizophora spp. mangrove forest in Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island. The mature forest stand consisted of a mixture of Rhizophora stylosa, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora x lamarkii and Bruguiera gymnorhiza of heights between 10 and 15m. The younger forest stand consisted of a mix of even sized Rhizophora stylosa and Rhizophora apiculata of heights between 15 and 20m.Surveys were conducted along 6 randomly placed 50m straight line transects within each forest. Observers moved along each transect, recording the length and diameter of each dead trunk, prop root, branch, and twig which lay within 1m of either side of the transect line. Each piece of fallen dead wood was assigned to one of three decay classes: moderate (M), very (V), and extremely (E), which was assessed on the ease of penetration with a pointed stick.In the laboratory, samples from each type and decay class of fallen wood were used to determine dry weight to volume ratios for converting wood volume (calculated by assuming each piece of wood was a cylinder) to mass equivalents. The total mass of trunks, prop roots, branches, and twigs was then calculated for each transect.Subsamples of wood from which all fauna and walls of shipworm tubes had been removed was dried at 80°C for 4 weeks, ground to a powder and analysed for carbon and nitrogen using a Leco 600 CHN analyzer.In the field, numbered bundles of twigs and branches from a freshly felled Rhizophora apiculata were weighed and layed out randomly on the forest floor in the low intertidal zone to measure rates of decomposition. Five bundles were retained for calculation of fresh weight to dry weight conversion factors. Four or five bundles were sampled after .2, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8 and 2.3 years in the field. Decomposition rates of trunks and large prop roots were determined from trees that had been felled for research purposes between 1977 and 1986 and trees that had been felled during a cyclone in 1971 at Magnetic Island. The length and radius of each log was measured, weighed. If partially decomposed, the original diameter was estimated. A subsample fo each was taken for CHN analysis.
 This research was undertaken to provide measurements of the standing stock and decomposition rates of wood detritus on the floor of mangrove forests in a tropical system. The role of dead wood in detrital dynamics was assessed by comparing the annual flux of wood detritus in the mangrove system with previous estimates for litter (leaves, stipules and flowers).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fast Repetition Rate Fluorometry (FRRF) data collected on the RV L'Astrolabe from 26/12/2003 to 01/01/2004 (Dumont d'Urville - Hobart)

These data were collected on the RV L'Astrolabe (platform code: FHZI) from 26/12/2003 to 01/01/2004 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