AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
NESP TWQ Project 3.5 - Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass resources in the northern Torres Strait, 2015-2016 (JCU)

This project fills a critical information gap for dugong and turtle habitat management in the Torres Strait. It describes seagrasses in a recently identified data deficient region in northern Torres Strait that contains large dugong and turtle populations and is the subject of a proposed extension of the existing Dugong Sanctuary. The baseline assessments will form the foundation for ongoing monitoring, and provide essential information to the TSRA, Australian and Queensland governments for dugong and turtle management plans, complimenting dugong and turtle research studies in the region and building skills and capacity of Traditional Owners and Rangers.

Tags: National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The promotion of stress tolerant Symbiodiniaceae dominance in juveniles of two coral species under simulated future conditions of ocean warming and acidification

To determine the impacts of future climate projections on the establishment of symbionts in juvenile corals, ITS2 amplicon sequencing of single coral juveniles was applied to Goniastrea retiformis and Acropora millepora before and after exposure to three climate conditions of varying temperature and pCO2 levels (current and RCP8.5 in 2050 and 2100).
varying levels of temperature and pCO2:
2100 (+2&amp;deg;C offset, pCO2 940 &amp;plusmn; 60ppm)

2050 (+1&amp;deg;C offset, pCO2 685 &amp;plusmn; 60ppm)

present day levels (28.5&amp;deg;C, pCO2 400 &amp;plusmn; 60ppm)

The dynamics of symbiont community changes (prevalence, relative abundance, and diversity) were assessed under exposure to these multiple climate treatments. G. retiformis was further assessed over time (0, 10 days and 4 weeks) and A. millepora further assessed at the final timepoint.
DNA extraction and sequencing - Genomic DNA was extracted from G. retiformis and A. millepora samples across three sampling times (T0, T1 and T2), and treatments (ambient, 2050, 2100) with a total of 135 individual juvenile samples were successfully sequenced (27 samples belonged to A. millepora, and 110 belonged to G. retiformis ).

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

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
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing - Radiometry Community of Practice document

This Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) radiometry community-of-practice document summarises important elements of community-agreed, internationally used, protocols for measurement of radiometric quantities in open ocean, coastal and inland waters (from instrument deployment to data handling protocols).

Tags: Ocean Gliders Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 6.2 - The Impact of tides and internal waves on offshore engineering - field measurement program - Browse Basin - 100m

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 100 m of water.  
Temperature, velocity and conductivity were measured.
It involved the deployment of  Seabird temperature sensors (SBE39), Seabird conductivity-temperature-pressure sensor (SBE 37-MSP), Nortek Acoustic Doppler Velocity meters (ADV) and an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP).
Measurements were between 19 metres and 97 metres below Mean Sea Level.

Tags: Modelling, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, 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
The distribution and abundance of dugongs and other megavertebrates in Western Australian coastal waters.

The distribution and abundance of dugongs and other megavertebrates in Western Australian coastal waters extending seaward to the 20m isobath between North West Cape and the De Grey river mouth, Western Australia. This record is  derived from DEC Marine Policy Branch Endnote library and spatially referenced SIER Database.

Tags: Abundance, Coastal Waters, Distribution, Dugong, Fauna
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program - Watermans dock

Watermans Dock site is collected as part of the Derwent Bay Watch program. Derwent Bay Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 19 bays, coves and other sites around the estuary during summer months. Water samples are collected each Tuesday from the start of December to the end of March and analysed for the faecal indicator bacteria Enterococci (Enteralert method) at the Public health Lab. Because the samples must be cultured, it takes several days to publish the results.

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Contaminants, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Water Quality Monitoring, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
MCD43A1: MODIS/Terra and Aqua BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid V006

The MODIS MCD43A1 Version 6 Bidirectional reflectance distribution function and Albedo (BRDF/Albedo) Model Parameters data set is a 500 meter daily 16-day product. The Julian date in the granule ID of each specific file represents the 9th day of the 16 day retrieval period, and consequently the observations are weighted to estimate the BRDF/Albedo for that day. The MCD43A1 algorithm, as is with all combined products, has the luxury of choosing the best representative pixel from a pool that includes all the acquisitions from both the Terra and Aqua sensors from the retrieval period.

Tags: 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Earth Sciences, coastal modelling, marine, model hydrodynamic, scallops
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Corals of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (Marine RAP survey II)

In 2000, coral diversity at 57 sites in Milne Bay Province was assessed during the Marine RAP survey. This was the second Marine RAP survey to be conducted in Milne Bay Province and focused on sites not previously visited in the 1997 survey. The list of sites includes 16 sites on the mainland in the Milne Bay area, 5 sites in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, 7 sites in the Amphlett Island Group, 26 sites in the Louisiade/ Conflict Islands and 3 sites in the vicinity of the Engineer Group and Basilaki-Sideia islands.Sites surveyed included a diverse range of habitats encompassing reefs and sediments within and around reefs. Habitats included sandy areas, walls, overhangs, slopes and shallow reef areas. The survey method consisted of direct underwater observation of corals, usually during a single 70 minute dive at each site. Corals were recorded on a slow ascent from the base of the reef, along a zigzag path to the shallowest part of the reef. The primary group of corals surveyed were the zooxanthellate scleractinian corals. In addition, a small number of other coral taxa, which also contribute to the reef matrix were recorded. These include zooxanthellate non-scleractinian corals (Heliopora, Tubipora and Millepora), azooxanthellate scleractinian corals (Tubastrea, Dendrophyllia and Rhizopsammia) and azooxanthellate non-scleractinian corals (Distichopora and Stylaster).Corals that could not be identified in the field were photographed in situ and representative samples were collected and labelled for later identification.
 The aim of this component of the survey was to compile an inventory of corals on the reefs of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
 The Marine Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) is an initiative of Conservation International (CI). Surveys were carried out in collaboration with the Milne Bay Provincial Government.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Nephelometer data sets for Seagrass South around Cleveland Bay - 1993

This metadata record covers a subset of the data collected during dredging by the Townsville Port Authority in Cleveland Bay in 1993.   Data are divided into a number of main groups: Wind, tide gauge, wave rider, S4, sediment traps, water samples and nephelometers.  The data are grouped according to collection method and sampling location. See the metadata record title for collection method and geographic extent for the sampling location. Unique site numbers were assigned within Cleveland Bay at which data were collected.  Some of these sites were named, and others were unnamed.

Tags: Nephelometer, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sedimentation, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Turbidity, suspended_sediment_concentration
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The use of claw colour and pattern for species recognition in the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi

In the fiddler crab Uca mjoebergi, males attract females to their burrows by waving their enlarged yellow claw. Colour is clearly involved in species recognition in U. mjoebergi, but the role of the species-specific colour pattern has not been investigated. 
Here we show that U. mjoebergi females preferentially approach uniformaly yellow claws over bicoloured, yellow and white, claws. This is not due to a preference for a larger yellow signal, as they fail to discriminate between bicoloured claws differing in the proportion of yellow. Claw colour and pattern appear to be equally important in the recognition of conspecific males, as females do not distinguish between a uniformly coloured claw of the wrong colour and a claw containing yellow in the wrong pattern.
Experiments were conducted in October 2005, near the mangrove boardwalk in the East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT.

Tags: 28 960043, Behavioural Ecology, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Colour Vision, Fiddler Crab, Ocypodidae, Pattern Recognition, carapace_width, date, female_choice
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS MELVILLE ProjectID: HI571MEL_M From: 2015-05-03 To: 2015-06-05

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 139 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI571MEL_M from HMAS MELVILLE.
The CTD was manufactured by Applied Microsystems Limited and is the "Micro CTD" model. This CTD type is referred to operationally as the MVP200_CTD. This CTD is fitted with a 4 electrode platinized conductivity cell, thermistor temperature sensor and a semiconductor strain gauge pressure sensor.
The CTD sensors are calibrated at the manufacturer Applied Microsystems Limited on a 12-18 month schedule. The CTD temperature sensor is calibrated against 'Hart' temperature standards. The pressure sensor is calibrated using 'Budenburg Deadweight' standards. The conductivity sensor is calibrated using 'Hart' temperature standards and seawater samples of known conductivity.
The CTD sensors are mounted to a fish-shape probe. The probe is controlled by an electric winch (MVP200 type). For downcasts the fish is allowed to free-fall (winch is in 'free-wheel' mode) under its own weight at about 2-3 ms-1 and then is winched back. Data is recorded in downcast and usually in upcast direction at a sampling rate of 25 Hz. The downcast data is of higher quality because sensors encounter undisturbed seawater that flows through the nose of the fish. On the upcast the fish is flipped around (tail first) and the sensors in the nose encounter disturbed flow from the fish tail.
This type of CTD is prone to a phenomenon called 'salinity spiking' caused by a mismatch between the response times of the temperature and conductivity sensor. Data undergoes a salinity de-spiking routine to correct for this. See the history metadata for further details on the salinity de-spiking process.
Raw CTD pressure data is not always monotonic due to transient up/down motion of winch/ship. Raw pressure data is subsetted to give a monotonic (increasing) sequence and then linearly interpolated to 1 decibar pressure intervals. Data is then flagged with quality control flags after visual inspection and comparison to average climatology and historical CTD casts.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Dampier Public Wharf Loadout Facility and Laydown Area Survey for Landsnails

Dampier Public Wharf Loadout Facility and Laydown Area Survey for Landsnails.
Part of the Environmental Protection Statement for Dampier Public Wharf proposed loading facility and laydown area.
Survey of land snails in the 'Stage 2' area of the proposed development.

Tags: Coastal Cities/Towns (Australia) | Dampier, WA, Snails
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Environmentally influenced variability in the morphology of Cinachyrella australiensis (Carter 1886)

This study examines populations of Cinachyrella australiensis across a range of habitats from three sites within Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia to assess the potential influence environmental factors may have on sponge morphological variability.  Seven environmental variables were measured at each site on a monthly basis: conductivity, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, salinity and water flow. Ten sediment samples were collected haphazardly from each reef and specific attributes of the sponges were recorded to test their correlation with particular environmental variables along with spicule dimensions (length, shaft width and head width) and morphological characteristics.

Tags: 10004004, Biosphere | Zoology | Sponges, Cinachyrella australiensis
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Litter fall data from mangroves in estuaries in northern Queensland

Litter fall data were collected from the estuaries of the Daintree River, Barron River, Crystal Creek and two sites in the Mackay area (McCready's Creek and Mount Bassett).Six litter catchers were deployed in each estuary except for Mackay, where 3 catchers were deployed at each site. Litter catchers were emptied monthly for a period of a year. Litter was identified to species where possible and for each taxa, the weight of leaves, stipules, wood, debris, buds, flowers, immature fruit and mature fruit was recorded. For the mangrove species Xylocarpus granatum and Xylocarpus mekongensis, the number of leaves, stipules, buds, flowers, immature fruit and mature fruit were also counted.
 This research was undertaken to examine seasonal litter fall in mangrove forests in northern Queensland.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Redmap (Queensland) - Sightings of Shark and ray 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
Oceanography sampling in the coastal waters of south eastern Tasmania

Water temperature, averaged across the water column, in Storm Bay followed a distinct seasonal cycle each year, reaching a low of 9 °C and a high of ~ 19 °C. Warmest temperatures were in February, followed by a gradual cooling throughout autumn to a winter minimum in August, then increasing again during spring. Across the sites, the median temperature varied little, with site 3, the most marine of the sites, showing the least spread in values. Median salinity varied little across Storm Bay, being slightly higher at sites 3 and 6, highlighting the marine nature of site 3 and the patterns of seawater circulation in Storm Bay. The lowest salinities were recorded at site 1, where less saline surface waters flow into the bay from the Derwent Estuary. Seasonally, salinity was highest in autumn, with slightly fresher water present in Storm Bay in spring. Some lower salinity values were recorded in July and August, suggesting the presence of less saline subantarctic water flowing into the bay, or freshwater flow from the Derwent. Glider transects show slight lower salinity in summer, then mild stratification in autumn to spring, especially in the shallow regions near the mouth of the Derwent.

Tags: DEPTH, FLUORES, O2_SATPCT, O2_SBE43, PAR, PRESSURE, SALINITY, Storm Bay, TEMP_ITS90, TURBIDITY, Temperate Reef
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Halimeda growth on the Great Barrier Reef

Growth of the two most common Halimeda species (H. copiosa and H. opuntia) was studied at 4 sites on Davies Reef over 6 tagging periods between February 1981 and February 1982. Comparative data was collected from Myrmidon Reef for one tagging period (November 1981 to January 1982).A total of 1685 branch tips were tagged over the period of a year during visits to the reef at approximately 2-month intervals. New growth was recorded by detailed drawings mid-way and at the end of the period. If growth was too complex to record in the field, those samples were collected and taken back to the laboratory; new batches were tagged as replacements. The laboratory samples were photocopied, dried and weighed, and the total surface area measured with a Licor LI-3000 area meter.Variables recorded were: days, number of samples, time of year (Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Aug, Aug/Oct, Oct/Dec, Dec/Feb). Halimeda community habitat variables were: hole, bommie, leeward slope, windward slope.Rates were calculated for number of new segments per day. Rates of production were calculated in two ways based on (1) the number of branch tips per unit biomass and the rate of new segment production; and (2) the rate of loss of tagged branches in conjunction with rates of new segment production. Rates of contribution of Halimeda debris to sediment composition were also calculated.
 To quantify the growth of Halimeda on the central Great Barrier Reef.
 Supplements a study of Halimeda on reefs (of which Davies is one) across the Great Barrier Reef, see separate metadata record.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Modelling Western Australian Fisheries with Techniques of Time Series Analysis

The project involves the development of a set of time series models to predict future catch, effort and catch-per-unit effort of different key fisheries species. It is planned to investigate the catch-effort, catch-environment, stock-recruitment-environment, etc., relationships and to analyse historical data.
This can allow prediction of future catches of several key fisheries in Western Australia (including western rock lobster, prawns, herring, salmon, tailor). These time series models will provide low-cost effective methods for stock assessment of WA fisheries, especially for low-value fisheries. The time series models will allow better prediction of future catch/effort values and provide alternative performance indicators for fisheries management.
Time: completion June 2004

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
A Preliminary Assessment of Fish and Coral Communities on Reefs of the Dampier Archipelago

During the initial AIMS survey of coral and fish communities within the Dampier Archipelago, 24 sites, chosen to be represenatative of the diverse range of habitats in the region, were visited. At each site, fish and coral communities were quantitatively sampled using standardised techniques used widely in the Great Barrier Reef and in the Ningaloo Reef survey. Visual surves at the sites indicate that many sites had been subjected to significant recent storm damage. Large massive coral colonies were overturned and previously luxuriant Acropora beds were reduced to rubble banks.

Tags: Biodiversity, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Reef Habitat, Biosphere | Zoology | Corals, Coral Destruction, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Field Surveys | Underwater Surveys, Marine Features (Australia) | Dampier Archipelago, WA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network