AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program Reef Aesthetics

Data on the general appearance and condition of coral reefs which have been manta towed in the Long Term Monitoring Project (LTMP). The data from 4 reef zones - front (seaward) and back (leeward), and north and south (flanks 1 and 2) - are used to create a web page on each zone for each reef (http://apps.aims.gov.au/reef-monitoring/).
The general condition of the reef is recorded, along with its structural complexity (1 and 2), the percentage of live and bleached coral, the dominant benthic lifeform, and dominant hard coral cover and genus. The general abundance of reef fish and giant clams (Tridacna gigas) is also recorded.
To provide a broad overview of the reef environment.
Coral Reef - Zone, Lifeform - Benthic, Relative Frequency, Genus. May include some information on coral disease.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ACCESS1-3 model output prepared for CMIP5 rcp45

rcp45 is an experiment of the CMIP5 - Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/). CMIP5 is meant to provide a framework for coordinated
climate change experiments for the next five years and thus includes simulations for
assessment in the AR5 as well as others that extend beyond the AR5.
4.1 rcp45 (4.1 RCP4.5) - Version 1: Future projection (2006-2100) forced by RCP4.5. RCP4.5 is a representative concentration pathway which approximately results in a radiative forcing of 4.5 W m-2 at year 2100, relative to pre-industrial conditions. RCPs are time-dependent, consistent projections of emissions and concentrations of radiatively active gases and particles.
Experiment design: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/Taylor_CMIP5_design.pdf
List of output variables: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/standard_output.pdf
Output: time series per variable in model grid spatial resolution in netCDF format
Earth System model and the simulation information: CIM repository
Entry name/title of data are specified according to the Data Reference Syntax
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/cmip5_data_reference_syntax.pdf)
as activity/product/institute/model/experiment/frequency/modeling realm/MIP table/ensemble
member/version number/variable name/CMOR filename.nc.

Tags: 0399 - Other Chemical Sciences, 0401 - Atmospheric Sciences, 0405 - Oceanography, 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Atmospheric Sciences, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Oceanography, Other Chemical Sciences (Environmental Chemistry), Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Water sampling of Southern Ocean eddies (IN2016_V02)

During the RV Investigator Eddy voyage (IN2016_V02), we sampled a mesoscale cyclonic and anticyclonic eddy in the Southern Ocean south to Tasmania. We have collected water samples to analyse concentration of phytoplankton biomass and nutrients.

Tags: Concentration of phaeophytin per unit volume of the water body, Sampling depth
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Cod today and none tomorrow: the economic value of a marine reserve: WORKING PAPER

This record describes, and links to a working paper produced through the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University in Canberra.

Using data from what was once one of the world's largest capture fisheries the economic value of a marine reserve is calculated using a stochastic optimal control model with a jump diffusion process. The results show that with a stochastic environment an optimal-sized marine reserve can generate a triple payoff that (a), raises the resource rent even when harvesting is 'optimal', (b) decreases the recovery time for the biomass to return to its former state and smooths fishers' harvests and resource rents, and (c), lowers the chance of a catastrophic collapse following a negative shock.

Tags: Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, C61, Fisheries, Marine Reserves, Mathematical Methods and Programming | Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis, Q22, Renewable Resources and Conservation | Fishery; Aquaculture, Stochastic control
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Surveys to locate black jewfish (Protonibea diacanthus) aggregations in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, using baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS (TM))

A one week pilot survey was conducted along the proposed gas pipeline route within Darwin Harbour, and in search of black jewfish aggregations (Protonibea diacanthus) on a number of shipwrecks and artificial reefs. The tapes have been read, but the water was often turbid - especially before the neap tide in the inner harbour. Only a single jewfish was sighted.
 This research was undertaken to characterise the fish populations

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ecosystem and Fisheries Effects of Zoning

These projects will undertake research and monitoring to assess the ecosystem effects of recreational fishing on key fish and invertebrate species as well as to determine the nature of any indirect effects of these activities on the structure of the fringing reef ecosystem.  In this way it will enable the effectiveness and appropriateness of current management for comprehensiveness, adequacy and representativeness of park zoning to be assessed.  NRP framework components E1, E2, E3, and also components A1.3 and D2.3 are included in the Expression of Interest.  The total value of projects put up in this EOI is $1.98 million of which $967K is requested directly from the NRP and $1.02 million is committed as in-kind or cash contributions.

Tags: Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Fishing Effects, Management Strategy Evaluation, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Zoning
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS PALUMA ProjectID: HI559PAL_M From: 2014-08-26 To: 2014-09-19

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 6 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI559PAL_M from HMAS PALUMA.
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
Nephelometer data sets for Dump Site West 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
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Fringing temperate rocky reefs

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 ecological communities/habitats – fringing temperate rocky reefs". 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 ECOLOGICAL HABITAT/COMMUNITY FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Assemblages of plants and animals found on coastal rocky reefs &lt;25 m depth in the temperate zone, not including reefs within large marine embayments (covered in the Coasts chapter). As fishes are covered in other assessments, the primary focus here is on habitat-forming biota and mobile invertebrates. 
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Reef Life Survey and Long-term Temperate Reef Monitoring program data were used for the current status assessment, with extensive spatial coverage of sites around the continent. Temporal trend information came from a combination of RLS and LTTRMP at six particular locations (MPA locations include the broader region and sites inside and outside sanctuary zones): 
NSW: Batemans Marine Park, Jervis Bay Marine Park, Sydney, Port Stephens
VIC: Beware Reef, Port Phillip Heads
SA: Encounter Bay (Fleurieu Peninsula)
WA: Rottnest Island, Jurien Marine Park
TAS: Maria Island

2016 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details]
• 2016 •
Assessment grade: Poor
Assessment trend: Deteriorating
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are not comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
Not clear what the 2011 assessment was based on.

Tags: community assemblage, expert assessment, marine protected areas (MPAs), rocky reefs
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.1 - Assessing impacts of dredging on corals, Western Australia

Data is in the form of a report, which is a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the analyses.
The objective of the WAMSI DREDGING SCIENCE NODE Project 4.1 was to critically review/evaluate the existing scientific literature on the effects of sediments on corals based on a contemporary understanding of the water quality conditions that can occur during dredging, from WAMSI DREDGING SCIENCE NODE Project 4.1. The reviews accessed information in the published literature (as identified in searches of standard databases such as ISI Web of Knowledge) and grey material. The review also examine all literature cited during the EIS stages of large scale dredging projects and which has been used to develop water quality thresholds for impact prediction.
Data used in some of the analyses in the review was from in situ water quality instrumentation from 3 large scale capital dredging projects (Federal Ministerial Approval Statements MS757, MS800, MS840 - searchable on the WA EPA website: http://www.epa.wa.gov.au).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Biological Survey Carpentaria and Merkara Shoals

Partner with Parks Australia to build on earlier survey work undertaken by AIMS, CSIRO and Reef Life Survey in the area around Carpentaria Shoal in the West Cape York Commonwealth Marine Park.
Fish and benthic community surveys (BRUVs and Towvid) will be conducted at Carpentaria Shoal the nearby Merkara Shoal and a small, raised feature surrounded by pockmarks located between these two shoals. Additional multibeam mapping is to be conducted at the latter two features to supplement existing bathymetric data.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP TWQ Project 4.6 - Recommendations to maintain functioning of the Great Barrier Reef, 2018-2019 (UQ)

The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing increased environmental stress which threatens its functioning. Yet a subset of species are often disproportionately important in maintaining a functioning ecosystem. This project harnesses Queensland’s breadth of reef expertise to deliver timely recommendations on what can be done to strengthen and protect key supportive species. Specifically we ask which species – or functional groups of species – drive processes that maintain a healthy reef. We provide a scientific consensus in support of (1) species’ rankings and recommendations for enhanced protection, (2) informed scenarios for what’s at stake: the consequences of not taking further action, and (3) make recommendations for targeted R&amp;D. We will also suggest activities that can be undertaken by citizen science organisations to help monitor the status of priority species or identify areas of either outstanding value or threat.

Tags: National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Australian Beach Safety and Management Database Program (ABSAMP)

The database contains geographical and physical information about all the Australian open coast beaches, as well as some of the larger bays around the coastline. The database is complete for over 11,000 beaches around Australia. The survey data collected includes: number of beaches, beach location, zoning, beach type/rating, roads/town, beach geomorphology, beach morphodynamics, access/facilities, barrier/drainage key, maps and air photos and beach sediment.
Sediment samples (~4000) of both beach and dune sands were also collected during the development of the database. This data resides with Geoscience Australia in Canberra.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sediment Transport, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sedimentation
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) bathymetry data (Australian Hydrographic Office)

LADS is a swath sounding system that collects data in a grid 240 metre wide, with a sounding at approximately every 10 - 11 metres. During normal survey operations parallel LADS survey runs are flown at 200 metre intervals, resulting in a 40 metre overlap between runs. A LADS survey run will have 24 columns of sounding data, of which 22 are useable. The soundings in columns 1 and 24 are not used for hydrographic purposes. Data along a LADS run is divided up into "FRAMES". One frame equates to two seconds of LADS data, an area 240 metres wide and 150 metres long. Each row or swath of soundings within a frame is known as a "SCAN". There are 14 scans to a frame. Thus a frame can contain up to a theoretical maximum of 336 soundings (pulses of the laser) in 24 columns and 14 scans (14 x 24 = 336). However as soundings in columns 1 and 24 are not used, therefore the total number of soundings in a frame is 308. Consecutive frames of data do not overlap. The centre of each frame has a GPS position applied to it. All other soundings within that frame will have their position calculated from the central position of the frame. Each frame also has a frame correction; corresponding to the tidal reduction, which is applied to all soundings within that frame.LADS survey runs are typically planned to be around 45 nm in length, although this can be varied. A run of this length will typically contain 550 frames of useable data or 169400 possible soundings. On a typical LADS sortie with 4.5 hours on task it is possible to fly 10 of these runs, as well as conduct a navigation calibration and fly a benchmark run. This equates to approximately 1.69 million possible soundings or an area surveyed of 52 sq nm. The largest area ever surveyed in a single sortie was 88 Sqnm. The area surveyed per sortie increases marginallyif the run lengths are increased but decreases drastically as run lengths are decreased, due to the lost time in turning between lines. Raw LADS data collected in the air is stored in binary form on Magneto Optical Disks. On returning to the ground the data is copied onto a single DAT tape, and is then automatically processed using the Ground Analysis Sub System (GASS) into a recognisable form.The available data covers the following survey areas:HI185: Flinders PassageHI193: Bunker Reef to Fairway ChannelHI220: Cooks Passage to Trinity OpeningHI221: Cape Weymouth to Blackwood ChannelHI221_2: Fairway Channel (NW Extension)HI241: Hope Island to Lark Pass© Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Hydrographic Office).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Bioeroding Sponge Research

Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) harvested from wild stocks are experiencing high levels of infestation of bioeroding sponges (Cliona spp.) imposing a multi-million dollar cost to the industry. Scientists of the Department are work closely with Dr Jane Fromont (WA Museum) who is an expert in sponge taxonomy and ecology. Preliminary samples have been collected during the 2004 and 2005 season to develop sampling and screening techniques. More comprehensive sampling is planned for the following two seasons. Samples are initially screened for the presence of Cliona spiculae and than further processed using histology. This project aims to
* Develop a field guide to identify bioeroding sponges in pearl oyster samples
* Develop sampling techniques for estimating the biomass and reproductive capacity of bioeroding sponges in pearl oyster shells and benthic substrates.
* Estimate the effect of size/ age and location on infection rate of bioeroding sponges in the wild stocks of pearl oysters.
* Establish a sponge infestation database, including both oysters and habitat.

Time : ends 2007

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Recruitment of sponges and other sessile organisms in central Torres Strait, Australia (MTSRF Project 1.3.2)

A study of recruitment of marine invertebrates around Masig Island and Marsden Island, in central Torres Strait commenced in November 2006 and ended in November 2008.Terracotta settlement plates (11 cm x 11 cm) with well pitted surfaces were deployed at three locations on the northern side of each island, with locations two hundred metres apart. Each location was further divided into three sites, each twenty metres apart. At each site, five plates were deployed, roughly one metre apart, at both six metres and twelve metres depth. The settlement plates were attached to a stainless steel base plate anchored to the reef and rested approximately one centimetre above the reef allowing for settlement and recruitment of organisms on both sides of each plate.The plates were deployed in November, at the start of summer, and in May, at the start of winter. At the end of each season, the top and underside of each plate, which was identified using a small numbered-tag on both sides on one corner, was photographed in situ, removed and a new plate deployed. During the first year plates were also photographed in situ after four months in each season to provide information about the recruitment of benthic organisms within a season.Abundance and percent cover of organisms was assessed from images of tiles displayed by Microsoft Windows XP Picture and Fax ViewerTM on a PC screen.
 This research was undertaken to assess the recruitment of sessile marine invertebrates in central Torres Strait across seasons and years. Recruitment of the wild commercial bath sponge species, Coscinoderma matthewsi, was of specific interest.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program - Kingston South

Kingston South monitoring site is collected as part of the Derwent Beach Watch program. Derwent Beach Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 18 swimming 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
Effects of introduced sessile invertebrates: removal experiments.

Three removal experiments were conducted to test the effects of the introduced species, Bugula neritina, Ascidiella aspersa and Botryllus schlosseri on sessile invertebrate assemblages. Each experiment was run for approximately 2 months between 28th November 2004 and 13th February 2004. These experiments involved removing the introduced species from plates and then comparing these assemblages to those on disturbed control and control plates, where the introduced species had not been removed. The introduced species were removed by scraping them and surrounding species from the surface in 1/8 or 1/4 cm2 areas or by peeling individuals off with forceps. All individuals on the plates were counted and identified at the completion of the experiments.

Tags: 20 331002, 20 331013, 35 033006, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Species Recruitment, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Botryllus schlosseri, Bugula dentata, Bugula neritina, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Port Phillip Bay, Williamstown, Workshops Jetty
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network