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Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Marcoola

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
Wind Speed and Direction data sets for Townsville Port - 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: Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Global Archive Repository record: AIMS data

Data derived from previous AIMS BRUVS projects was uploaded to GlobalArchive as part of the Australian BRUVS Synthesis. This workshop was to synthesise continental-scale data on the distribution, relative abundance, biomass and habitat use of shark, ray and finfish populations, for the purpose of producing a series of scientific publications with researchers across Australia. Uploaded data is accessible by workshop participants and used for publications developed at the workshop.
Data includes fish counts, habitat and deployment metadata from historical AIMS BRUVS data collected from east and west coasts. Specifically, AIMS BRUVS fish data will include MaxN, benthic habitat, depth and coordinates for each deployment associated with the cruise numbers:  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 59, 62, 63, 64, 73.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Observations on spawning of coral reef invertebrates on the Great Barrier Reef

Observations were made on spawning behaviour and timing for a diverse group of marine invertebrates, over two summers (November to January) of 1990-1991 and 1991-1992 at Davies Reef on the Great Barrier Reef.Observations were made along a permanent belt transect (200m x 10m) divided into 10 equal quadrats (20m x 10m), located within the reef lagoon. A total of 214 scuba dives, which included 55 night dives, were made at this site over the study periods. Frequent observations were also made on snorkel. The species, date, time, phase of the moon and tide, number of individuals and sex of spawners were noted. Spawning behaviour was also recorded.Where possible samples of eggs from spawning females were taken to assess fertilisation success rates.Additional observations of spawnings dating between 1978 and 1991 on Davies, Broadhurst, Little Broadhurst, Lizard Island, John Brewer, Myrmidon and Orpheus Island are also available.
 To better understand spawning behaviour and reproductive periodicity.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Back Lake, Bega Valley Shire Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.
To date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.

Tags: Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Aquaculture, Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Agriculture | Agricultural Plant Science | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Agriculture | Forest Science | Forest Fire Science, Agriculture | Forest Science | Reforestation, Back Lake, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Estuarine Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Lakes, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Rivers/stream Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Saline Lakes, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Agricultural Lands, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Estuarine Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Riparian Wetlands, Human Dimensions | Economic Resources | Agricultural Economics, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Eutrophication, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Sewage, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Urbanization, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Water Management, Human Dimensions | Land Use/land Cover | Land Management, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Lakes, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Rivers/streams, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Nutrients, Land Surface | Erosion/sedimentation | Suspended Solids, Land Surface | Landscape | Landscape Management, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Lagoons, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Mangroves, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sea Level Rise, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Parent Record: Colouration and Colour Changes of the Fiddler Crab, Uca capricornis

The purpose of this investigation was to quantitatively describe the colour patterns of the fiddler crab Uca capricornis and their ability to change on a socially significant timescale. Five experiments were conducted as part of this investigation, with fieldwork completed in East Point Reserve, Darwin (NT) from Nov. to Jan. in 04/05 and 05/06. The five experiments were: 
1) Quantifying colour patterns on the black carapace of the fiddler crab Uca capricornis- To examine the relationship between colouration, carapace size, and sex. This information was used to construct images illustrating the probable colour patterns of various groups of crabs.
2) Colour changes associated with moulting - Cages were constructed and stocked with crabs which had been measured and photographed. In total 21 individuals (11 females, 10 males) were photographed through at least one moult. 
3) Colour changes associated with the semilunar cycle - During one semilunar cycle, from one neap tide to the next, digital photographs were taken of 22 crabs (10 males, 12 females) active in the cages at approximately low tide. Photos were examined to observe any colour changes on a day to day basis. 
4) Daily colour changes - Twenty-seven crabs (13 males, 14 females) were observed on the day after spring tide over several semilunar cycles. Digital photos of the crabs were taken before, during and after low tide. These photographs were examined for any changes in colour or pattern. 
5) Rapid colour changes - The ability of the crab to change colour over a 20 minute period was assessed using a portable spectrophotometer.

Tags: 28 960036, Behavioural Ecology, Biosphere | Zoology | Crustaceans, Colour Pattern, Daily Changes, Fiddler Crab, Mate Recognition, Moulting, Neighbour Recognition, Rapid Colour Change, Semilunar Cycle, Uca capricornis
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
AuSEABED

The auSEABED was created by Dr. Chris Jenkins, a former staff member of School of Geoscience, to describe the materials of the Australian Maritime Region - in all, an area comprising 1/12 of the earth's globe. Because of Australia's relatively small population base and inadequate funding for at-sea science, maximum use of existing data had to be made to achieve a workable mapping. This motivated research into the use of datasets that were diverse in their methods, navigation, technologies, aims, standards,  formats - and whether numeric or linguistic. The research resulted in a data mining system designed especially for the seabed.
These web pages describe the digital GIS coverages that are now available for the seabed materials of the Australian maritime areas.

Tags: Oceans | Bathymetry | Seafloor Topography, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Barrier Islands, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Characteristics, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Grain Size
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
AUSTEn Banks Strait Moorings

The AUStralian Tidal Energy (AUSTEn) project was a three year project (2018 - 2020) funded by the Australian Renewable Energy National Agency (agreement number G00902) led by the Australian Maritime College (University of Tasmania), in partnership with CSIRO and University of Queensland. The project had a strong industry support (Atlantis Resources Limited, MAKO Tidal Turbines Ltd, Spiral Energy Corporation Ltd). The aim of the project was to assess the technical and economic feasibility of tidal energy in Australia, based on the best understanding of resource achievable. For further information and output of the project, please visit the AUSTEn project website www.austen.org.au.

Tags: Light absorption coefficient of nonalgal particles, Surface elevation, Wave Mean Direction
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Diatom recovery from core MD88-787: Raw counts

Core MD88-787 was recovered during the French ASPARA IV cruise in 1988, aboard the Marion Dufresne. The core was located on the Tasman Fracture Zone of the Mid-Ocean Ridge, within the Polar Front Zone.  
A total of 69 diatom species and taxa were recorded in core MD88-787. Over time, the core indicates a reduction in the number of diatom valves in the sediments for the last glacial. This trend is not observed during the previous 'glacial' period in isotope-stage 4, but is again noted in isotope-stage 6. Interglacial isotope-stages 3 and 5 indicate higher- or equivalent-diatom content comparable to isotope-stage 1. The reduced diatom signal during the glacials appears odd since the expectation was for an enhanced diatom signal produced by the northward shifting fronts. The decrease in signal could be interpreted as being affected by sea-ice cover and the resulting change towards more lightly silicified diatom species.

Tags: 53001900, 53120000, Biosphere | Microbiota | Diatoms, Fragilariopsis kerguelensis, Fragilariopsis separanda, Thalassiosira lentiginosa, core_depth, taxonomic_group_count, taxonomic_name
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Future Reef MAP - December 2013 (Southbound)

Data were collected as part of the FutureReef MAP project, a three-year project designed to monitor ocean chemistry along the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef. The Future Reef MAP project is funded by Rio Tinto Alcan and administered by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, with an equal co-investment by CSIRO. The project is the first large-scale CO2 observing system established on the Great Barrier Reef using the Rio Tinto ship, RTM Wakmatha. The research is targeted at providing information on the CO2 uptake and the controls on ocean acidification change in the region. It is providing foundation data needed to assess the vulnerability of the GBR reefs to ocean acidification. This dataset contains quality controlled underway measurements of the fugacity of CO2, atmospheric pressure, and sea surface temperature and salinity. The data management and distribution of these data were supported by the CSIRO Carbon Collaboration Cluster and the Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Historical datasets of dugong observations in the Kimberley region of Western australia

The knowledge of dugong (Dugong dugon) distribution as well as basic abundance estimates throughout the Kimberley are currently limited. This dataset brings together information collected through a series of aerial strip transects surveys during 1985, as well as anecdotal observations of dugong distribution collected from regular patrols conducted by Australian Customs. Data collection techniques were not rigorous enough to calculate abundance estimates, however the strip transect surveys do provide the first snapshot of dugong distribution through the West Kimberley. This dataset also forms a useful template for the conduct of more rigorous surveys.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in March 2009

Flow cytometry data was collected in March 2009, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in September 2021

Flow cytometry data was collected in September 2021, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (DCM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), SAM2CP/B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and SAM5CB/B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs. Since July 2019, sampling has also been conducted at "Gulf" sites: Upper Spencer Gulf (USG) and Gulf St Vincent (GSV), with the original sites identified as "Shelf" sites.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Bleaching of coral communities on nearshore reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef after Cyclone Sadie (1994)

The nearshore reefs, Brook Islands Reef (2 sites), Iris Point Reef at Orpheus Island (1 site) and Pandora Reef (4 sites) were surveyed using swim survey and video techniques in February 1994. The Pandora Reef sites were resurveyed in April 1994. Meandering SCUBA and/or snorkel swims were used to record an inventory of the coral species at each site and to estimate the severity of coral bleaching. Swims of approximately 100 m were conducted at depths of between 0 to 3 m, 4 to 7 m and 8 to 12 m below approximate mean low water (mlw) level. For each species, the relative abundances of unaffected, partially bleached and totally bleached colonies were estimated to the nearest 20%. At Iris Point Reef and Pandora Reef, the coral communities were also filmed using a Sony Hi-8 Video camera from about 50 cm above the substrate during the swims, producing video profiles covering about 30-50 cm width of reef substrate. The videos were inspected for additional species not previously recorded during the swims. The perimeter of bleached tissue was filmed on four partially-bleached massive corals and marked with stainless steel nails. At Pandora Reef, video belt-transects of 50 m length were filmed at three depths (1 to 3 m, 4 to 6 m and 9 to 11 m below approximate mlw level) at four sites around the reef perimeter. The sites were selected haphazardly within areas known to support the range of major coral community types present. Transects were marked with a glass fibre metric tape measure laid along the depth contours. The starting point of each transect was marked with a buoy. The transects were filmed from approximately 50 cm above the substratum, providing a video band-width of 30 to 50 cm. Each transect took about 4 minutes to film. The transects in the second survey (April 1994) were located near the buoyed positions, in the same depth ranges and community types, but did not follow the precise path of the original transects.
 The nearshore reefs (Brook Islands Reef, Iris Point Reef at Orpheus Island and Pandora Reef), were surveyed to determine the extent and severity of bleaching due to the influence of a coalesced flood plume associated with Cyclone Sadie. Pandora Reef was resurveyed eight weeks after exposure to the plume to assess whether recovery from the bleaching event had occurred.
 Tropical cyclone Sadie degenerated into an intense rain depression over the North Queensland coast on the 31st January 1994. A flood plume from the Herbert River and adjacent streams extended approximately 20 km offshore on the 2nd February 1994. Several nearshore reefs were covered by the plume, including Pandora Reef, and reefs fringing the Brook and Palm Island groups. Further heavy rain occurred some two weeks following the cyclone, particularly in the Ingham area causing a second flood of smaller magnitude than that associated with cyclone Sadie.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Swan-Canning Estuary (WA) Seagrass 2011

This data is part of the 2013 report "Synthesis of seagrass mapping studies" conducted by the Water Science Branch of the Department of Water.
Surveys were conducted by the WA Department of Water together with Geoscience Australia. The objective of these surveys was to collect baseline data on seagrass composition and distribution in key estuaries of southern and south-western WA.
This data was acquired by the ACEAS Seagrass Group as part of the 2013 Australia-wide risk assessment of Seagrass.
The datasets making up the Swan-Canning Estuary seagrass survey data are:
WA_SwanCanning_SAVhab_polygons - polygon dataset showing areas of seagrass habitat derived from aerial imagery

Tags: Benthic habitat, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network