Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve (Timor Sea) Biodiversity Survey: GA0339/SOL5650 Post-Survey Report

This report provides details of activities undertaken by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Geoscience Australia, the University of Western Australia and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory during a marine biodiversity survey to the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve (Timor Sea) in 2012. The survey was an activity within the Australian Government's National Environmental Research Program Marine Biodiversity Hub and is a key component of Theme 4 - Regional Biodiversity Discovery to Support Marine Bioregional Plans. Data collected during the survey will be used to support research being undertaken in other Themes of the Marine Biodiversity Hub, including the modelling of ecosystem processes for the northern region, and to support the work programs of the Department of Environment.

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Date (Publication)
2013-01-01T00:00:00
Citation identifier
Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/76658

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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
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Geoscience Australia

 Canberra
Author

Nichol, S.L.

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Howard, F.J.F.

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Kool, J.

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Siwabessy, J.

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Przeslawski, R.

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Record

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2013/038

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EGD
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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  • Oceans

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Not planned

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Product data repository: Various Formats

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Keywords

  • GA Publication

  • Record

Theme

  • marine environmental baselines

Theme

  • bathymetry

Theme

  • marine biodiversity

Theme

  • marine survey

Theme

  • marine

Theme

  • NERP

Keywords

  • AU-WA

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

  • Marine Geoscience

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  • Published_External

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

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CC-BY

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4.0

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

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License
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License

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Edition date
2018-11-01T00:00:00
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https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

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Unclassified
Language
English
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UTF8

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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OnLine resource

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Related product: Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve (Timor Sea) Biodiversity Survey (GA0339/SOL5650) - Interpreted Geomorphic Map

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Download the Record (pdf)

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GA Publication

Description

Undertaken on the AIMS Research Vessel, Solander, the 21-day survey acquired data from four areas in the western sector of the Oceanic Shoals Marine Reserve. Covering 507 km2, these areas incorporate a variety of seabed geomorphic features across water depths that range from 30-180 m, including carbonate banks, shoals and pinnacles, plus soft sediment plains and valleys. The carbonate banks in particular, are recognised in the North Marine Region Plan as a Key Ecological Feature with potential as a biodiversity hotspot. Data acquired from each survey area included: continuous, high-resolution multibeam sonar bathymetry and acoustic backscatter; sub-bottom acoustic profiles along representative transects; physical samples of seabed sediments and infauna (hard- and soft-body organisms); physical samples of epibenthic biota (sponges & corals); video and still camera observations of seabed habitats and associated biological communities, including demersal and pelagic fish; observations of high-order pelagic predators (whales, dolphins), and; oceanographic measurements of the water column from CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) casts and from deployment of sea surface drifters. In total, samples and/or video observations were collected at 70 stations.

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Title

Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Edition date
2018-11-01T00:00:00
Website

https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

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Unclassified

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urn:uuid/e091142b-a617-0d43-e044-00144fdd4fa6

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English
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UTF8
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Document
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GA Record

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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with

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eCatId/76658

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https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/e091142b-a617-0d43-e044-00144fdd4fa6

Date info (Revision)
2018-04-20T06:11:03
Date info (Creation)
2013-07-03T00:00:00

Metadata standard

Title

AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

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ISO 19115-3

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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014

Edition

Version 2.0, September 2018

Citation identifier
https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551

 
 

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Keywords

NERP bathymetry marine marine biodiversity marine environmental baselines marine survey

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