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FR 09/2000 (mnf:FR200009_VOYAGE)

To re-occupy portions of several World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) hydrographic lines between Australia and 90? E in the Southeast Indian Ocean as part of establishing a Deep Ocean Time Series Section grid around Australia.Full-depth 24 bottle 10L Niskin/CTD casts will be taken at WOCE spatial resolution. Sampling and chemical analysis will be completed for oxygen, nutrients, dissolved carbon and alkalinity.

RVSS - 2011 Gear Trial Voyage 01 (mnf:SS2011_E01_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval. 1.Winch Testing(CMAN2 8.1 )All winches: test operation; spooling; and controls (dogbox, cathouse, remote controls, bridge controls) by paying out and retrieving while underway. 2.Winch Monitoring Testing(CMAN2 8.1)-Operational testing of winch monitoring system 3.Electrical thermoghaphic test -Thermography of Main Switchboards and associated Control Panels. 4.CTD Winch testing - One CTD test cast will be undertaken in conjunction with testing of the two CTD winches systems ,the second CTD winch will be tested with a small weight. 5.Acoustics Calibration - EM300 and Doppler log calibration will be performed through a series of 6 runs at the designated site. 6.Main Engine and Turbo Charger (CMAN2 2.1)- A series of controlled power increases and inspections will be undertaken in accordance with Main Engine Manufactures testing guidelines.Testing of Main Engine 7.Met Station Testing - Operational testing of the Met system 8.Various DAP systems testing - Operational testing of various ship’s scientific systems will be carried following maintenance during the port period. These will be carried out opportunistically and should be transparent to vessel operations. 9.Air and Water greenhouse sensor System. Setup and testing of underway air /water greenhouse sensor system

FR 01/2000 (mnf:FR200001_VOYAGE)

TROPICS 2000: A continuing investigation on the supply of nutrients, organics and trace metals to the equatorial region from the Sepik River and their influence on coastal and oceanic primary production. 10 stations were occupied to provide information on water properties of the New Guinea Coastal Undercurrent (NGCU) and the Equatorial Undercurrent (EUC) as influenced by the Sepik River. Samples taken included nutrients, salinity, oxygen, 14C productivity, chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments, flow cytometry, and trace metals. More details are given in the voyage report.

IMOS Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) - Taxonomic change logs - Phytoplankton (imos:AUSCPR_PHYTO_TAXON_CHANGELOG)

This data set contains tables that document the changing taxonomic resolution of the AusCPR plankton analysis. Improvements are made in the resolution to which the analysts can routinely identify plankton species through training and QC events. There is a taxon change log table for both Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, both containing the same information. If a taxa is not present in the change log tables then the taxonomic resolution to which it is counted has not changed over the course of the project. If a taxa appears in the table then it has not been counted under that taxa over the course of the project. The dates will allow users to see when the taxonomic resolution was changed, what it changed from and what training led to the change. This information is particularly useful when looking at analysis such as times series or changes of distribution over time. Taxa can appear to have first been counted part way through the time series, when in reality they were being ascribed to a lower taxonomic resolution. http://www.cmar.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=fd1aa532-2cf5-1081-e043-08114f8cf91a

SS2012_V05 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_V05_ADCP)

Gillnet 2011 - 2014 (nerp:Fish-csq_gn_20112014)

FR 09/95 (mnf:FR199509_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 09/95 (also known as MCTEX - maritime continental thunderstorms experiment) was undertaken to study air-sea interactions in the region of the Tiwi Islands (Bathurst and Melville) and the Beagle Gulf, located approximately 50 km off the Northern Territory coast of Australia. Surface gravity wave generaton, response of the water column to air-sea fluxes and air-sea fluxes were investigated. Survey methods included bulk and turbulent flux measurements, waverider deployments, ADCP/CEM-ADCP, CTDs, XBTs, underway instrumentation, SeaSoar and Seasnake tows. Silverfish CTD trials and flux intercomparison runs with the FIAMS Cessna were also conducted. Data and water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses.

IMOS - AUSCPR: Zooplankton Abundance (imos:AUSCPR_ZOOP)

The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure plankton communities as a guide to the health of Australia's oceans. The AusCPR survey is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a national collaborative program to observe Australia's marine environments. IMOS is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training. The aims of the AusCPR survey are to: * map plankton biodiversity and distribution * develop the first long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters * document plankton changes in response to climate change * provide indices for fisheries management * detect harmful algal blooms * validate satellite remote sensing * initialise and test ecosystem models Servicing and maintenance of the CPRs and analysis of the samples for the AusCPR survey will be carried out by staff based at the CMAR laboratories in Cleveland and at the AAD in Hobart. The project was funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and falls with the Ships of Opportunity facility. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Results from the AusCPR survey are available through the IMOS data portal. Further information is available from: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marq/edd_search.Browse_Citation?txtSession=7913

FR 01/90 (mnf:FR199001_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 01/90 forms part of the JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux Study). It took place in the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean east and south of Tasmania, to latitude 51 degrees south, with the majority of sampling along longitude 152 E. Cruise objectives included study of the physical structure, nutrients, biomass of phyoplankton and zooplankton, and primary production around the Subtropical Convergence (STC); to determine the relationship between satellite measurements of sea surface temperature and physical and chemical oceanography from underway studies; to relate ocean colour (from airborne and handheld sensors) to chlorophyll and biomass; to study CO2 and related biological processes around the STC; to study the distribution of fish larvae; and to investigate mixing across the STC.

SS 02/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200602_ADCP)

SS - 01/2000 (cmar:SS200001_VOYAGE)

The overall research goals for the voyage are to: a) test and refine techniques for mapping and classifying marine benthic habitats and their biological communities using surrogate variables, and develop protocols for ground-truthing such assessments b) map habitat and community substructure in key areas c) sample previously unsurveyed marine habitats and communities to enable extension of the existing regionalisations in this region (principally on the lower continental slope, 1500 - 2000 m)

RVSS - 2012 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2012_T03_VOYAGE)

MNF Southern Surveyor RV ss2012_t03. Predicting the sources, distribution and fate of floating marine debris. Scientific Objectives: Marine debris has become a major hazard to marine life through ingestion and entanglement and is also leading to aesthetic degradation, economic losses and human health hazards. The increase in amounts of marine debris can be attributed to at least three factors: (1) plastics replaced natural fibers in the manufacture of many everyday items; (2) plastics are often less expensive than the materials they replace,thereby decreasing incentives to reuse or recycle items; (3) there are simply more ships and coastal residents that can lose or discard materials. Monitoring studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of governments’ actions in reducing the overall amount of marine debris as well as certain types of debris of particular concern, such as fishing gear and microplastics. For the first time, floating marine debris (FMD) will be systematically sampled in oceanic waters close to east coast of Australia. This voyage will provide us the opportunity to collect samples over a broad range of latitudes. These data will be useful to test a hypothesis recently proposed by marine researchers: FMD concentrations tend to be higher at subtropical latitudes. The general aim of this project is to estimate FMD composition and concentration (pieces/km2) at different locations around Australia. (Extract from the voyage plan, please see plan for full details.)

FR 02/88 ADCP data (mnf:FR198802_ADCP)

FR 09/91 ADCP data (mnf:FR199109_ADCP)

FR 03/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199603_ADCP)

FR 04/88 (mnf:FR198804_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/88 forms part of the 3 following projects; Equatorial mixed layer and undercurrent turbulence experiment; Heat and freshwater budget north of Papua New Guinea and Petrology - geochemistry of lavas from seamounts in the New Guinea region.

SS2013_V02 ADCP data (mnf:SS2013_V02_ADCP)

FR 14/98 (mnf:FR199814_VOYAGE)

Studies of continental shelf processes, including zooplankton biomass and particle size structure in the coastal zone (up to 100m depth) See Cruise Plan for more details, 6pp.

ST 02/2008 ADCP data (mnf:ST200802_ADCP)

FR 08/96 (mnf:FR199608_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/96 was undertaken to measure the flow of bottom, deep and intermediate waters into the West Australian Basin of the Indian Ocean. Nine out of ten current meters were recovered between Cape Mentelle and Broken Plateau. Survey methods included ADCP, CTDs, XBTs and underway instrumentation. Preliminary analyses indicate a general northward flow on the western part of the section and a general southward return flow on the eastern part of the section. Data and water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses.

SS 02/99 (cmar:SS199902_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor cruise SS 02/99 will be carried out in waters off Cape Grim and in the Southern Ocean. The cruise is designed to improve understanding of the timing and factors regulating the oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide in the sub-Antartic Zone. The cruise will focus on improving understanding of the regional variability in upper ocean biogeochemical properties (CO2, pigments, O2, and nutrients) and linking surface ocean flux estimates to atmospheric measurements of CO2 in the boundary layer near Cape Grim. Cruise objectives include to contribute to a better understanding of the carbon source/sink distributions in the region and the physical and biological controls on carbon uptake in the sub-Antartic zone. Southern Surveyor will coordinate work off Cape Grim with aircraft sampling to better understand the link between air-sea exchange and the drawdown in C02 in the atmospheric boundary layer at Cape Grim. To sample biogeochemical properties for summer conditions over a sediment trap mooring located at 46 degrees 45.52' S 142 degrees 05.38'E. CTD casts and aquashuttle tows will be carried out. This cruise will complement work done in the same region on Southern Surveyor in spring 1995 (SS 11/95), and on Aurora Australis in late summer, 1998

RVSS - 2012 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS2012_V01_VOYAGE)

This is a QC underway dataset with 1 minute time interval Southern Surveyor Voyage ss2012-V01. Sustained Monitoring of the East Australian Current:Mass, Heat and Freshwater Transports. Scientific Objectives The East Australian Current (EAC) is a complex and highly energetic western boundary system in the south-western Pacific off eastern Australia. It provides both the western boundary of the South Pacific gyre and the linking element between the Pacific and Indian Ocean gyres. This voyage will deploy an array of full-depth current meter and property (CTD) moorings from the continental slope to the abyssal waters off Brisbane (26oS). At this location the EAC, north of the high eddy variability, the approaching its maximum strength and its flow is relatively uniform and coherent. The aim of this observing system is to capture the mean and time-varying flow of the EAC.

FR 08/94 ADCP data (mnf:FR199408_ADCP)

SS 09/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200609_ADCP)

IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Taxonomic Change Logs - Zooplankton (imos:NRS_ZOOP_TAXON_CHANGELOG)

This data set contains tables that document the changing taxonomic resolution of the NRS plankton analysis. Improvements are made in the resolution to which the analysts can routinely identify plankton species through training and QC events. There is a taxon change log table for both Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, both containing the same information. If a taxa is not present in the change log tables then the taxonomic resolution to which it is counted has not changed over the course of the project. If a taxa appears in the table then it has not been counted under that taxa over the course of the project. The dates will allow users to see when the taxonomic resolution was changed, what it changed from and what training led to the change. This information is particularly useful when looking at analysis such as times series or changes of distribution over time. Taxa can appear to have first been counted part way through the time series, when in reality they were being ascribed to a lower taxonomic resolution. http://www.cmar.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=fc8a5e2a-c57c-3236-e043-08114f8ceaf4

RVSS - 2011 Transit Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2011_T04_VOYAGE)

2,000 years of oceanic history offshore southern Australia in combination with National upper slope seabed multi-beam mapping and ecological interpretation Scientific Objectives: Project 1: PI: Prof. Patrick De Deckker This project will generate high-resolution records of sea-surface temperature [SST] changes that have occurred offshore southern Australlia over the last two millennia. A variety of innovative proxies will be employed and used for comparison with lake records on land. International collaboration is a feature of this program, linking with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research [NIOZ] to determine past sea-surface temperatures and wind-induced upwelling conditions using specific organic compounds recovered in deep-sea cores, and with the marine radio-isotope laboratory in Bordeaux, France, to accurately date cores over short time scales. Project 2: PI: Dr Rudy Kloser Spatial management is becoming increasingly common and Australia leads the world in developing a National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA) by 2012. However, the NRSMPA by itself will not be adequate to manage and protect the marine environment and spatial management of areas outside the NRSMPA will be required. This places an increased demand on scientists to know the physical structure of those areas and their value to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Extracted from Voyage plan please read plan for full description.

RVSS - 2010 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS2010_V05_VOYAGE)

The Biological Oceanography of Western Rock Lobster Larvae. Scientific Objectives Lack of knowledge of Western Australia's fisheries oceanography fundamentally limits understanding of the recruitment of Western Rock Lobster, Panulirus cygnus, in a fishery worth $200-300 million/year to Australia. The life cycle of P. cygnus includes a planktonic "phyllosoma" larval stage that is transported up to 1500 km offshore via ocean currents. Development continues for approximately 9 - 11 months at sea, before juveniles ("puerulus") return over the shelf to recruit to coastal reef areas. Critical to improving the management of this fishery, which is under intensive review, is appropriate process information about the oceanographic mechanisms driving coastal recruitment. The last three years of puerulus settlement have been low, with the latest (2008/09) settlement the lowest in 40 years of monitoring and not explained by the environmental factors previously identified as affecting settlement. The cause of the low settlement represents a key unknown for managers assessing the sustainability of WA's coastal fisheries, and is likely to be driven by variation in food availability during the open-ocean stage of the phyllosoma larvae. Our study will test the hypothesis that the ocean productivity, particularly the nitrate-driven classic food chain supporting diatoms, copepods and other zooplankton, limits phyllosoma growth rate and survival in their oceanic phase. We will execute this study at, or after the peak, of the autumn/winter plankton bloom in the Leeuwin Current, with the aim of quantifying oceanographic parameters crucial to modelling rock lobster larval dynamics.

chess__vents_seeps_whalefalls (ebsa:chess__vents_seeps_whalefalls)

FR 04/92 (mnf:FR199204_VOYAGE)

Cruise Fr 04/92 was undertaken to study the geology of the Queensland Trough, the shelf edge and the continental slope of the Great Barrier Reef shelf and McDermott Seamount in the Coral Sea.

FR 09/91 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199109_TRAJ)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 72 (mnf:SS200472_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor Transit from Hobart to Sydney. Bernadette Heaney and Steve Thomas worked on this voyage to test equipment and acquire data. Underway and Swath Map data were acquired.

FR 07/92 (mnf:FR199207_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/92 was undertaken to study ocean transport in the Tasman and Coral Seas. Scientific objectives included to estimate the volume transport of the EAC at 23 degrees S and 30 degrees S and to estimate the time variability of this transport at 30 degrees S and using patterns of tracers (temperature, salinity, oxygen and nutrients) and of density to estimate geostrophic circulation (baroclinic plus barotropic) at all depths; to complete (in collaboration with US scientists) a section between South America and New Zealand at about 32 degrees S, to estimate the meridional heat and freshwater fluxes and also to sample for, and analyse on board, dimethyl sulphide in surface and sub-surface waters.

QLD: Landuse - Human use, Agriculture, Water (e-Atlas, DSITIA) (ea-be:QLD_eAtlas-DSITIA_Bright-earth-Landuse_1999-2012)

This layer shows the Queensland landuse current (DSITIA, QLUMP) as of July 2012 grouped into areas of Human Use, Agriculture and Water areas such as lakes and rivers. This grouping was developed so the layer could be used as part of the Bright Earth e-Atlas basemap to provide high resolution detail to this map. This dataset was prepared as part of the [[http://e-atlas.org.au/data/ac57aa5a-233b-4c2c-bd52-1fb40a31f639 | Bright Earth e-Atlas Basemap]] dataset collection.

RVSS - 2013 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2013_V03_VOYAGE)

This is a QCed underway dataset with 1 minute time interval

37015013_whitefin_swellshark (nerp:37015013_whitefin_swellshark)

SS 08/2004 ADCP data (mnf:SS200408_ADCP)

SS2010_V03 ADCP data (mnf:SS2010_V03_ADCP)

FR 06/89 ADCP data (mnf:FR198906_ADCP)

FR 07/97 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199707_TRAJ)

FR 02/99 (mnf:FR199902_VOYAGE)

Occupy the Brisbane-Fiji section as part of the long-term monitoring of the Tasman-Coral Sea Mass and Heat Transport. Asses our ability to monitor ocean fronts and quantify heat transport using in-situ and satellite data.

FR 05/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199505_ADCP)

FR 10/91 ADCP data (mnf:FR199110_ADCP)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 09 (mnf:SS200409_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor voyage SS09/2004 conducted pelagic habitat and community comparisons in the fishing grounds of the tuna and billfish fishery off eastern Australia during October 2004.

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 06 (mnf:SS200706_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Troughs (ebsa:GFM_Troughs)

FR 04/90 ADCP data (mnf:FR199004_ADCP)

Ridges (gsfm:Ridges)

ecosystem_regulatory_service_pt (png_values:ecosystem_regulatory_service_pt)

FR 05/87 (mnf:FR198705_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/87 was undertaken to study heatflow in the Exmouth Plateau region and sediments and surface currents in the Exmouth, Cuvier and Naturaliste Plateaus.

FR 08/2001 (mnf:FR200108_VOYAGE)

This voyage is to study seafloor and sub-seafloor hydrothermal ore-forming activity in order to develop improved methods of exploring for ancient mineral deposits on land that originally formed by similar processes. From Noumea, around the southern end of New Caledonia and then NE towards Anatom Islandwhere submarine activity is recorded on published nautical charts. From there NNW with local zig-zags in the East Coriolis Seamount Chain, Fortuna, Erromango and Vate Basins and then to near Epi Island to investigate the Kuwae caldera before departing for Brisbane.

FR 01/99 ADCP data (mnf:FR199901_ADCP)

Population_Density_2011 (nerp:2011_enumeration_proj)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS200401_VOYAGE)

The scientific objectives of this voyage were to examine seasonality in community structure, productivity and energy flows in the continental shelf and offshore pelagic environment off southwestern Western Australia.

Sills (gsfm:Sills)

FR 10/94 ADCP data (mnf:FR199410_ADCP)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 12 (mnf:SS200412_VOYAGE)

Topas Sea Trials off Brisbane in December 2004.

FR 06/2000 (mnf:FR200006_VOYAGE)

Determine crust-mantle structure and anisotropy across the continental margin, from Archaean shield to ocean abyssal plain; Investigate the Canning Basin conductivity anomaly across the margin and its relationship to extensional faults imaged from deep-seismic profiles of the Fitzroy Trough. A total of sixteen seafloor MT instruments will be deployed in two arrays.

WoV observations - all voyages (mnf:wov_public_data)

Wildlife observations from RV Investigator

FR 04/95 (mnf:FR199504_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/95 was undertaken to study internal wave dynamics and primary production across a shelf and slope region on the North West Shelf. Survey methods included recovery of moorings (previously deployed FR 01/95) containing current meters, thermistor strings, ADCPs and water level recorders. In addition, repeated CTD and ADCP stations were occupied at three locations. Magnetometer moorings (previously deployed FR 08/94) were also recovered and trial runs of a magnetometer measurements through the water to measure depth-averaged current flow. Data and water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Related cruise FR 01/95.

AIS Shipping 2014 (nerp:ais_shipping_2014)

SS2011_V07 ADCP data (mnf:SS2011_V07_ADCP)

RVIN - 2015 Charter 02 (mnf:IN2015_C02_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator Research Charter Voyage in2015_c02. Great Australian Bight (GAB) Deep water pelagic and benthic ecosystem study. Scientific Objectives: This voyage will characterise deep-water pelagic and benthic community structure and identify key ecological processes in the central and eastern GAB, and forms part of the GAB Research Program that aims to describe the key elements of the GAB marine ecosystem. This understanding of the structure and function of the ecosystem will be used to inform future integrated and sustainable ocean management and assessment/mitigation of potential future impacts. An overarching objective of the voyage is to contribute to developing models of ecosystem-level structure and function for the GAB The pelagic ecosystem structure in the eastern GAB, which is characterised by seasonal upwelling and a narrower continental slope, will be compared with the poorly sampled central GAB, where year-round downwelling is predicted and the shelf and slope are wider with the following GAB Research Program objectives; 1.Compare the eastern and central GAB continental margin zooplankton and micronekton communities in terms of their species composition, size range, biomass, nutrient source/trophic pathways and habitat. 2.Testing the hypothesis that the “microbial food web” is the dominant planktonic food web over the deep GAB continental margin, particularly in the central GAB where year-round downwelling is thought to be the prevailing cross-margin flow, and that the more efficient “classic food web” only dominates in the eastern GAB during periods of nutrient-rich upwelling. 3.Describing the community structure, dynamics, biodiversity and endemism of microbes (i.e., viruses and bacteria), plankton (i.e., phytoplankton, zooplankton, ichthyoplankton) and micronekton (including squids, small pelagic and mesopelagic fish and gelatinous organisms). Benthic characterisation is important because there are virtually no existing benthic biological data beyond continental shelf depths (<200 m); because conservation values attributed to Commonwealth Marine Reserves (CMR) spanning wide depth ranges are untested on the mid- and lower continental slope; and because oil and gas lease areas extend across the GAB Marine Park (GAB MP). Within the GAB Research Program, the Benthic Biodiversity project has the following objectives: 1.Quantify spatial patterns in the physical environment, and composition and abundance of benthic fauna in BP leases and adjacent continental slope areas of the Great Australian Bight (GAB) to provide baseline metrics relevant to monitoring the potential future impacts of oil and gas exploration on benthic communities. 2.Determine requirements (including identifying indicators and metrics), and identify suitable control sites, for future ecological monitoring in the GAB – especially to detect and quantify ecological impacts from oil and gas exploration on benthic communities of the GAB Marine Park. Extract from in2015_c02 voyage plan, please see plan for full details.

FR 09/86 (mnf:FR198609_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR09/86 was undertaken to study the interaction between physical, chemical and biological processes and their influence on primary and secondary production in the Southern Ocean.

FR 03/2001 (mnf:FR200103_VOYAGE)

The aim of the study is to increase our knowledge of what happened to the region geologically over the last 100 million years, with special emphasis on sedimentation and oceanographic changes during 1) Cretaceous rifting, and 2) Gondwanan drifting apart in the Cretaceous and Cainozoic. The four major activities are designed to fill important gaps in the geoscience knowledge of southeastern Australia by: a) helping to characterise the pre-breakup Late Jurassic and Cretaceous strata (160-65 million years ago) off eastern Tasmania (Exon and Hill); b) documenting the sedimentary history of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary continental breakup (95-45 m.y. ago) in deep water off eastern Tasmania and in the Otway Basin (Exon and Hill); c) elucidating the changes through time in carbonate deposition in the eastern Otway Basin from Oligocene times to the present day (Gallagher); and d) studying Late Quaternary palaeo-environments off eastern Tasmania and in the Bass Basin (last 500,000 years) (Keene, Howard, Harris).

FR 12/98 ADCP data (mnf:FR199812_ADCP)

river_llg_valuetype (png_values:river_llg_valuetype)

forest_llg_valuetype (png_values:forest_llg_valuetype)

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS200701_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

SS 05/2008 ADCP data (mnf:SS200805_ADCP)

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200703_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

RVSS - 2011 Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2011_V04_VOYAGE)

Biological Oceanography of Western Rock Lobster Larvae – Part 2. Scientific Objectives: Lack of knowledge of Western Australia’s fisheries oceanography fundamentally limits understanding of the recruitment of Western Rock Lobster, Panulirus cygnus, in a fishery worth $200-300 million/year to Australia. The life cycle of P. cygnus includes a planktonic “phyllosoma” larval stage that is transported up to 1500 km offshore via ocean currents. Development continues for approximately 9 - 11 months at sea, before juveniles (“puerulus”)return over the shelf to recruit to coastal reef areas. Critical to improving the management of this fishery, which is under intensive review, is appropriate process information about the oceanographic mechanisms driving coastal recruitment. The last three years of puerulus settlement have been low, with the latest (2008/09) settlement the lowest in 40 years of monitoring and not explained by the environmental factors previously identified as affecting settlement. The cause of the low settlement represents a key unknown for managers assessing the sustainability of WA’s coastal fisheries, and is likely to be driven by variation in food availability during the open-ocean stage of the phyllosoma larvae. Our study will test the hypothesis that the ocean productivity, particularly the nitrate-driven classic food chain supporting diatoms, copepods and other zooplankton, limits phyllosoma growth rate and survival in their oceanic phase. We will execute this study at, or after the peak, of the autumn/winter plankton bloom in the Leeuwin Current, with the aim of quantifying oceanographic parameters crucial to modelling rock lobster larval dynamics.

FR 03/91 (mnf:FR199103_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/91 was undertaken to collect the first microstructure measurements from the Southern Ocean in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and to compare these with the internal wave activity.

FR 09/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199609_ADCP)

FR 03/99 ADCP data (mnf:FR199903_ADCP)

Argo Deployments (mnf:ArgoDeployments)

A list of Argo floats deployed from MNF ships (1999 to present)

37020005_blackbellylantern (nerp:37020005_blackbellylantern)

Sea Surface Temperature from ISAR (mnf:SST_measurements)

Sea surface Temperature measurements form ISAR

REGIONS_EXT_DATA_LAYERS (local:REGIONS_EXT_DATA_LAYERS)

point data from external wfs providers

Cyclones sum tracks 1900 to 2015 (ebsa:cyclones_sum_1900to2015)

Trenches (gsfm:Trenches)

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Hadal (ebsa:GSFM_Hadal)

SS 02/2003 ADCP data (mnf:SS200302_ADCP)

SS 01/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200601_ADCP)

37020006_pikedspurdog-clip (nerp:37020006_pikedspurdog-clip)

FR 08/89 (mnf:FR198908_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/89 was undertaken to investigate the structure of the Bass Strait water outflow and the associated undercurrent along the eastern Australian continental slope between Bass Strait and Jervis Bay, NSW.

world_eez_v8_2014_hr (ebsa:world_eez_v8_2014_hr)

FR 06/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199506_ADCP)

FR 06/90 ADCP data (mnf:FR199006_ADCP)

FR 03/89 (mnf:FR198903_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/89 was undertaken for a geological (Quaternary history) and physical oceanography survey of Gulf St. Vincent and adjacent continental shelf, and also to recover four magnetometers, previously deployed off Robe (cruise FR 01/89) in South Australian waters.

lme66 (ebsa:lme66)

RVSS - 2008 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS200805_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 04/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199604_ADCP)

IMOS_ACD_METADATA (imos:IMOS_ACD_METADATA)

Chlorophyll a is the most commonly used indicator of phytoplankton biomass and is a proxy for primary productivity in the marine environment. It is relatively simple and cost effective to measure when compared to phytoplankton abundance and is thus routinely included in many surveys. Here we collate 175,087 records of chlorophyll a collected since 1965 from Australian waters gathered from researchers, from regular coastal monitoring surveys to long ocean voyages. This dataset concentrates on samples analysed using spectrophotometry, fluorometry and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Australian Chlorophyll a database is freely available through the Australian Ocean Data Network portal (http://imos.aodn.org.au/). These data can be used in isolation as an index of phytoplankton biomass or in combination with other data to provide insight into water quality, ecosystem state, and / or the relationships with other trophic levels such as zooplankton or fish.

IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Taxonomic Change Logs - Phytoplankton (imos:NRS_PHYTO_TAXON_CHANGELOG)

This data set contains tables that document the changing taxonomic resolution of the NRS plankton analysis. Improvements are made in the resolution to which the analysts can routinely identify plankton species through training and QC events. There is a taxon change log table for both Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, both containing the same information. If a taxa is not present in the change log tables then the taxonomic resolution to which it is counted has not changed over the course of the project. If a taxa appears in the table then it has not been counted under that taxa over the course of the project. The dates will allow users to see when the taxonomic resolution was changed, what it changed from and what training led to the change. This information is particularly useful when looking at analysis such as times series or changes of distribution over time. Taxa can appear to have first been counted part way through the time series, when in reality they were being ascribed to a lower taxonomic resolution. http://www.cmar.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=fc8a5e2a-c57c-3236-e043-08114f8ceaf4

FR 05/2001 ADCP data (mnf:FR200105_ADCP)

ST 03/2008 ADCP data (mnf:ST200803_ADCP)

FR 08/99 (mnf:FR199908_VOYAGE)

The Carpentaria electrical conductivity anomaly is a major geological shear zone extending over a thousand kilometres in an approximately north-south orientation in northern Queensland. It has been mapped on land by various geomagnetic and magnetotelluric arrays, but the relationship between the conductivity anomaly and major tectonic boundaries is not straightforward. The offshore extent of the anomaly is unknown and poorly constrained by land measurements around the Gulf. The scientific objectives are therefore to: 1. Map the location of the Carpentaria anomaly and examine its spatial relationship with the tectonic structures in the region. 2. To determine the depth and length of the anomaly into the Gulf, and hence better understand the causes of high electrical conductance within the crust. 3. To relate the electrical properties to the tectonic evolution of northern Australia.

RVLI - 2014 Voyage 12 (cmar:LI2014_V12_VOYAGE)

Transit to home port

SS 01/97 (cmar:SS199701_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor cruise SS 01/97 was a biological survey of 14 seamounts south of Tasmania. Photographic surveys of four seamounts were completed using a deepwater camera system. Dropline fishing was carried out on four seamounts at depths of 725-1510 m. Faunal samples (including corals and many other benthic invertebrates) were obtained from top, slope, and base of most of the seamounts, as well as some fish. Samples of corals were also taken for genetic analysis, and rock samples taken for age determination of the seamounts by scientists from the University of Tasmania and AGSO.

Population_Density_1996 (nerp:1996_enumeration_proj)

FR 07/97 (mnf:FR199707_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/97 (cruise 4 in a series of 4 for TROPICS97 Tropical River-Ocean Processes in Coastal Settings) was undertaken to investigate the supply of nutrients, organics and trace metals to the equatorial region from the Sepik River. Survey methods included ADCP, CTDs (with additional instrumentation attached), Aquashuttle tows, and underway instrumentation. Water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Related cruises are FR 04/97, FR 05/97 and FR 06/97.

NRS_QC_FLAG (imos:IMOS_QC_FLAG)

RVSS - 2010 Transit Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2010_T04_VOYAGE)

The voyage provides an ongoing opportunity to use vessel transit time to complete a national mapping of the upper-mid slope seabed with multi-beam mapping and associated ecological interpretation. The upper-slope and mid-slope seabed 100 m to 1500 m depth range, are regions important for regional marine planning, biodiversity and conservation assessments and fisheries habitat mapping.

WCPFC Purse Seine (ebsa:wcfpc_pub_flag_ps_sum)

gadm28_adm4 (ebsa:gadm28_adm4)

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Abyss (ebsa:GSFM_Abyss)

FR 04/90 (mnf:FR199004_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/90 was undertaken in the Coral Sea, Southern Great Barrier Reef region to determine the processes responsible for scattering of coastal trapped waves around Fraser Island and the Capricorn Channel, and the tidally induced mixing processes on the continental slope near the Hydrographers Passage.

RVSS - 2012 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2012_V03_VOYAGE)

SS2012_V03.Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Facility 3. Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania (47ºS, 140ºE). The overall scientific objective is to obtain frequent measurements of surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the upper ocean, and then onwards to the ocean interior in the form of sinking particles. This “biological pump” drives carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, and writes the sedimentary record. The controls on its intensity are complex and involve processes that vary on daily, weekly, seasonal, and interannual timescales. Obtaining observations with the necessary frequency is not possible from ships. For this reason the NCRIS IMOS Southern Ocean Time Series Facility seeks to obtain this information using automated sensor measurements and sample collections. Part extract from voyage plan, please read plan for full details.

Plateaus (gsfm:Plateaus)

FR 02/2002 (mnf:FR200202_VOYAGE)

General aims are to study modern seafloor hydrothermal ore-forming activity in order to develop improved methods of exploring for ancient mineral deposits on land that originally formed by similar processes. This voyage concerns Variability related to subduction style of submarine hydrothermal and volcanic activity in the Western Bismarck Island Arc, Papua New Guinea. Specific aims are to locate, study and sample submarine volcanoes with active hydrothermal systems in the Western Bismarck Island Arc of Papua New Guinea, in particular at sites having highly potassic characteristics and where summit calderas occur. Methods include Identification of targets using available bathymetric, geophysics (seismicity, satellite gravity and magnetic intensity in particular); Echosounder profiling; Dredging; CTD-transmissometer tow-yos; Niskin bottle sampling; Bottom-tow video camera; Sediment coring and grabbing (Smith-McIntyre).

37020048_greeneyespurdog (nerp:37020048_greeneyespurdog)

gadm28_adm2 (ebsa:gadm28_adm2)

3D Seismic Surveys 1996 to 2000 (nerp:seismic3d_sum_1996to2000)

FR 03/87 ADCP data (mnf:FR198703_ADCP)

FR 03/2000 (mnf:FR200003_VOYAGE)

The principal aim is to collect samples from actively-forming seafloor hydrothermal deposits in the eastern Manus Basin, PNG, from which microbes will be extracted and cultured for use in a new CSIRO multidivisional research initiative "Biological Applications in Mining and Mineral Processing. A second objective is to deploy and test several deep-submergence geophysical sensors being developed in CSIRO to facilitate future seafloor mineral exploration and mining. Finally, geological investigations arising from results of the PACMANUS cruises (1991-97) will be conducted, including surveys of two sites where there are strong indications of as-yet undiscovered hydrothermal fields; a repeat survey of the exceptionally intense SuSu Knolls hydrothermal plume to delineate changes since 1993-1997 measurements; frther collections of diffusely vented fluids using the VUNL (constructed for FR-09/97) at the Snowcap, North Su and South Su sites; photography of proposed ODP drill sites; and CTD -transmissometer surveys to test for possible hydrothermal activity near faults within sediment-filled grabens in St Georges Channel

ecosystem_values_turtles (png_values:ecosystem_values_turtles)

FR 03/95 (mnf:FR199503_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/95 forms part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE). Repeat hydrographic sections were conducted in the east Indian Ocean between Australia and the boundary of the Indonesian territorial waters (along the IX1 Volunteer Observing Ship Track). Survey methods included ADCPs, CTDs, XBTs, and underway instrumentation. Data and water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Preliminary data reveal a property field rich in mesoscale and fine structure. At least two sharp property fronts between waters of subtropical South Indian and those of Pacific/Indonesian origin are evident near 18 deg. S and 16 deg. S in the upper 500 db. The change in salinity across these fronts is around 0.5. An extremely fresh 80 m thick layer was found north of about 13 deg. S. This layer appeared to be moving southwards at over 1 kt, a feature of the velocity field that persisted for the several days of sampling in that region. An opportunistic ADCP/XBT survey was made of the Leeuwin Current which encloses four ocean volumes (Fremantle-Abrolhos, Abrolhos-Carnarvon, Carnarvon-Point Farquhar, Point Farquhar-Exmouth). Preliminary analysis of these data show a robust Leeuwin Current flowing south at the shelf break, except off Fremantle and Exmouth. Off Fremantle the main current core is headed directly offshore and off Exmouth, the current was absent from the shelf break and appeared to be flowing southwards in deeper waters offshore.

RVIN - 2016 Transit 01 (mnf:IN2016_T01_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator research voyage in2016_t01. Titled "Continuity of Australian terranes into Zealandia: towards a geological map of the east Gondwana margin." This is an extract from the Voyage Objectives in the Voyage Plan. We plan 4-6 dredges on the Fairway Ridge and Sandy Island area. The specific locations of potential dredge sites are shown on the voyage plan image and are tied to a confidential seismic reflection profile and/or swath bathymetry data. As we have access to high-resolution swath data from the area from the Geological Survey of New Caledonia, there is no necessity to plan a detailed swath survey for each dredge site. Swath bathymetry and ocean-bottom profiles (continuous collection) We will continuously collect bathymetric data and the North Loyalty Basin will be crossed during the transit voyage, thus requiring no additional time to collect this important swath profile. Gravity (continuous collection) We will continuously collect gravity data. There is no deviation necessary to obtain gravity measurements over the northwestern part of the Fairway Ridge as we will be crossing this area as part of the dredging component of the survey. CTD, hydrocast and bio-optical cast We will take two daily CTD profiles and hydrocast water samples to 500m to characterise the water at time of deployment for pigment, nutrient, dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity concentrations (up to 25 stations over the whole voyage). For this we will require the 36-bottle CTD rosette. Additional sensors to be included on the CTD frame include chlorophyll and CDOM fluorometers, absorption and backscattering meter, beam transmissometer, dissolved oxygen, deep SUNA and SeaFET pH. A Satlantic radiometer will be deployed separately at each station to a depth of 200m. We will be able to provide sensors that are not available through the MNF equipment pool (i.e. Satlantic SeaFET pH, Satlantic radiometer, Wetlabs acs and bb9, Hobilabs Hydroscat-6). Water samples will be filtered or chemically fixed on board according to standard operating procedures. We anticipate each deployment station taking 1.5 hours, with deployments taking place at the same time each morning and afternoon (nominally 0930 and 1400 hours), when not conflicting with dredge operations. Robotic Profiling Floats and bio-optics CSIRO will provide floats equipped with CTD and bio-optical sensors to measure a range of parameters: T, S, dissolved oxygen, chl and CDOM fluorescence, backscattering (4 wavelengths), beam attenuation, upwelling radiance and downwelling irradiance (4 wavelengths). Floats will be deployed at stations within Australian waters along the ship’s route of transit (estimate 155E and 160E). Deployment of the floats can be undertaken from the A-frame off the rear deck or by two people using a rope and manhandling the float over the stern. Once deployed, the floats will descend to depth and start their pre-programmed cycle of profiling and data collection, with data transmitted via Iridium satellites. During each deployment we will also take a CTD profile and water samples to 1000m to characterise the water at time of deployment for pigment, nutrient, dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity concentrations. Additional sensors to be included on the CTD include chlorophyll and CDOM fluorometers, backscattering meter and/or beam transmissometer, dissolved oxygen, deep SUNA and possibly SeaFET pH. We will seek to provide sensors that are not available through the MNF equipment pool (e.g. pH). Water samples will be filtered or chemically fixed on board according to standard operating procedures. We anticipate each deployment station taking 2-4 hours. Additional CTD and bio-optical casts will be taken twice per day (morning and afternoon, nominally 9.30am and 2pm) for bio-optical and biogeochemical sampling around the time of satellite overpasses. Full details available in the Voyage Plan.

SS2012_T05 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_T05_ADCP)

2D Seismic Surveys 1986 to 1990 (nerp:seismic2d_sum_1986to1990)

RVSS - 2013 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2013_T03_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval AMNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2013_t03. Ship time on this transit voyage was allocated to four programs listed below with the Scientific Objectives: 1. Microbial oceanography of northern Australia – primary program,lead by UTS 1-1. To determine the significance, diversity and seasonality of nitrogen fixation by microorganisms in the nitrogen limited waters of NW and NE Australia (Lauren Messer). 1-2. To examine the expression of light harvesting genes in phototrophic bacteria in different optical climates in the northern coastal and oceanic region of Australia (Jaume Biblioni). 1-3. To understand the biogeochemical role of eukaryotes with respect to N and Si uptake processes. 1-4. To understand the diversity and biogeochemical role of eukaryotes with respect to N uptake processes. 1-5. To reveal the species composition, photophysiology and carbon fixation of phytoplankton in optically complex coastal and ocean waters surrounding Northern Australia. 1-6. To obtain a new understanding of the processes involved in marine snow formation at different depths within the pristine waters of Northern Australia. 2. Global drifter program – lead by Dr Kiki Dethmers at NAMRA-AIMS, Scientific Objectives 2-1. To determine the direction and velocity of subsurface currents across the Timor and Arafura Seas 2-2. To obtain baseline parameters for developing a dispersal prediction model of derelict fishing gear 2-3. To observe (and potentially retrieve) derelict fishing gear, in particular ‘ghost nets’ 2-4. To record and identify marine wildlife sightings across the Arafura and Timor Seas 3. Swath mapping around the GBR, lead by Dr Robin Beaman (JCU) and Dr Gordon Keith(CSIRO) (1) To determine the full spatial distribution of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) shelf edge submerged reefs, i.e. can we identify their northern and southern limits? (2) To understand the detailed geomorphology of the submerged reefs and shelf edge features at these northern and southern limits. (3) To collect swath data in those parts of the upper-slope that currently have no swath data. 4. Greenhouse gas measurement, lead by Dagmar Kubistin at UoW The project aims to improve our understanding of the sources, sinks and background concentrations of key greenhouse gases in the Southern Hemisphere. (1) Make continuous measurements of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and ozone as the RV Southern Surveyor travels along the chosen transect; (2) Assimilate measured data into a variety of atmospheric chemical transport, inverse and statistical models to improve our knowledge and understanding of atmospheric greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks.

SS 06/96 (cmar:SS199606_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor cruise SS 06/96 was the fourth in a series of four cruises studying ecosystem structure and seafloor habitats in the area of the South East Fishery (SEF) off eastern Bass Strait and southern New South Wales. Research objectives included a broad-scale survey of fish, invertebrates, seafloor habitats and their associated faunas, hydrology and zooplankton; sample collection for stable isotope analysis; sampling for phytoplankton pigment studies from the water column and sediments; collect and photograph fish specimens for various guides and handbooks; collect tissue samples from fish and invertebrates for a bioprospecting (AIMS) project; fish samples for ecomorphological analysis (CSIRO) and a photographic survey of the seafloor off Maria Island to study brittle stars. Two current meter moorings were also deployed and retrieved during this cruise.

IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Chemistry (imos:NRS_CHEMISTRY)

These data sets include Salinity, Carbon, Alkalinity, Oxygent and Nutrients (Silicate, Ammonium, Nitrite/Nitrate, Phosphate) analysed from samples collected as part of the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) Australia National Mooring Network (ANMN) -National Reference Station (NRS) field sampling. Nine Sites are included in the IMOS NRS field sampling stations. Maria Island (TAS), Kangaroo Island (SA), Esperance (WA), Rottnest Island (WA), Ningaloo (WA), Darwin (NT), Yongala (QLD), North Stradbroke Island (QLD) and Port Hacking 100 (NSW). Sampling at these sites is conducted by several members of IMOS NRS Biogeochemical project. Sampling at the sites began between 29/9/2008 and 8/11/2010 and is currently ongoing for 7 sites. Sampling ceased at Ningaloo and Esperance (WA) sites in Aug/Sept 2013. Sampling is conducted monthly (Esperance and Ningaloo were 3 monthly) off small vessels. Depths sampled range from surface to 105 metres depending on the site. Depths are usually sampled at 10 metre intervals. Details including information on station locations, depths sampled and sample types collected are shown in the PDF link below extracted from the IMOS NRS NATIONAL REFERENCE STATIONS BIOGEOCHEMICAL OPERATIONS - A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, Version 2.2 July 2012. A link to the full handbook is also provided which includes full details of the sampling regime and analyses. Historical data collected as part of CSIRO Coastal Monitoring program is available for three of the National Reference Station sites: Maria Island Coastal Station Data 1944-2008, Port Hacking 100m Coastal Station Data 1953-2010 and Rottnest Island Coastal Station Data 1951-2009. The links to the metadata and access for these data is provided below. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Station metadata can be found through this resource. Data is freely available through the IMOS data portal: http://imos.aodn.org.au/webportal

closuresMI_20130709_region (afma:closuresMI_20130709_region)

Spatial and temporal closures in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery. Includes fishery management and voluntary closures.

RVLI - 2013 Voyage 25 (cmar:LI2013_V25_VOYAGE)

3D plume mapping was conducted over a 10day period at Chevron's Wheatstone dredging operation near Onslow Western Australia.

FR 02/93 ADCP data (mnf:FR199302_ADCP)

FR 01/97 (mnf:FR199701_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 01/97 was undertaken to study water chemistry and sediment mineralogy off the Great Barrier Reef, plus microfossils and fossil pollen. Cruise objectives included to search for geochemical signals for shallow water sediment dissolution off the GBR; gravity core for Paleoceanographic research and sedimentary response to changing carbonate saturation state of the sea water with depth and to core the GBR lagoon off the Whitsundays where geophysical modelling of the post-glacial sea level rise predicts lacustrine sediment deposition (a paleo-lake about 11,000 bp). Survey methods included CTDs, grabs, gravity cores and underway instrumentation. Adequate core and water samples were obtained to achieve objectives.

Trolling 2011 - 2014 (nerp:csq_tr_20112014)

FR 04/94 (mnf:FR199404_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/94 was undertaken to determine the reasons for the daily variability in physical and biological oceanography off the Sydney coast. The baroclinic current structure, and the propagation of internal waves from the shelf break shorewards, and in the corresponding effects of varying deep water masses on ichthyoplankton composition were investigated. Survey methods included CTD and ADCP transects along the "Bondi line" (from Ben Buckler to 20 nm offshore), EZ and surface net tows for plankton sampling, and underway instrumentation. A magnetometer package (under development) was tested on the passage to Hobart.

RVIN - 2015 Gear Trials 03 (mnf:IN2015_E03_VOYAGE)

MNF RV Investigator trial voyage IN2015_E03 Acoustics and pelagic ecosystems -testing equipment, developing procedures and sample collection. Voyage Objectives: This voyage will trial the vessels acoustic and pelagic ecosystem sampling capabilities. In particular the capability to deploy new acoustic and optical sampling technologies safely and to be able to carry out diel 24 hr sampling stations deploying a variety of sampling platforms. This will require the vessels operations to switch from gear types within a 12 hour cycle of CTD, net systems and lowered acoustic and optical technologies. To ensure a realistic simulation of procedures and processing of samples, work flows will be tested assuming collection of quality data sets. To safely work up towards full operational status, trials of equipment and procedures will be carried out in shallow water and once safe procedures and techniques have been established move to deeper water. Sampling to 2500 m will be attempted to trial net, CTD, acoustic, optical equipment capability. This will be targeted to a site of suspected elevated production. The vessels low noise capability will be tested and a reference noise signature obtained close to port to enable regular checks to be done in the future. The pelagic acoustic systems on the vessel will be calibrated and operated to ensure they can contribute to the IMOS bioacoustics facility. New acoustic systems on board will be operated and tested. Science Equipment and Operations: Develop and implement procedures and JHAs for scientific operations for the following: Calibration of Simrad EK60 and ME70 acoustic echosounders Noise ranging of the vessel Trials and deployments of the MIDOC, IKMT, EZ net systems Trials and deployment of DECAF and a profiling Acoustic Optical System Undertake two 24 hr stations to characterise the plankton to micronekton with acoustic, optical and biological sampling - includes CTD, Triaxis LOPC, drop net, side net, AOS, MIDOC, IKMT and EZ net systems. Investigate the deep water sampling capability to 2500 m for elevated production - CTD, EZ net, IKMT and Deep video. Trials of the Simrad ME70 and the multi-frequency classification of pelagic habitat using EK sounders and sub-bottom profiler Collect and process data and samples as for a research voyage to test laboratories, facilities and on board systems: Operation of wetlabs to process catches from plankton to micronekton with freeze and preservation capabilities (formaldehyde and alcohol) Photographic recordings including Kreisel tank. CTD biological sampling to estimate macro nutrients and bacteria and plankton communities

IMOS_ACD_DATA (imos:IMOS_ACD_DATA)

Chlorophyll a is the most commonly used indicator of phytoplankton biomass and is a proxy for primary productivity in the marine environment. It is relatively simple and cost effective to measure when compared to phytoplankton abundance and is thus routinely included in many surveys. Here we collate 173,333 records of chlorophyll a collected since 1965 from Australian waters gathered from researchers, from regular coastal monitoring surveys to long ocean voyages. This dataset concentrates on samples analysed using spectrophotometry, fluorometry and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Australian Chlorophyll a database is freely available through the Australian Ocean Data Network portal (http://imos.aodn.org.au/). These data can be used in isolation as an index of phytoplankton biomass or in combination with other data to provide insight into water quality, ecosystem state, and / or the relationships with other trophic levels such as zooplankton or fish.

World: Cities (Natural Earth Data) (ea-be:World_NED_10m-cities)

This layer shows major towns and cities. World Cities and Towns derived from LANDSCAN data. Includes all admin-0 and many admin-1 capitals, major cities and towns, plus a sampling of smaller towns in sparsely inhabited regions. This dataset is part of the the Natural Earth Vector dataset available from http://naturalearthdata.com.

Bridges (gsfm:Bridges)

SS 06/2008 ADCP data (mnf:SS200806_ADCP)

FR 02/2001 (mnf:FR200102_VOYAGE)

During research voyage FR02/2001 R/V Franklin will use its SeaSoar in a study of small scale mixing processes in the Subtropical Front south of Australia. There are four principal objectives: 1.To determine the relationship between thermohaline structures and density compensation in the Subtropical Front. 2.To determine the influence of density compensation on vertical mixing. 3.To determine the influence of changing surface wind stress on horizontal advection and vertical mixing. 4.To determine the temporal scales of interleaving events in the Subtropical Front.

IMOS National Reference Station (NRS) - Phytoplankton HPLC Pigment Composition Analysis (imos:NRS_PHYPIG)

This dataset comprises the results of phytoplankton pigment composition analysed from samples collected as part of the Integrated Marine Observing Systems (IMOS) Australia National Mooring Network (ANMN) -National Reference Station (NRS) field sampling. Pigment samples are taken for the complete water column (0-50m) and at the depths of the shallow WQM and the deeper WQM attached to the mooring at that site. Nine Sites are included in the IMOS NRS field sampling stations. Maria Island (TAS), Kangaroo Island (SA), Esperance (WA), Rottnest Island (WA), Ningaloo (WA), Darwin (NT), Yongala (QLD), North Stradbroke Island (QLD) and Port Hacking 100 (NSW). Sampling at these sites is conducted by several members of IMOS NRS Biogeochemical project. Sampling at the sites began between 29/9/2008 and 8/11/2010 and is currently ongoing for 7 sites. Sampling ceased at Ningaloo and Esperance (WA) sites in Aug/Sept 2013. Sampling is conducted monthly (Esperance and Ningaloo were 3 monthly) off small vessels. Depths sampled range from surface to 105 metres depending on the site. Depths are usually sampled at 10 metre intervals. Details including information on station locations, depths sampled and sample types collected are shown in the PDF link below extracted from the IMOS NRS NATIONAL REFERENCE STATIONS BIOGEOCHEMICAL OPERATIONS - A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, Version 2.2 July 2012. A link to the full handbook is also provided which includes full details of the sampling regime and analyses. Historical data collected as part of CSIRO Coastal Monitoring program is available for three of the National Reference Station sites: Maria Island Coastal Station Data 1944-2008, Port Hacking 100m Coastal Station Data 1953-2010 and Rottnest Island Coastal Station Data 1951-2009. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Station metadata can be found through this resource. Data is freely available through the IMOS data portal: http://imos.aodn.org.au/webportal

SS 04/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200604_ADCP)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200403_VOYAGE)

The scientific objectives of this voyage are to investigate the nature of sedimentary sequences in the Bremer Basin, as part of an assessment of its petroleum potential. Voyage Objectives are to aquire geoscience data from the outer shelf to abyssal plain in the area 116 deg 30 min E to 121 deg 30 min E. Highest priorities are seismic profiling and dredging, secondary priorities are magnetic profiling (on seismic profiles), swath mapping, echosounder profiling and coring.

Shelf_valleys (gsfm:Shelf_valleys)

RVSS - 2010 Voyage 02 (mnf:SS2010_V02_VOYAGE)

The overall scientific objective is to obtain frequent measurements of surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the upper ocean, and then onwards to the ocean interior in the form of sinking particles. This biological pump drives carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, and writes the sedimentary record. The controls on its intensity are complex and involve processes that vary on daily, weekly, seasonal, and interannual timescales. Obtaining observations with the necessary frequency is not possible from ships. For this reason the NCRIS IMOS Southern Ocean Time Series Facility seeks to obtain this information using automated sensor measurements and sample collections. This voyage will deploy for the first time the Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS-1) mooring to obtain in-air and in-sea measurements to better understand the exchange of heat, moisture, and gases between the ocean and atmosphere. It will also recover the Pulse-6 mooring that has been making measurements of temperature, salinity, mixed layer depth, photosynthetically available radiation, oxygen, total dissolved gases, and phytoplankton fluorescence and backscatter. The Pulse-6 mooring also collects 24 paired water samples, approximately weekly, for later measurement of dissolved nitrate, silicate, inorganic carbon, and total alkalinity. Taken from the MNF Voyage Plan.

RVSS - 2003 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200303_VOYAGE)

Processed underway dataset at 1 minute interval

RVSS - 2011 Transit Voyage 02 (mnf:SS2011_T02_VOYAGE)

Towards an understanding of mid-trophic biomass, distribution, variability and energetics in ocean ecosystems. Scientific Objectives: The water column comprises more than 90% of the earths living space and its deep water component is probably the largest and least-known major faunal group on Earth despite its obvious importance at the global scale (Robison, 2009). Biological communities in these habitats are dominated by meso-zooplankton and micronekton (fishes, crustaceans, squids and gelatinous zooplankton, 2-20 cm length) that are crucial to the foodwebs of pelagic and demersal predators (e.g. Bulman et al. 2001. The micronekton of the ocean is involved in a vertical migration from deep to shallow depths and, again, while little understood, probably accounts for the bulk of global ocean biomass. This ecological system is under threat from a broad range of influences including climate change and carbon dioxide (ocean acidification) (Robison, 2009). The Tasman Sea is a high priority region as it is predicted to be a global temperature change hot spot (Cai et al., 2005). This large predicted temperature shift in the Tasman Sea will have major impacts on the structure and function of the ecosystem from biogeochemistry, plankton, micronecton and nekton to depths in excess of 400 m. During this voyage we will be refining methods to interpret basin scale acoustic sampling with targeted mid-water net sampling and multi-frequency acoustic and optical sensing. This refinement will contribute to the IMOS bio-acoustic sampling program.

SS 11/2004 ADCP data (mnf:SS200411_ADCP)

RVSS - 2003 Voyage 08 (mnf:SS200308_VOYAGE)

Key objectives for this voyage are to understand the impact of cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies on the productivity of the eastern Indian Ocean, and to determine the links between the physical oceanography of these eddies, vertical nitrogen fluxes, productivity and larval fish survival.

FR 07/91 ADCP data (mnf:FR199107_ADCP)

SS 09/2003 ADCP data (mnf:SS200309_ADCP)

FR 10/98 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199810_TRAJ)

seamount_knolls_base (ebsa:seamount_knolls_base)

RVSS - 2013 Voyage 06 (mnf:SS2013_V06_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval Scientific Objectives: The overall scientific objective is to obtain frequent measurements of surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the upper ocean, and then onwards to the ocean interior in the form of sinking particles. This “biological pump” drives carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, and writes the sedimentary record. The controls on its intensity are complex and involve processes that vary on daily, weekly, seasonal, and inter-annual timescales. Obtaining observations with the necessary frequency is not possible from ships. For this reason the IMOS Southern Ocean Time Series Facility seeks to obtain this information using automated sensor measurements and sample collections. Recovery and Deployments: Recovery of: SOFS-4 mooring, Pulse-10 mooring, SAZ-15 mooring. Ancillary work includes underway and CTD sensor measurements and sample collections, and potentially zooplankton net sampling and towing of a continuous plankton recorder (CPR).

SS2010_T03 ADCP data (mnf:SS2010_T03_ADCP)

Global EBSA approved (ebsa:global_ebsas_critieria)

RVIN - 2016 Voyage 04 (mnf:IN2016_V04_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator research voyage in2016_v04, titled "Influence of temperature and nutrient supply on the biogeochemical function and diversity of ocean microbes." Scientific Objectives: 1. Characterise the diversity and function of microbial communities in the relatively warm EAC, against the relatively cool water of the Tasman Sea and adjacent shelf waters. 2. Conduct perturbation experiments to experimentally test the role of temperature and nutrients (particularly N and Fe) in microbially mediated biogeochemical transformations. 3. Assess the links between microbial biomass, size structure and carbon production with higher trophic levels zooplankton, micronekton and cetaceansseabirds) in a frontal eddy(ies) relative to adjacent shelf and EAC waters. 4. Sample sediments to examine water-sediment geochemical processes and historical record of plankton. Previous sampling opportunities have not allowed us to revisit water masses (Aim 1) or conduct replicate experiments in the same water mass (Aim 2). Our objectives are therefore to more comprehensively sample the distribution and diversity of microbes across multiple oceanographic features. This includes cross-shelf transects, but also includes cross-eddy transects by extending shelf transects offshore (Aim 3). To achieve Aim 3, we will require real-time satellite information to identify our target area, as well as access to the IMOS ocean colour, SST, SSH data archive while on board. We will also conduct in situ 'mapping' of the target frontal eddy area using the Triaxus towed underwater body before we determine the exact location of transects and daytime CTD stations. Aim 3 activities will also involve bioacoustic monitoring in the western Tasman Front off Port Stephens, and within and outside of a frontal eddy. This will involve recording data from the EK60 of all 5 frequencies (if possible), which need to be appropriately coordinated with both ADCP. We suggest the two instruments should be programmed to ping and listen together, and to ignore any EK60 deeper than 750 to 1,000 m (to be confirmed with MNF and CSIRO bioacoustics group). Aims 1 and 2 relate to our original application for ship time and are hence the top priority. The Aim 3 activities occur mostly at night, which can be integrated into the day-time focussed sampling of Aims 1 and 2. Our intent is therefore to address these aims in waters north of Bass Strait (depending on the oceanographic features present). Activities to address Aim 4 have the lowest priority and are left to later in the voyage, but PIs have indicated that sediment cores from Port Hacking (NSW) will have strong scientific value for examining sediment fluxes and looking at the historic presence of microbial taxa.

FR 06/88 (mnf:FR198806_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 06/88 was undertaken to sample benthic invertebrates from the continental slope off north eastern Australia (Murray Island to Cape Sidmouth) in the Coral Sea.

FR 02/2001 ADCP data (mnf:FR200102_ADCP)

MNF singlebeam EK60 18-333 kHz (RV Investigator) (mnf:singlebeam_ek60_12_333)

MNF singlebeam data from EK60 (38 to 120kHz band) - all voyages. Deployed on RV Investigator.

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Rift_valleys (ebsa:GSFM_Rift_valleys)

RVIN - 2017 Charter 01 (mnf:IN2017_C01_VOYAGE)

The voyage objectives are built around three main scientific objectives: • The benthic characterisation and sampling outcropping sedimentary rocks to aid understanding of modern seabed erosional mechanisms, sedimentary processes and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. • Benthic characterisation and sampling in areas of potential seepage to determine if fluid escape is occurring and the nature of the fluids and their relationship to the benthic fauna in these areas. • Sampling of benthic fauna over a large geographic area to establish deep water community structure and function and augment understandings gained from recent IN2015_C01 and IN2015_C02 voyages. Benthic characterisation of outcrop rocks and sampling of benthic fauna carry higher weight than that of the seep characterisation. The voyage plan includes more planned operations in each target area than can be achieved within the time allocations for the survey. Each of these target areas are ranked based on their importance in delivering on the scientific objectives. The survey will use a hierarchical design comprising seafloor mapping prior to seafloor sampling and limited water column characterisation. Seafloor mapping and water column characterisation 1. Hull mounted acoustic characterisation of the water column and seafloor over the target areas of interest. This activity will comprise the use of MBES, water column acoustic backscatter, single beam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler and ADCP to determine processes occurring in the water column and map the seafloor and shallow subsurface geology. 2. Seafloor characterisation from the surface will be complemented with a limited number of tow camera to obtain video transects across the target area seafloor and overlying near bottom waters. Seafloor and water column sampling A number of sampling operations will be undertaken to describe the seafloor geology and benthic biota. Each sampling operation will differ dependant on sampling target, primarily based on substrate composition. For the soft substrate targets there will be a focus on grab samples whilst for the harder substrate types the focus will be on dredging. Sampling will be by: 1. Deployment of grab sampler to sample the surface sediment infauna, microbiology, hydrocarbon chemistry and physical properties. 2. Use of a beam trawl or Sherman sled to collect samples of benthic macro fauna over target areas. 3. Use of rock dredges to collects lithified sediments for description and detailed chemical analysis. 4. Limited collections of water column profile data including CTD, chemical sensor readings and associated water samples

Trotline 2011 - 2014 (nerp:csq_tl_20112014)

Population_Density_2006 (nerp:2006_enumeration_proj)

2D Seismic Surveys 1981 to 1985 (nerp:seismic2d_sum_1981to1985)

FR 03/88 (mnf:FR198803_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/88 was undertaken to examine the throughflow from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean in Australian waters northwest of Ashmore Reef and to further test and develop 'Prowas' (water sampler).

FR 12/98 (mnf:FR199812_VOYAGE)

Franklin cruise FR 12/98 was undertaken to study reef sedimentation and erosional development of volcanic islands at the southernmost latitudinal limit to reef growth in the south-west Pacific Ocean. Sampling was centred on two areas, Lord Howe Island and Middleton Reef. Sea-floor sedimment samples were collected by grab and piston cores. Seismic data were also collected and coral growth studied at Middleton Reef. Further sampling was carried out at Ball's Pyramid adjacent to Lord Howe Island. Bathymetric and current velocity data were collected throughout the voyage to provide geomorphological information and to relate to sediment distribution.

FR 05/93 (mnf:FR199305_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/93 (also known as PACMANUS-II) was undertaken to survey recent and current hydrothermal vent sites on the seafloor of the eastern Manus Basin spreading zone, in PNG and Tavui Calder (north of Rabual) and to collect samples of vent plumes, mineral deposits, and associated rocks and sediments.

SS2011_T04 ADCP data (mnf:SS2011_T04_ADCP)

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Rises (ebsa:GSFM_Rises)

SS2011_V06 ADCP data (mnf:SS2011_V06_ADCP)

FR 05/2000 ADCP data (mnf:FR200005_ADCP)

RVIN - 2017 Voyage 05 (mnf:IN2017_V05_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator research voyage in2016_v05, titled “Long-term recovery of trawled marine communities 25 years after the world’s largest adaptive management experiment." The North West Shelf has seen massive reductions in trawling area and effort over past decades from the previous high levels of foreign trawling up until 1990. There remains debate about whether slow growing benthic organisms such as coral and sponges have recovered from this disturbance and whether the current management zoning which has been in place for 20 years and which includes areas closed to fishing, specific areas for trawling and trap is sustainable and effective. The outcomes of the study will have relevance to how trawl fishing is managed in Australia and internationally.

Fans (gsfm:Fans)

FR 05/92 ADCP data (mnf:FR199205_ADCP)

37043001_ElephantFish-clip (nerp:37043001_ElephantFish-clip)

FR 08/2000 (mnf:FR200008_VOYAGE)

Determine crust-mantle structure and anisotropy across the continental margin, from Archaean shield to ocean abyssal plain; Investigate the Canning Basin conductivity anomaly across the margin and its relationship to extensional faults imaged from deep-seismic profiles of the Fitzroy Trough. Up to twelve seafloor MT instrument (squares in Figure 1) will be recovered from the seafloor deployments sites established from the first leg of the cruise in August (FR 06/2000).

SS 03/2008 ADCP data (mnf:SS200803_ADCP)

Escarpments (gsfm:Escarpments)

RVSS_CTD (local:RVSS_CTD)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (local:gbrmp)

The 4 major regions of the park - see http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/zoning-permits-and-plans/zoning/overview-maps

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Shelf (ebsa:GSFM_Shelf)

FR 05/96 (mnf:FR199605_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/96 was undertaken to collect data from the Perth Basin in the east Indian Ocean to construct an inverse model to study mixing processes and property fluxes in this region. Survey methods included ADCP, CTDs and underway instrumentation. A large amount of surface data on chlorophyll and phytoplankton was also collected to investigate horizontal changes in species composition across hydrographic fronts and to correlate continuous chlorophyll measurements with discrete samples of phytoplankton species composition.

FR 04/87 (mnf:FR198704_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/87 forms part of the Leeuwin Current Interdisciplinary Experiment (LUCIE) - formation off North West Shelf. Work completed and data acquired from Fremantle to Port Hedland included CTD, nutrient and biological stations.

CCZ Contractor boundaries (ebsa:czz_contractors01sep2012)

SS 05/94 (cmar:SS199405_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor cruise SS 05/94 was undertaken to conduct an acoustic survey of blue grenadier in waters off the west coast of Tasmania; examine the South east fishery ecosystem structure/seafloor habitat off south-eastern Victoria and southern New South Wales, and to continue the Maria Island fishery survey off the east coast of Tasmania. Cruise aims included to assess temperature and salinity structure at blue grenadier spawning sites; trawl sampling of blue grenadier; plankton net sampling for grenadier eggs; obtain acoustic measurements of grenadier aggregations; broad scale survey of demersal fishes and benthic invertebrates; collect samples for stable isotope, dietary, and pigment analysis; survey two offshore (mid-shelf) reef areas; collect samples of fish and invertebrates and photograph for "Handbook of Australian seafood" and to collect biological material for collaborative studies with other research institutions and stock assessment.

seamount_seamounts_base (ebsa:seamount_seamounts_base)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 11 (mnf:SS200411_VOYAGE)

Voyage SS 11/2004, NOTOVE-2004 (Northern Tonga Vents Expedition) will continue to investigate the Submarine hydrothermal plume activity and petrology of the northern Tofua Arc, Tonga, complimenting the work of SS 02/2003. Specific objectives are: 1. To perform the first detailed, high-resolution, swathmap bathymetric surveys of individual submarine volcanoes of the northern Tofua Arc between 20o 50'S and 15o 20'S, using the Kongsberg EM300 system; 2. To perform the first detailed, high-resolution swathmap bathymetric survey of the Fonualei Rifts, a nascent backarc basin immediately adjacent and northwest of Fonualei; 3. Dredge igneous rock targets identified on these submarine volcanoes, and the floor of the Fonualei Rifts, in order to recover fresh glassy rock samples for detailed age studies and chemical analysis, particularly of volatile elements and compounds, radiogenic and stable isotopic characteristics. 4. Dredge hydrothermal sulfide-rich and altered rock samples for studies of base and precious metal mineralisation; 5. To explore with the transmissometer/nephelometer-equipped CTD rosette for hydrothermal plume activity in these volcanoes and rifts, and to recover water samples for immediate analysis on board and subsequent shore-based laboratory analysis. Taken from SS11/2004 Voyage Plan.

RVSS - 2011 Voyage 06 (mnf:SS2011_V06_VOYAGE)

The Perth Abyssal Plain: Understanding Eastern Gondwana Break-up Scientific Objectives The objectives of this voyage are to investigate; 1. The crustal nature of the Gulden Draak Ridge, Batavia Knoll, and Dirck Hartog ridge -continental and/or volcanic - in order to further constrain plate tectonic models of the early separation between India and Australia and also to understand the interaction between the seafloor-spreading system and volcanism related to theKerguelen hotspot. This objective relates primarily to Nathan Daczko and Jacqueline Halpin. 2. The age and formation history of the 'de Gonneville Triangle'. This piece of oceanic crust is located at what was the triple junction of rifting between Australia-India-Antarctica. Understanding the de Gonneville Triangle is especially important because prior to Australia-Antarctic break-up it was immediately adjacent to the Enderby Basin, and the two basins should reveal the same magnetic anomaly patterns but current interpretations reveal considerable discrepancies. This objective relates primarily to Joanne Whittaker, Dietmar Müller and Simon Williams. 3. The age distribution of oceanic crust across both the east and west Perth Abyssal Plain.Acquiring ridge-perpendicular magnetic anomaly profiles are crucial in order to constrain the early spreading history between India and Australia and the prebreakup fit between India-Antarctica and Australia. Of particular importance is the oceanic crust located southwest of the Dirck Hartog Ridge. Sampling in the Perth Abyssal Plain region will help to resolve uncertainties regarding the early spreading history and the full-fit of the India-Australia-Antarctica triple plate system. This objective relates primarily to Joanne Whittaker, Dietmar Müller and Simon Williams. Taken from Voyage plan, please read plan for full details.

FR 03/91 ADCP data (mnf:FR199103_ADCP)

FR 11/97 ADCP data (mnf:FR199711_ADCP)

RVIN - 2015 Gear Trials 06 (mnf:IN2015_E06_VOYAGE)

This is the sixth trial voyage for 2015, trials and commissioning. This is a 3-part trial voyage departing Hobart and returning to Hobart on the following dates: Leg-1: 5-8 October; Leg-2: 9-11 October; Leg-3: 12-16 October. Voyage Objectives Include: Leg 1 • VSAT upgrade testing (2 hours) then drop vendors off by workboat at CSIRO wharf • Test modified CTD door – SAT • CTD winch SAT (with weight) 2 deployments to approx 4,000m. (deep water site). Including pressure stop testing • Trial and test replacement TRIAXUS (SAT) • Rudder stock testing – Warranty claim (opportunistic) • Winch heave compensation (opportunistic) • Communication gear testing – live HD video streaming • Kongsberg computers upgrade testing • Drop Keel position sensor testing • Monitor Commbox updates • Monitor HVAC short term fix in IT equip room • ADCP testing • Monitor TECHSAS 1 & 2 upgrade • Perform deep-water calibration manoeuvres, EK80 testing and gravity calibration Leg 2 • Trawling training and develop procedures for safely using trawling winches for dredging, MIDOC, Beam trawl etc. • Ship handling Scenarios for Bridge officers (24 hours) • Monitor Commbox updates • Monitor HVAC short term fix in IT equip room • ADCP testing • Monitor TECHSAS 1 & 2 upgrade • Configure and test interfaces of multibeam system with ship systems, particularly autopilot Leg 3 • CTD Rosette deployments with 34 bottle rosette. Sampling of niskin bottles. • Pressure/altimeter display testing in the winch control house during a CTD cast • Deep towed camera testing & Operator training • Coring trials – testing of replacement winch and sheaves and piston coring • EK60 Acoustic calibration (12 hours) • ME70 Acoustic calibration (12 hours) • EM 122 Multibeam calibrations (3-4 hrs) • Hydrochemistry team – test lab temperature mitigation strategy • Automated Optical Sampler (AOS) testing • Monitor Commbox updates • Monitor HVAC in IT equip room • ADCP testing • Monitor TECHSAS 1 & 2 upgrade

RVSS - 2010 Transit Voyage 01 (mnf:SS2010_T01_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval.. Southern Surveyor transit voyage, Hobart - Freemantle, Freemantle - Broome. Australian National Network in Marine Science Student Training Voyage.The voyage took place off the Tasmanian and Australian coast in two legs from Hobart to Broome via Freemantle. The primary objective is to train Australian undergraduate and postgraduate students in ship-based marine science. This objective will be pursued by guiding them to undertake a survey of the Leeuwin Current, starting from its extension into the Southern Ocean and continuing upstream towards its tropical origins off northwest Australia.

Basins (gsfm:Basins)

RVSS - 2008 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:ST200803_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

SS2013_V05 ADCP data (mnf:SS2013_V05_ADCP)

FR 09/94 (mnf:FR199409_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 09/94 forms part of TOGA-COARE (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Program-Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment). Cruise was undertaken to obtain meteorological and oceanographical data for air-sea interaction studies in the equatorial Indian Ocean. Survey methods included meteorological instrumentation, radiometers, optical rain gauge, drifting buoy, Seasnake (a very high precision thermistor in the end of a 5 m garden hose measuring the temperature of the top few centimetres of water), ADCP, CTDs and underway instrumentation.

FR 04/2002 (mnf:FR200204_VOYAGE)

Advantage was taken of this TRANSIT from Sydney to Hobart to a) Test newly developed XBT interface electronics and software b) Do inter-comparison between different XBT systems and CTD in a variety of locations selected to give a wide range of temperature profiles. c) To test a new carbon dioxide sensor for use on research vessels.

FR 02/90 ADCP data (mnf:FR199002_ADCP)

SS 09/2005 ADCP data (mnf:SS200509_ADCP)

FR 05/89 (mnf:FR198905_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/89 was undertaken for a survey of the benthic invertebrates from the Lord Howe Rise and prominent submarine seamounts between the NSW coast and the Lord Howe Rise to establish the extent of the fauna in each area and to investigate the diversity of these faunas in relation to the geological age of the seamounts.

RVSS - 2007 Transit Voyage 06 (mnf:ST200706_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 06/93 ADCP data (mnf:FR199306_ADCP)

FR 03/92 (mnf:FR199203_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/92 was undertaken to study productivity and vertical fluxes of carbon, nutrients and trace metals in northern Australian continental shelf systems. Time series stations were occupied at the following four sites; Timor Sea, north of the Cobourg Peninsula, Gulf of Carpentaria and Gulf of Papua. One primary production station was also conducted in the deep Coral Sea. Also during the cruise an opportunity arose to measure the response of plankton community to disturbance by a tropical cyclone (Neville) on an open continental shelf.

SS2011_V03 ADCP data (mnf:SS2011_V03_ADCP)

FR 08/92 (mnf:FR199208_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/92 was undertaken to examine the physical and biological oceanography around two isolated reefs in the Coral Sea: Cato Reef (23 degrees S, 155 degrees E) and Wreck Reef (22 degrees S, 155 degrees E). Cruise objectives included to determine phytoplankton abundance and productivity about each reef, and to relate these results to the physical measurements and to obtain EZ net and surface samples in the wake of the reefs and in the free stream during both day and night, and to relate the health and abundance of larval fish to the physical environment and primary production.

RVSS - 2013 Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2013_V04_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval AMNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2013_v04. Observations of remarkable eastward flows and eddies in the subtropical southeast Indian Ocean. Scientific Objectives: Our work will include a suite of CTD, microstructure, surface drifter and float observations,and a mooring that will contribute to answering a first-order gap in our understanding of the large-scale currents in the subtropical southeast Indian Ocean. The presence of a near-surface, eastward flow across the South Indian Ocean is a remarkable aspect of the upper-ocean circulation because it flows against the westward direction from Ekman and Sverdrup theory for this region. The flow often appears as a set of distinct currents and jets. These currents have been detected in observations and simulated in some numerical models. However the underlying mechanisms driving the eastward surface currents and their eventual interaction with the Leeuwin Current and downwelling against the coast remains unclear. Furthermore, they appear to be linked to the Indonesian Throughflow and Southern Ocean water masses formed south of Australia. Our primary goal in this work is to make new observations of the physical and biogeochemical structure of the eastward flows in the region between existing observations and the Australian coast, where their fate is unknown. This region is filled with energetic eddies generated by the Leeuwin Current. Our observations will also provide insight into the nature of the interaction of these eddies with the circulation and productivity of the interior Indian Ocean. Dynamical understanding of the Indian Ocean circulation is central to the outstanding problem in ocean climate projections of correctly including surface processes to project the spatial patterns of heat uptake, steric sea-level rise, and storage of carbon dioxide.

FR 04/94 ADCP data (mnf:FR199404_ADCP)

sociocultural_poly (png_values:sociocultural_poly)

FR 04/2002 ADCP data (mnf:FR200204_ADCP)

SS 10/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200610_ADCP)

FR 08/97 ADCP data (mnf:FR199708_ADCP)

Slope (gsfm:Slope)

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS200705_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

RVLI - 2014 Voyage 15 (cmar:LI2014_V15_VOYAGE)

The purpose of this voyage was to undertake monitoring of the Rottnest Island National Reference Station and to find a location for a new IMOS mooring site.

SS2012_V04 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_V04_ADCP)

SS 06/2003 ADCP data (mnf:SS200306_ADCP)

FR 11/89 (mnf:FR198911_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 11/89 was undertaken to investigate ocean transport in the Tasman Sea. Cruise objectives were to estimate the volume transport (and its time variability) of the EAC along the east Australian coast and in the Tasman Front using CTD, ADCP and current meter moorings; to determine the large-scale general circulation of the Tasman Sea using patterns of tracers (temperature, salinity, oxygen and nutrients) and of density to estimate geostrophic circulation and to determine temporal changes in surface pressure gradient between two points on the Lord Howe Rise, one at 28 degrees S and the other at 38 degrees S using two independent methods (steric height estimate and GEOSAT altimetry). A total of 78 CTD stations and 61 XBTs were completed. ADCP and underway data were continuously recorded. Most of the data appears to be of high quality (with some doubt about some of the deep nutrient data).NOTE The datasets from FR 10/89 and FR 11/89 were merged and processed with one name: FR198910note, a WOCE cruise report was written, in which "FR 10/89 leg 1" refers to FR 10/89, and "FR 10/89 leg 2" refers to FR 11/89).

GeoScience Australia Multibeam catalogue (local:Multibeam_GA_catalogue)

GeoScience Australia Multibeam catalogue from Feb 2014 containing all surveys from within the Australian jurisdiction

Canyons (gsfm:Canyons)

SS 02/2005 ADCP data (mnf:SS200502_ADCP)

2D Seismic Surveys 1966 to 1970 (nerp:seismic2d_sum_1966to1970)

FR 07/96 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199607_TRAJ)

FR 09/87 (mnf:FR198709_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 09/87 was undertaken to examine the currents and water properties in the triangle formed by NW Australia and the Indonesian Archipelago with emphasis on the Pacific Indian Ocean throughflow, the South Equatorial Current, various subsurface features, mixing in the thermocline and currents on the NW Shelf.

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS200405_VOYAGE)

To acquire geoscience data from the Kenn Plateau to the abyssal plain. 200-4500 m water depth 20 to 27° South, 154 to 159° East. Highest priorities are seismic profiling (3300 km at 7.5 knots) and dredging (40 dredges, 500-4000 m water depth) Secondary priorities are magnetic profiling (on seismic profiles), swath mapping, echosounder profiling, seabed sampling (10 cores, 500-4000 m water depth) and 10 grabs, 200-1000 m water depth) Swath will be run the whole time, except on final transit to Nouméa Transits at 11 knots to and from work area.

ecosystem_regulatory_service_coral (png_values:ecosystem_regulatory_service_coral)

RVSS - 2006 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200603_VOYAGE)

This is a processed data at 1 minute interval

sociocultural_pt (png_values:sociocultural_pt)

SS2009_V05 ADCP data (mnf:SS2009_V05_ADCP)

coral_llg_valuetype (png_values:coral_llg_valuetype)

2D Seismic Surveys 2006 to 2010 (nerp:seismic2d_sum_2006to2010)

RVIN - 2017 Gear Trials 02 (mnf:IN2017_E02_VOYAGE)

Gear Trials

FR 05/90 (mnf:FR199005_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/90 was undertaken to collect seismic information and piston cores from the Great Barrier Reef shelf, and slope adjacent trough in order to: provide ground-truth data for the GLORIA imagery; investigate sediment transport from shelf to basin; investigate the geo-mechanical properties of slope sediment with respect to mass-failures evident on the GLORIA mosaic and to gather data on water quality, including fluorometer and thermosalinographic measurements for use in the interpretation of reflectance from sateloscience equipment form Franklin.

world_shorelines (ebsa:world_shorelines)

SS 05/2006 Towed CTD data (mnf:SS200605_TRAJ)

RVSS_TRACKS (local:RVSS_TRACKS)

FR 02/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199502_ADCP)

SS2012_T07 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_T07_ADCP)

MNF multibeam data from EM300 - all voyages (mnf:multibeam_em300)

MNF multibeam data from EM300 - all voyages. Deployed on RV Southern Surveyor. This layer shows estimates of the raw data extents.

Shelf_Classification (gsfm:Shelf_Classification)

ne_10m_graticules_20 (local:grid_twenty)

RVSS - 2012 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS2012_V05_VOYAGE)

This is a QCed underway dataset with 1 minute time interval MNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2012_v05. IMOS: Sustained observations of the Timor Passage and Ombai Strait components of the Indonesian Throughflow. Scientific Objectives: The Indonesian seas are the only major low-latitude connection in the global oceans (Figure 1). This connection permits the transfer of Pacific waters into the Indian Ocean, known as the Indonesian Throughflow. The Indonesian Throughflow actually consists of several filaments of flow that occupy different depth levels and weave their way through the complex island geometry comprised of broad shallow shelves and deep basins. The largest Indonesian seas are: the shallow Java Sea, the deeper Flores, Banda and Timor Seas, and the shallow Arafura Sea. The Indonesian Throughflow has a major influence on both the climate of the Indian Ocean and the global oceans. It is an important pathway for the transfer of climate signals and their anomalies around the world’s oceans. While the heat and fresh water carried by the Indonesian Throughflow are known to affect the basin budgets of both the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Indonesian Throughflow is poorly simulated in ocean circulation, seasonal prediction and climate models.

RVSS - 2008 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS200801_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

3D Seismic Surveys 1981 to 1985 (nerp:seismic3d_sum_1981to1985)

FR 07/93 (mnf:FR199307_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/93 was undertaken to study ocean transport in the Tasman Sea. To determine the seasonal variability of the EAC and thus the variability in southward heat flux; to estimate the variability in meridional flow between Tasmania and New Zealand; and to recover moorings measuring transport in the EAC at 30 degrees S.

SS 01/98 ADCP data (cmar:SS199801_ADCP)

FR 07/2001 ADCP data (mnf:FR200107_ADCP)

FR 10/93 (mnf:FR199310_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 10/93 was undertaken to conduct Bunyip and SeaSoar trials to test the modifications under various tow conditions to determine their suitability. Other cruise objectives included to collect oceanographic data from within 5 km of two ground tracks of the TOPEX-POSEIDON satellite for comparison and validation of the satellite's altimeter.

RVSS - 2007 Transit Voyage 02 (mnf:ST200702_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

AMSA-spills_HarmfulSubstances-2009-2013 (nerp:AMSA-spills_HarmfulSubstances-2009-2013)

FR 04/91 (mnf:FR199104_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/91 was undertaken to retrieve moorings (previously deployed during cruise FR 01/91), and to collect water samples for routine hydrology and other chemical assays; to collect sediment samples to determine chemical levels; to collect atmospheric gas samples for the analysis of CO2 and other tracer gases; to collect sponges to detect sources of chemical, biochemical and pharmacological useful substances from the Bass Strait region and Sydney's deep water ocean outfall at Malabar (DOOM) offshore from Botany Bay, NSW.

FR 07/89 (mnf:FR198907_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/89 was undertaken as a joint Australian-New Zealand initiative to investigate the physical and chemical features of the waters of Foveaux Strait and neighbouring waters around the South Island of New Zealand.

community_livestock_llg_valuetype (png_values:community_livestock_llg_valuetype)

RVSS - 2007 Transit Voyage 07 (mnf:ST200707_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Plateaus (ebsa:GSFM_Plateaus)

RVSS - 2010 Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2010_V04_VOYAGE)

This is a processed data at 1 minute interval. Southern Surveyor Research Voyage SS2010_v04. Assessing oceanographic delivery of nutrients to Ningaloo Reef Part I : Autumn Dynamics Scientific Objectives Ningaloo Reef is Australias largest fringing coral reef and the basis of a major tourist industry. Though diverse and delicate, coral reefs (and the controls of their productivity) remain poorly understood. Understanding the interaction of the reef with the surrounding ocean is essential for predicting and managing the impacts of human and climate-induced changes, and therefore for the effective conservation of reefs. This proposal is part of a new initiative aimed at providing a scientific basis for determining the oceanographic distance beyond which industrial developments will not damage a reefs ecological processes. This analysis is essential for maintaining guiding sustainable development in the region. We will determine the seasonal differences in the productivity and delivery of nutrients and particles, by the Leeuwin (LC) and Ningaloo Currents (NC) on the continental shelf off Ningaloo Reef, WA, with special emphasis on identifying coastal upwelling mechanisms driving reef production. This work is part of a 3-year funded ARC project (Waite, Roughan, Pattiaratchi, Kotta) comparing reef-based uptake of nutrients from the surrounding ocean with the shelf oceanography delivering materials to the Ningaloo reef. We have applied for a second voyage in summer 2011/12 to complete the study. Taken from the ss2010_v04 Voyage Plan.

Pelagic Long Line 2011 - 2014 (nerp:csq_llp_20112014)

FR 06/99 ADCP data (mnf:FR199906_ADCP)

37031007_thornbackskate-clip (nerp:37031007_thornbackskate-clip)

FR 04/89 (mnf:FR198904_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/89 was undertaken (alongside the FRV Ngerin) to investigate the frontal activity at the mouth of Spencer Gulf, and its bearing on the apparent inhibition of fluid exchange across the Gulf entrance during the summer and to evaluate the extent of Bight water intrusion into the Gulf/shelf zone, and its role in the dynamics of the frontal zone.

FR 07/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199607_ADCP)

SS2012_V02 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_V02_ADCP)

FR 02/93 (mnf:FR199302_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 02/93 was undertaken to examine the physical and biological oceanography around two isolated reefs in the Coral Sea: Cato Reef (23 degrees S, 155 degrees E) and Wreck Reef (22 degrees S, 155 degrees E). Cruise objectives included to determine the nature of hydrodynamic processes near the reefs and their effects on the distribution of nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton and larval fish.

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Spreading_ridges (ebsa:GSFM_Spreading_ridges)

FR 08/93 ADCP data (mnf:FR199308_ADCP)

FR 09/91 (mnf:FR199109_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 09/91 was undertaken to obtain surface truth data on ocean currents in support of ERS-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) swaths that cut across boundaries of the East Australian Current (EAC).

FR 09/87 ADCP data (mnf:FR198709_ADCP)

MNF Sub-bottom profiler SBP120 (RV Investigator) (mnf:singlebeam_sbp120)

MNF sub bottom profiler data from Simrad SBP120 - all voyages. Deployed on RV Investigator. This layer shows extant of each segy data file and the data should follow the voyage track.

SS2011_V05 ADCP data (mnf:SS2011_V05_ADCP)

FR 01/91 (mnf:FR199101_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 01/91 was principally a deployment cruise. 11 moorings were laid for the "Bass Strait Interdisciplinary Study" and 5 moorings were laid for the "Low Frequency Circulation Study at the western end of Bass Strait".

world_country_admin_boundaries (ebsa:world_countryFTPcodes_admin_boundaries)

DH downloaed 13/5/2015 from http://geocommons.com/overlays/33578.html This dataset displays country administrative boundaries across the world. The data includes both the country name and the 2-digit FIPS code for each country

RVSS - 2006 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:ST200603_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 03/97 (mnf:FR199703_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 03/97 (cruise 1 in a series of 2) was undertaken to study the coastal, shelf and slope currents off Tasmania and also to collect zooplankton (primarily lobster larvae) and to relate the catches to the physical data. Eight transects (Southeast Cape, Port Davey, Cape Sorrel, Marawah, St Helens, Schouten Island, Cape Pillar and Bruny Island) were conducted from nearshore to the 2000 m isobath. Survey methods included ADCPs, grabs and underway instrumentation. Water, sediment (for the Tasmanian Department of Environment and Land Management) and biological samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Also conducted the installation of two moorings at the 100 and 200 m isobaths southwest from Macquarie Harbour (the moorings lie on a ground track for the Topex/Poseidon satellite) and 'Aquashuttle' tests. Related cruise FR 10/97.

RVIN - 2015 Transit 01 (mnf:IN2015_T01_VOYAGE)

MNF Investigator First Transit voyage for 2015, Voyage objectives are: Transit to Sydney in preparation for IN2015_V02 and Testing of any outstanding SFR issues. Overall activity plan including details for first 24 hours of voyage: (1) Opportunistic GSM work to occur throughout voyage. (2) Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) deployed in Storm Bay and recovered off Sydney. (3) Sydney pilot boarding ground. (4) Vessel scheduled to arrive at Sydney Heads.

FR 08/97 (mnf:FR199708_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/97 was undertaken to study the East Australian Current including electromagnetic induction by measuring magnetic signals of the seafloor, electric signals on the seafloor, magnetic signals at the sea-surface, and magnetic profiles vertically down through the ocean column. Survey methods included magnetometers, magnetic profiles, seafloor instrumentation, CTDs, XBTs and underway instrumentation. Also radiometer measurements and radiosonde launches were conducted to obtain surface truth and calibration data for later analysis with sea-suface temperatures obtained from the ATSR on ERS-2, and the AVHRR on NOAA-12 and 14.

IMOS - Plankton NRS: Zooplankton Abundance (imos:PLANKTON_NRS_ZOOPLANKTON)

Regular monthly zooplankton samples are undertaken at the stations as part of a larger water sampling program by the Australian National Reference Stations. In total nine stations are sampled regularly around the Australian coastline. Sampling is conducted monthly (Esperance and Ningaloo 3 monthly) off small vessels at each of the nine reference stations. The sampling is conducted using a drop net (as per the design of Heron) which has a 60 cm diameter, 100 micron mesh and is weighted to fall at 1 m/s. The net is designed to pull closed at the end of its fall so that it samples on the way down and does not sample on the way up. The depth of the sample varies at each station. 3 zooplankton samples are taken each month. 2 are fixed in formalin and will be analysed as described below. The unfixed sample is concentrated and frozen (-80oC)and will be used for molecular analysis in the future. The Port Hacking 4 (PH4) samples (2002 - Jan 2009) were sampled using a smaller net, 20 cm diameter, which sampled on the way up and down. The PH4 site is very close to the Port Hacking national reference station (PHB) where samples are now taken to build up and enhance the time series. The plankton ecology lab (based in Queensland) will analyse the samples collected for: 1. Community composition (Taxon/m3) 2. Biomass (dry weight in mg/m3) 3. Size spectrum analysis using zooscan (in progress) Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Station metadata can be found through this resource. Further information is available from: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marq/edd_search.Browse_Citation?txtSession=8545

RVSS - 2010 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2010_T03_VOYAGE)

Transit voyage Hobart to Sydney Supported by CSIRO-MAR, MNF, and SIMS Scientific Objectives “Next Wave” is a new programme of the National Facility Research Vessel Southern Surveyor to encourage young scientists to try research at sea, inspired by the success of the 2006 voyage led by Dr Moninya Roughan and supported by ARCNESS. Next Wave provides the additional crew as well as a full scientific staff (electronics, hydro, computing etc) on their transit voyages between ports. SIMS has hosted two recent transit voyages Transit SS03-2008 (Aug08, Gladstone to Sydney) and Transit SS01-2009 (Jan09, Sydney to Wellington), with students from all over Australia. The students and leaders work 12 h shifts between 07:00-23:00 to operate the CTD rosette and N70, XBT casts, a well as underway TSG, fluorometer etc, bird/whale counts, etc.

grid_ten (local:grid_ten)

Grid at every ten degress

RVSS - 2006 Voyage 08 (mnf:SS200608_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

RVIN - 2016 Voyage 01 (mnf:IN2016_V01_VOYAGE)

HEOBI Heard Earth-Ocean-Biosphere Interactions RV Investigator voyage IN2016_v01. Voyage objectives: [1] Seafloor and subseafloor mapping/geophysical characterisation. Continuous mapping will be carried out using the multibeam systems, multi-frequency split-beam echosounders, sub-bottom profiler, gravimeter, and (on long transits between ports and the study area) magnetometer to characterise bathymetric features and identify those most likely to include volcanic or hydrothermal activity. XBT or CTD data will be acquired at standard intervals for sound velocity corrections to the multibeam data. The data will be initially processed at sea to inform site selection for volcanic and hydrothermal sampling. [2] Nature of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal systems. We will characterise the spatial distribution, morphology, and geology of active submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal systems. [Extract only] [3] Detecting hydrothermal inputs to the ocean, and vertical water movements that deliver them to surface waters. …full-depth CTD/LADCP/TMR transects will be performed to capture cross-shore gradients in water. [Extract only] [4] Detecting impacts on surface phytoplankton production. During the underway mapping we will continuously operate sensors to measure biological activity (fluorescence for phytoplankton abundance, fast-repetition-rate fluorescence for phytoplankton photosynthetic competence, transmission for total carbon biomass, and O2/Ar ratio mass spectrometry for net community production). The sensors will be augmented by underway sampling for phytoplankton pigments, particulate organic and inorganic carbon, biogenic silica, heterotrophic bacterial responses, and microscopic phytoplankton identification to characterise community structures, and 15N measurements to identify the extent of nitrate versus ammonium metabolism – a key indicator of ecosystem Fe stimulation capable of additional carbon sequestration. Above and downstream of active hydrothermal systems, we will obtain samples for further analyses ashore. We also intend to carry out deckboard micro-nutrient enrichment incubation experiments to ascertain the biological response of hydrothermal iron to surface phytoplankton communities. Deployment of a bio-optical sensor package after each CTD deployment will provide measurements to link these communities to satellite images. [5] Ocean circulation around Heard Island and across the eastern Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. The shipboard ADCP and all available underway systems (thermosalinograph, meteorology, and biogeochemical systems) will be run at all times. We will seek contributions of autonomous instruments to deploy on the voyage to provide more detailed sampling of the circulation. We have contacted the Global Surface Drifter Program run by NOAA, and the Australian office of the International Argo Program. The lowered ADCP will be used at every CTD station to measure full water column velocity. New processing methods also allow the detection of internal waves and mixing using a shear-strain parameterisation, even in shallow waters. [Extract only] [6] Microbial response and bacterial processes What is the response of the microbial community to iron and organic carbon availability in different zones of the Southern Ocean, with focus on the possible impact of hydrothermal activity. More specific question: How does iron and carbon limitation affect heterotrophic bacterial respiration and growth efficiency, and its diversity? This text is an extract ONLY from the voyage plan. Please see in2016_v01 plan for full details.

37035002_blacksting (nerp:37035002_blacksting)

RVSS - 2011 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2011_V03_VOYAGE)

The overall scientific objective is to obtain frequent measurements of surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the upper ocean, and then onwards to the ocean interior in the form of sinking particles. This "biological pump" drives carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, and writes the sedimentary record. The controls on its intensity are complex and involve processes that vary on daily, weekly, seasonal, and interannual timescales. Obtaining observations with the necessary frequency is not possible from ships. For this reason the NCRIS IMOS Southern Ocean Time Series Facility seeks to obtain this information using automated sensor measurements and sample collections. Extracted from voyage plan, please read plan for full detials.

Population_Density_2001 (nerp:2001_enumeration_proj)

Hydrology - WOCE transects (1991 to 2011) (cmar:HYDROLOGY_WOCE)

Hydrology data from the WOCE SR3 and I9 transects 1991 to 2011 conducted on the RSV Aurora Australis by CMAR and ACE-CRC.

RVSS - 2005 Voyage 07 (mnf:SS200507_VOYAGE)

This is a processed data at 1 minute interval

World: Ocean 1:1m (e-Atlas, VMap0, GA Coast100k) (ea-be:World_e-Atlas_VMap0-AU-Coast100k_Ocean-split_S)

This layer shows ocean areas based on a combination of VMap0 and Australian Coast100k (GeoScience Australia). This layer is designed to be used in conjuction with the World_e-Atlas_VMap0-AU-Coast100k_Coast-split layer. This dataset was prepared as part of the [[http://e-atlas.org.au/data/ac57aa5a-233b-4c2c-bd52-1fb40a31f639 | Bright Earth e-Atlas Basemap]] dataset collection.

SS 05/2004 ADCP data (mnf:SS200405_ADCP)

FR 06/87 (mnf:FR198706_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 06/87 forms part of the Leeuwin Current Interdisciplinary Experiment (LUCIE). Cruise was undertaken to study the microscale turbulence and the momentum, heat budgets, velocities and water properties in the Leeuwin Current: on the shelf, above the slope, in its offshoots and eddies in the Indian Ocean between Dongara and Albany, Western Australia.

SS2010_V08 ADCP data (mnf:SS2010_V08_ADCP)

FR 09/98 ADCP data (mnf:FR199809_ADCP)

FR 04/97 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199704_TRAJ)

SS 04/2007 ADCP data (mnf:SS200704_ADCP)

longhurst_v4 (ebsa:longhurst_v4)

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 07 (mnf:SS200707_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 03/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199503_ADCP)

FR 09/92 ADCP data (mnf:FR199209_ADCP)

FR 05/88 (mnf:FR198805_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/88 forms part of BROBS (Barrier Reef Ocean Boundary Study). Cruise objectives included the study of the physical, biological and chemical oceanographic processes in the oceanic boundary zone bordering the Australian and Papuan Barrier Reef systems.

RVSS_SED (local:RVSS_SED)

RVSS - 2005 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS200501_VOYAGE)

This is a processed data at 1 minute interval

FR 08/95 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199508_TRAJ)

Hadal (gsfm:Hadal)

Pre-1996-Data_All_SeismicSurveys__2D_2013_09 (nerp:Pre-1996-Data_All_SeismicSurveys__2D_2013_09)

RVSS - 2012 Transit Voyage 02 (mnf:SS2012_T02_VOYAGE)

This is a underway dataset with 1 minute time interval Southern Surveyor Transit Voyage ss2012_T02. Great Barrier Reef phase shift: Gardner Banks to Gardner Reef On a global scale, coral reefs are experiencing a period of rapid change. The world has effectively lost 19% of the original area of coral reefs since 1950, with the loss predicted of 35% of coral reefs in the next 40 years (Wilkinson, 2008). About 46% of coral reefs are regarded as healthy except for currently unpredictable global climate threats, which includes the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The vulnerability of coral reef habitats to climate change is high as scleractinian corals are highly sensitive to increasing sea temperature and ocean acidification (Marshall and Johnson, 2007). The increased frequency of coral bleaching due to further increases in sea surface temperature (SST) will cause a decline in coral cover, increases in algal dominance, and shifts towards species that are more thermally tolerant. Exceptions to this pattern may occur at the southern limits of the GBR where tropical carbonates transition into temperate carbonates. The observed shift of average marine climate zones south by >200 km since 1950 (Lough, 2008) could potentially result in the GBR extending south, causing an algal to coral phase shift as coral settlement follows the changing environmental gradient.

pCO2 measurements (mnf:pCO2_measurements)

RVSS - 2011 Transit Voyage 03 (mnf:SS2011_T03_VOYAGE)

This is the RVSS underway processed data at 1 minute interval Next Wave. The distribution of pelagic and benthic fauna along Australia's southern seaboard Scientific Objectives: The focus of this program is to give students a taste of what it is like to live and work on an ocean going research vessel and to expose them to some of the different sampling methods and equipment that are used in oceanographic research. The students will have two (quasi) scientific aims, each of which will contribute to our knowledge about Australian waters, as follows: 1) to characterise the macro-fauna inhabiting the benthos at range of depths along Australia's southern coast; 2) to investigate regional surface productivity (POM) and the distribution of pelagic organisms along the southern shelf of Australia. For Kloser, the voyage provides an ongoing opportunity to use vessel transit time to complete a national mapping of the upper-mid slope seabed with multi-beam mapping and associated ecological interpretation. For Reisser, the voyage will facilitate her ongoing research on the distribution, abundance and composition of floating marine debris (FMD) around Australia. Marine debris has become a major hazard to marine life and is also leading to aesthetic degradation, economic losses and human health hazards. At present, limited data exist to quantify and explain the geographical range and content of marine debris in our oceans. Extracted from the voyage plan MNF_ss2011_t03_plan.pdf.

RVSS - 2010 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS2010_V01_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor research voyage ss2010_v01 PINTS - primary Productivity induced by Nitrogen and Iron in the Tasman Sea. Role of iron and other micronutrients in controlling primary productivity in the Tasman Sea: bioavailability, biogeochemical cycling and sources. Scientific Objectives -Macro- and micronutrients, mainly iron and nitrate, control oceanic primary productivity, phytoplankton community composition and subsequently carbon uptake and generation of radiatively important gases for climate. Assessing key underlying processes that control primary productivity and carbon export to the ocean’s interior such as micro and macro-nutrient bioavailability is required to fully understand the ocean role in controlling climate change and improve modelling approaches. Indeed, data allowing an accurate modelling of iron bioavailability in the oceans is sparse. Although large dust deposition from eastern Australia to the ocean may occur, the Tasman Sea presents a region of great contrast: northern waters are nutrient poor while southern waters are nutrient rich, but low in iron. Consequently, the input of iron via dust to the northern and southern regions may influence nutrient uptake, primary production and nitrogen fixation. The proposed research voyage will study iron bioavailability, sources and its biogeochemical cycling in the surface waters of the Tasman Sea, along with the role of other micronutrients.

RVLI - 2015 Voyage 11 (cmar:LI2015_V11_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval This voyage was for the purposes of servicing the Rottnest Island National Reference Station.

ecosystem_values_whales (png_values:ecosystem_values_whales)

CTD - WOCE transects (1991 to 2011) (cmar:CTD_WOCE)

CTD casts from the WOCE SR3 and I9 transects 1991 to 2011 conducted on the RSV Aurora Australis by CMAR and ACE-CRC.

RVSS - 2008 Transit Voyage 01 (mnf:ST200801_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 06/92 (mnf:FR199206_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 06/92 forms part of the TOGA-COARE study. The joint Australia-Japan moored intrument array commenced in November 1989 and involves maintaining a current meter mooring on the equator at 147 degrees E. The mooring is part of the TOGA (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere) moored observing array for observing currents in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. This cruise was the sixth cycle, marking the end of the CSIRO involvement in the field phase of operation and the end of the third Tokai University surface mooring deployment. The moored current meter array in the New Guinea coastal undercurrent is to directly measure the currents in and transport through Vitiaz Strait, PNG, over an annual cycle.

RVLI - 2015 Voyage 16 (cmar:LI2015_V16_VOYAGE)

This voyage was for the purposes of servicing the Rottnest Island National Reference Station.

RVSS - 2013 Voyage 01 (mnf:SS2013_V01_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor SS2013_V01. Submarine landslides offshore northern New South Wales and southern Queensland: their geomechanical characteristics, timing and triggers. Scientific Objectives: An extensive region of the continental slope located offshore Northern NSW and Southern Queensland between Byron Bay and the southern tip of Fraser was demonstrated to have experienced intense submarine erosion dominated by submarine landsliding in 2008 (SS 12/2008, Boyd, Keene, Gardner, Exon, Hubble et al). Major questions about the geographic extent of the area affected by these processes, the geomechanics and dynamics of sliding; the timing and frequency of sliding; and the potential trigger mechanism for slide initiation have arisen from the analysis of the material collected by the scientists who participated in the SS12/2008 voyage. These workers and their colleagues (Hubble, Airey, Clarke, Yu, Keene, Boyd et al) demonstrated that submarine landsliding on Eastern Australia’s continental margin is unexpectedly young and frequent at geological timescales. They have also developed geological and geotechnical models which attempt to explain the apparent youth and unexpected frequency of submarine landsliding in this area of the eastern Australian continental margin. This project will extend the findings of the SS 12/2008 work by collecting data that will help to validate or modify the models developed to explain the areas submarine erosion and landsliding. This will be achieved by collecting additional core and dredge samples in the original study area and by extending the coverage of detailed bathymetric to the north of the 2008 study area; and by sampling appropriate features in the area identified in the area where this new bathymetric mapping of the outer shelf and slope will be undertaken.

CMAR Catch records (cmar:CATCH_HEADER_AODN_VIEW)

Catch composition records from data collected since 1983 using various ships or other platforms at various locations around Australia and in the Southern Ocean has been loaded into the CMAR Data Warehouse. Individual metadata records contain detailed information about each survey. Most of these data were collected by the historical CSIRO divisions of Fisheries, Oceanography, Marine Research and now Marine and Atmospheric Research.

ecosystem_regulatory_service_mangrove_hazardreduction (png_values:ecosystem_regulatory_service_mangrove_hazardreduction)

SS2010_V06 ADCP data (mnf:SS2010_V06_ADCP)

ecosystem_structure_process_pt (png_values:ecosystem_structure_process_pt)

37031009_peacockskate (nerp:37031009_peacockskate)

SS 10/2008 ADCP data (mnf:SS200810_ADCP)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 02 (mnf:SS200402_VOYAGE)

This project will contribute to linking observations of oceanography, zooplankton, fish choruses and blue whales in the Perth Canyon, a biological `hotspot`. Specific aims of the voyage are to carry out fine scale sampling of the Perth Canyon

FR 08/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199508_ADCP)

Regions - includes KEF, CMR etc. (local:Regions)

Marine Regions around Australia (KEF, CMR, GBR et al)

FR 10/93 ADCP data (mnf:FR199310_ADCP)

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 08 (mnf:SS200408_VOYAGE)

Observe using the SeaSoar with an optical plankton counter, the detailed hydrodynamic structure of the front from its separation point near the coast, and to follow it into deeper waters (the Tasman Front); (Suthers & Middleton) Examine the bio-physical structure in the wake around a shelf island (the South Solitary Island); (Suthers & Middleton) To compare the zooplankton size structure with the growth of larval fish (pilchards) over a range of oceanographic conditions; (Suthers) To investigate the early life history of pilchards in the Tasman Front, in comparison with the Kuroshio extension; (Suthers) To compare these data against a size-based mechanistic model of the pelagic ecosystem (Baird, Suthers and Middleton)

FR 03/94 ADCP data (mnf:FR199403_ADCP)

RVIN - 2015 Gear Trials 04 (mnf:IN2015_E04_VOYAGE)

MNF RV Investigator IN2015_E04 Trial voyage - trace metals and micronutrients. The overall voyage objectives are: (1) Introduce key stakeholders and science teams to Investigator, MNF and ASP operations (2) Undertaking as many operations and processes using as much of Investigator’s equipment, facilities and capabilities as possible to train and familiarise MNF staff and visiting science teams (3) Develop and implement procedures and JHAs for scientific operations (4) Identify any problems, issues and conflicts and include these in a voyage report (5) Collect and process data and samples as for a research voyage to test Trace element laboratories, facilities and on board systems (6) Undertake opportunistic testing and checks as per outstanding SFR list. (7) Underwater Glider Retrieval Trial Samples to be collected, trace elements in dissolved seawater samples and suspended particles from: 1. trace metal clean underway seawater supply (approximately every 2 hours if system is shown to be non-contaminating) 2.trace metal rosettes (TMR), 1-2 casts of each rosette (new MNF rosette and ANU rosette) per station. MNF rosette will need to be thoroughly cleaned at sea and shown to be non-contaminating 3. McLane in situ pumps (ISPs), 1 or more cast of multiple pumps per station (6 MNF pumps and 2 ACE CRC) 4. Hydrography and nutrient data will be collected by MNF hydrochemistry team 5. A trace metal clean aerosol filtration system will be tested in the aerosols lab

FR 09/2001 (mnf:FR200109_VOYAGE)

Geophysics, geochemistry and sedimentology associated with an inferred large gas hydrate deposit, eastern Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea (FAUST 3). Seismic mapping of basin sequences, sediment diapirs and bottom simulating reflectors within the Australian and New Caledonian/French seabed jurisdictions; Core to help determine the origin and composition of gas on the Lord Howe Rise, especially in any identified seafloor structures above sediment diapirs; Ground-truth seismic data by sampling older outcropping sequences; Core to establish the composition, character and climate history of shallow sediment of Holocene and Pleistocene age.

SS2013_V06 ADCP data (mnf:SS2013_V06_ADCP)

SS 06/2006 ADCP data (mnf:SS200606_ADCP)

FR 04/2001 (mnf:FR200104_VOYAGE)

This cruise is the first component of a multi-cruise experiment to enclose the Coral-Tasman Sea. The two following cruises (FR05/2001 & FR06/2001) and a section east of New Zealand to be performed by colleagues at NIWA will complete the box around the region. We note that FR04/2001 also involves a high degree of collaboration between CMR and colleagues from NIWA. Cruise Objectives: To occupy the PX34 section (Sydney-Wellington) as part of the long-term monitoring of the mass and heat transport in the Tasman Sea. To "value add" to the 10 years of high density XBT data (1991-2001) collected along this route from merchant vessels.

seamount_seamounts (ebsa:seamount_seamounts)

FR 01/95 ADCP data (mnf:FR199501_ADCP)

RVSS - 2007 Voyage 02 (mnf:SS200702_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 02/2000 ADCP data (mnf:FR200002_ADCP)

SS 08/2005 ADCP data (mnf:SS200508_ADCP)

MNF Video Tows - all voyages (mnf:VideoTows)

Video Tows from MNF voyages

MNF multibeam data from EM122 - all voyages (mnf:multibeam_em122)

RV Investigator EM122 multibeam coverage

RVSS - 2009 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS2009_V05_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

SS2013_V04 ADCP data (mnf:SS2013_V04_ADCP)

FR 07/2000 (mnf:FR200007_VOYAGE)

To recover nine moorings deployed in July 1999. These should have data on currents and temperatures, from which we should be able to analyse the amount of heat exported out of the region by tidal mixing over a year; indications of the relative roles of tidal mixing and wind-driven upwelling; and relate longshore currents in this region to the better-known Leeuwin Current system, further southwest. In addition we will undertake CTD stations opposite each mooring, mostly to calibrate the temperature and salinity recorders on the moorings. As time permits, we will undertake further CTDs to explore flow and hydrographic features in the Arafura Sea.

RV Investigator (last position) (mnf:INVESTIGATOR_LAST_POSITION)

FR 07/95 (mnf:FR199507_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/95 is the fourth cruise in a series investigating cool-water carbonate sedimentation and phytoplankton productivity along Australia's southern margin. Cruise was multi disciplinary, but with the emphasis on geoscientific aspects. Survey methods included precision depth profiling; rock, sediment, biota sampling by means of pipe dredging, epibenthic sled dredging, beam trawling and grabbing; water sampling and analysis by means of CTD and flow-through fluorometry; XBTs; underway instrumentation; ADCP and sea-floor photography. Data, sediment, biota and water samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses.

Multibeam lines from EM2040c (cmar:multibeam_em2040c)

Multibeam lines from EM2040c, Geophysical Survey and Mapping, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship

RVIN - 2015 Charter 01 (mnf:IN2015_C01_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator Research Charter Voyage in2015_c01. GAB deep water geological and benthic ecology program. Scientific objectives: The Great Australian Bight (GAB) represents one of Australia’s most prospective frontier hydrocarbon exploration regions. However, the primary Ceduna sedimentary sub-basin – the focus of our work - is characterised by a paucity of data on its deep water geology and almost no knowledge of its benthic biological communities. The Ceduna sub-basin is the product of rifting followed by the subsequent Southern Ocean seafloor spreading between Australia and Antarctica. The rifting created a narrow seaway between Australia and Antarctica, which was initially filled by two large deltaic super sequences (represented by the Tiger and Hammerhead super sequences respectively). Decreased sediment supply followed this period, during which commencement of fast seafloor spreading led to the initiation of widespread igneous activity and the development of a large number of volcanoes across the basin. Subsequent low sedimentation rates combined with continued subsidence have created the current modern deep water Ceduna sub-basin geomorphology. Key knowledge gaps in the understanding of the fundamental geology of the Ceduna sub-basin include: 1. Sedimentary facies and source rocks. 2. Hydrocarbon seeps. 3. Mid-Eocene Volcanic activity. 4. Basin and benthic biodiversity and distribution. The voyage objectives are built around three main survey targets: • Outcrops of sedimentary rocks – to collect samples for sedimentary facies and source rock analysis • Potential areas of seepage – to determine if hydrocarbon seepage can be identified • Deepwater seamounts – to identify, sample and investigate the nature of the mid-Eocene volcanics. Extracts from in2015_c01 voyage plan.

FR 08A/86 (mnf:FR198608_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR08A/86 was undertaken to study the Tasman Front, East Australian Current, fronts, eddy genesis, coastal upwelling and chlorophyll enrichment in conjunction with NOAA/AVHRR satellite imagery tests in the Tasman Sea.

FR 15/98 ADCP data (mnf:FR199815_ADCP)

SS 02/96 (cmar:SS199602_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor cruise SS 02/96 was the third in a series of four cruises to examine the ecosystem structure and seafloor habitats in the area of the South East Fishery (SEF) off the east coast of Tasmania, south eastern Victoria and southern NSW. Research objectives included a broad-scale survey of fish and invertebrates, seafloor habitats and their associated faunas, hydrology and zooplankton; sample collection for stable isotope analysis; sampling for phytoplankton pigment studies from the water column and sediments; photographic survey of the seafloor off Maria Island to study brittle stars; collection and photography of fish and invertebrates for handbook; collect biological material for collaborative studies with other Australian research instituions and stock assessment, and to collect fish samples for ecomorphological analysis.

ST 01/2009 ADCP data (mnf:ST200901_ADCP)

RVSS - 2006 Voyage 09 (mnf:SS200609_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 08/94 (mnf:FR199408_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/94 was undertaken to study ocean transport in the Leeuwin Current and in the equatorial Indian Ocean. Cruise objectives included to determine the seasonal variability of the Leeuwin Current near 20 degrees S and thus the variability in southward oceanic heat flux near north-western Australia, by measuring the current's transport and water mass characteristics using current meters (an Australian contribution to WOCE); to measure the transport in the equatorial current system at 80 degrees E using current meters and to determine the depth averaged water velocity in the Leeuwin Current near 20 degrees S by measuring the magnetic and electric field fluctuations associated with it, using ocean floor magnetometers and electrometers.

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Canyons (ebsa:GSFM_Canyons)

Marine species occurrence records (dwc:marine_species)

Marine species records published to OBIS. Records sourced from CSIRO, IMOS and ALA.

NRS_STATION (imos:NRS_STATION)

This dataset describes the sampling stations, which comprise part of a broader sampling program carried out by the Plankton National Reference Station within the Integrated Marine Observing system. Nine Sites are included in the IMOS NRS field sampling stations. Maria Island (TAS), Kangaroo Island (SA), Esperance (WA), Rottnest Island (WA), Ningaloo (WA), Darwin (NT), Yongala (QLD), North Stradbroke Island (QLD) and Port Hacking 100 (NSW). Sampling at these sites is conducted by several members of IMOS NRS Biogeochemical project. Sampling at the sites began between 29/9/2008 and 8/11/2010 and is currently ongoing for 7 sites. Sampling ceased at Ningaloo and Esperance (WA) sites in Aug/Sept 2013. Sampling is conducted monthly (Esperance and Ningaloo were 3 monthly) off small vessels. Depths sampled range from surface to 105 metres depending on the site. Depths are usually sampled at 10 metre intervals. Details including information on station locations, depths sampled and sample types collected are shown in the PDF link below extracted from the IMOS NRS NATIONAL REFERENCE STATIONS BIOGEOCHEMICAL OPERATIONS - A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, Version 2.2 July 2012. A link to the full handbook is also provided which includes full details of the sampling regime and analyses. Historical data collected as part of CSIRO Coastal Monitoring program is available for three of the National Reference Station sites: Maria Island Coastal Station Data 1944-2008, Port Hacking 100m Coastal Station Data 1953-2010 and Rottnest Island Coastal Station Data 1951-2009. The links to the metadata and access for these data is provided below.. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Station metadata can be found through this resource. Data is freely available through the IMOS data portal: http://imos.aodn.org.au/webportal The main goals of the project are to: 1. Provide a record of physical, chemical and biological (plankton) changes in Australian coastal waters. 2. Record data as part of a larger comprehensive national dataset, comprising both continuous in-situ sampling and analysis of discrete physical, chemical and biological samples collected monthly. People using these data should also consider historical data available from three of the National Reference Station sites: Maria Island Coastal Station Data 1944-2008 .. MarLIN Record Number: 4849 Port Hacking 100m Coastal Station Data 1953-2010 .. MarLIN Record Number: 5301 Rottnest Island Coastal Station Data 1951-2009 .. MarLIN Record Number: 4877

FR 11/98 ADCP data (mnf:FR199811_ADCP)

cables_deco_hydro_proj (nerp:cables_deco_hydro_proj)

Terraces (gsfm:Terraces)

FR 10/95 (mnf:FR199510_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 10/95 was undertaken to study the history of oceanic changes in the east Indian Ocean off the WA coast. Survey methods included CTDs, gravity and multiple cores, plankton tows and underway instrumentation. Sediment, water, benthic and planktonic samples were collected to build an ecological database on organisms of use for the reconstruction of past oceanic conditions. Samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses.

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Shelf_Classification (ebsa:GSFM_Shelf_Classification)

SS 06/2004 ADCP data (mnf:SS200406_ADCP)

RVSS - 2011 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS2011_V05_VOYAGE)

Southern Surveyor Research Voyage ss2011_v05. The influence of natural hydrocarbon migration and seepage on the geological and biological systems of the offshore northern Perth Basin. Scientific Objectives 1. Map sites of natural hydrocarbon seepage in the offshore northern Perth Basin (Jones,Kennard, Ross, Greinert) On the basis of: ¿ acoustic signatures in the water column, shallow subsurface and on the seabed; ¿ geochemical signatures in rock and sediment samples and the water column, and; ¿ biological signatures on the seabed: document the spatial distribution of seepage sites and characterise the nature of the seepage at these sites (gas vs oil, macroseepage vs microseepage; palaeo vs modern day seepage). 2. Investigate generic structural controls on natural hydrocarbon seepage in the offshore northern Perth Basin, to determine the leaking versus sealing nature of individual faults within linked fault systems (Jones, Kennard). Quantify seepage indicators over sealing structures through surveying the seabed over known oil and gas accumulations, then compare and contrast the results with indicators of seepage over structures with residual hydrocarbon columns that are known to have leaked or be leaking, then use these controls to assess the leaking or sealing nature of other structures in a variety of environments. 3. Assess the influence and potential future impact of natural hydrocarbon seepage on geological and biological systems and anthropogenic activities in Australia¿s southwest margin (Jones, Heap, Greinert). Determine whether the level of natural hydrocarbon seepage within the offshore northern Perth Basin: a) is likely to impact climate change due to methane release in shallow water, b) is a control on benthic habitat distribution, c) presents a natural hazard such as for drilling or slope stability, or d) has the potential to change or influence petroleum prospectivity.

3D Seismic Surveys 1976 to 1980 (nerp:seismic3d_sum_1976to1980)

CAAB FISHMAP (caab:CAAB_FISHMAP)

FR 10/89 ADCP data (mnf:FR198910_ADCP)

Trawling 2011 - 2014 (nerp:csq_tw_20112014)

FR 13/89 ADCP data (mnf:FR198913_ADCP)

Glacial_troughs (gsfm:Glacial_troughs)

SS2010_T04 ADCP data (mnf:SS2010_T04_ADCP)

FR 06/89 (mnf:FR198906_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 06/89 was undertaken to study and collect whiting (Sillago sp.) and other fish larvae from the waters on the continental shelf off northern New South Wales and to examine their distribution and genetic relatedness in relation to oceanographic data collected in the same region.

RVSS - 2009 Voyage 02 (mnf:SS200902_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 09/94 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199409_TRAJ)

FR 06/97 ADCP data (mnf:FR199706_ADCP)

FR 04/98 (mnf:FR199804_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/98 was undertaken for a geophysical survey of the continental and abyssal plain off the Eyre Peninsula (voyage 1 of 2). Natural variations of earth's electric and magnetic fields were measured over time scales of a few days to several weeks using seafloor magnetotelluric instruments, principal target being Eyre Peninsula. A new geophyscial instrument was developed to measure electric potentials (called self potentials, or SP) to detect the presence of mineralisation south of Eyre Peninsula, and to investigate SP signals across large magnetic anomalies in the Spencer Gulf. Sea-surface total-field magnetometers were used to investigate the effects of waves and swell, the variations of induction effects at the sea surface and the occurrence of a predicted magnetic amphidrome off the coast of South Australia. Underway data was also collected on this cruise.

FR 02/92 (mnf:FR199202_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 02/92 (also know as CIDARIS III) was undertaken to collect samples of deep sea bottom fauna from the NE Australian Slope and the adjacent Coral Sea. Survey methods included grabs, sledges, beam trawls and underway instrumentation. The macrofauna collected by sledge and beam trawl represents an excellent sample of the bathyal and upper abyssal benthic fauna and complements the species list obtained in particular during cruise FR 07/88 (CIDARIS II).

SS 01/98 (cmar:SS199801_VOYAGE)

Pre-cruise objectives: Southern Surveyor cruise SS 01/98 has the primary objective of studying southern bluefin tuna (SBT) in the Great Australian Bight using acoustic methods, which will be compared with results using aerial surveys, plus carrying out hydrographic transects and sampling of possible SBT prey species (other fish and crustacean species) by net sampling. As secondary objectives, data will be collected for calibration of infra-red thermometers on aerial survey planes, plankton and midwater tows will be undertaken for phyllosoma-stage rock lobster larvae, SBT stomachs from wild-caught SBT will be collected from commercial fishers, and 35mm bottom photography will be carried out for possible correlation with the distribution of SBT. Gear trials with the newly installed ADCP will also be carried out.

RVLI - 2015 Voyage 15 (cmar:LI2015_V15_VOYAGE)

This voyage was for the purposes of swath and camera tow in the Ningaloo region.

Bathymetry (200m, 1km, 2km, 4km, 5km, 7km) 1:10m (NE) (ea-be:World_NE_10m-bathymetry-200_1k_2k_4k_5k_7k_s)

This is a set of nested polygons at -200, -1,000, -2,000, -4,000, -5,000 and -7,000 meters. Created from SRTM Plus. This dataset was prepared as part of the [[http://e-atlas.org.au/data/ac57aa5a-233b-4c2c-bd52-1fb40a31f639 | Bright Earth e-Atlas Basemap]] dataset collection.

RVSS - 2013 Voyage 05 (mnf:SS2013_V05_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval AMNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2013_v05. Scientific Objectives: The East Australian Current (EAC) is a complex and highly energetic western boundary system in the south-western Pacific off eastern Australia. It provides both the western boundary of the South Pacific gyre and the linking element between the Pacific and Indian Ocean gyres. This voyage will retrieve an array of full-depth current meter and property (CTD) moorings from the continental slope to the abyssal waters off Brisbane (26oS). At this location the EAC, north of the high eddy variability, the approaching its maximum strength and its flow is relatively uniform and coherent. The aim of this observing system is to capture the mean and time-varying flow of the EAC. This a component of IMOS, and will provide an intensive reference set of measurements of the EAC flow over sustained period for monitoring EAC transport, improved understanding of relationship of EAC and the South Pacific gyre and impact of the coastal marine ecosystem, and validation and interpretation of the current system in numerous climate and ocean models. The mooring array is located on the existing long-term XBT transects, satellite altimetry and glider tracks. The EAC deep mooring array has been complemented by a Queensland- IMOS operated inshore mooring array on the continental shelf region.

FR 08/93 (mnf:FR199308_VOYAGE)

FR 08/93 forms part of the JGOFS study - Inorganic and Organic Carbon Cycles in Equatorial Waters. The cruise track was along longitude 155 E, between 10 degrees S and 10 degrees N and back, in the Solomon sea and the western equatorial Pacific Ocean. Cruise objectives included profiles of pH, carbon dioxide and fluorescence, measurements of primary and secondary productivity, studies of vertical carbon fluxes, investigation of processes of biomass production, and pigment analyses of phytoplankton community structure.

FR 10/96 (mnf:FR199610_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 10/96 (also known as PACMANUS III) was undertaken to survey the Manus and Woodlark Basins, in the Bismarck and Solomon Seas, PNG for hydrothermal ore-forming activity. Survey methods included dredges, grabs, sediment cores, hydrocasts and tow-yos, camera-video tows, echo-sounder traverses and underway instrumentation. Other areas also surveyed with no indication of hydrothermal activity included Goodenough Bay basement fault zone, East Sherburne Neovolcanic zone, Willaumez extensional transform zone, Bugave Ridge, and Tavui Caldera. Data and samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Related cruises are FR 08/91, FR 05/93 and FR 09/97.

RVSS - 2004 Voyage 06 (mnf:SS200406_VOYAGE)

To swath-map the Coriolis Troughs (Vanuatu) (Fig. 1) with multibeam sonar, in order to identify areas of exposed lavas, including coverage of the known occurrences in the northern end of the Futuna Basin and the Nifonea Ridge in the Vate Trough; To explore for and map the distribution of active hydrothermal venting systems of the Coriolis Troughs; To revisit the Nifonea Ridge hydrothermal vent system discovered on RV Franklin (FR08/2001), and determined whether changes have occurred in the intervening 3 years; To recover fresh igneous and mineralised rock, sediment, and water samples associated with igneous activity in these Troughs.

FR 04/99 (mnf:FR199904_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 04/99 will steam from Darwin to the Yampi Shelf hydrocarbon seeps where some bottom samples will be taken for the Australian Geographical Survey Organisation (AGSO), then steam to the start the main task, about 20 transects in an area between 15-20 deg S and 115-122 deg E in waters off the coast from Broome to Dampier. The AGSO work will follow parts of the Yampi Tertiary Tie (YTT) seismic lines 8,9,10, acquire sediment samples to investigate benthic communities around hydrocarbon seeps. Also water samples, still and video images, high resolution shallow seismic profiles, and sea floor mapping data will be acquired. The major task is to investigate the Extension of cool-water carbonate facies into deeper waters in Australia's tropical North-West Shelf area : oceanographic, sedimentological, paleontological and geochemical history. Data collected will include Precision Depth Profiling, bottom sediment and biota samples, bottom water samples and CTD profiles, colour photography of the sea floor on camera and video stations and seismic lines. Equipment includes epibenthic sled, Bleys dredges, Box corer, underwater camera, underwater real-time video system, seismic equipment and side scan sonar. This cruise was inspired by the investigations on cruise FR 01/96.

AUSREP Shipping 2006 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2006)

AUSREP Shipping 2005 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2005)

AUSREP Shipping 2007 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2007)

AUSREP Shipping 2009 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2009)

AUSREP Shipping 2000 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2000)

AUSREP Shipping 2002 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2002)

AUSREP Shipping 2004 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_2004)

IMOS Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) - Taxonomic change logs - Zooplankton (imos:AUSCPR_ZOOP_TAXON_CHANGELOG)

This data set contains tables that document the changing taxonomic resolution of the AusCPR plankton analysis. Improvements are made in the resolution to which the analysts can routinely identify plankton species through training and QC events. There is a taxon change log table for both Phytoplankton and Zooplankton, both containing the same information. If a taxa is not present in the change log tables then the taxonomic resolution to which it is counted has not changed over the course of the project. If a taxa appears in the table then it has not been counted under that taxa over the course of the project. The dates will allow users to see when the taxonomic resolution was changed, what it changed from and what training led to the change. This information is particularly useful when looking at analysis such as times series or changes of distribution over time. Taxa can appear to have first been counted part way through the time series, when in reality they were being ascribed to a lower taxonomic resolution. http://www.cmar.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=fd1aa532-2cf5-1081-e043-08114f8cf91a

FR 12/89 (mnf:FR198912_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 12/89 was undertaken to study the ecology of the late stage phyllosoma larvae and puerulus stage of the Southern Rock lobster, Jasus novaehollandiae (now known as Jasus edwardsii).

RVSS - 2009 Transit Voyage 02 (mnf:SS2009_T02_VOYAGE)

This is a processed dataset at 1 minute interval

FR 08/90 (mnf:FR199008_VOYAGE)

FR 08/90 forms part of the JGOFS study - Inorganic and Organic Carbon Cycles in Equatorial Waters. The cruise track was along longitudes 147 and 155 degrees E, between 5 degrees S and 10 degrees N and back, in the Solomon Sea and the western equatorial Pacific Ocean. Additional samples were taken at one station in the Coral Sea. Cruise objectives included profiles of pH, carbon dioxide and fluorescence, measurements of primary and secondary productivity, investigation of processes of biomass production, and lipid and pigment analyses of phytoplankton community structure.

RVSS - 2013 Transit Voyage 04 (mnf:SS2013_T04_VOYAGE)

This is a raw underway dataset with 1 minute time interval MNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2013_t04. Use the EM300 to search and survey HMAS Australia and HMAS Voyager. Scientific Objective: This work forms part of a wider study to investigate the site formation processes of deepwater shipwrecks. The debris field of the HMAS Australia wreck has never been adequately explored. This work will explore the extent of the debris field from the wreck, including the location of loose guns (rifled cannons) and funnels which were stored on deck, along with the location of the gun turrets which would have fallen out of their mounts during the sinking. These surveys will be the deepest survey of a wreck in NSW water and will provide baseline data for future potential research projects at the University of Sydney and internationally. When used in conjunction with other deepwater Australian shipwreck inspections (eg HMAS Sydney/ Kormoran and Centaur), the proposed survey will contribute further to the understanding of the site formation processes (ie how shipwreck sites form and deteriorate) and the physical decomposition processes of deep water wrecks. Scientific Objectives: The project aims to improve our understanding of the sources, sinks and background concentrations of key greenhouse gases in the Southern Hemisphere. a) Make continuous measurements of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and ozone as the RV Southern Surveyor travels along the chosen transect; b) Assimilate measured data into a variety of atmospheric chemical transport, inverse and statistical models to improve our knowledge and understanding of atmospheric greenhouse gases and their sources and sinks.

Spreading_ridges (gsfm:Spreading_ridges)

37042001_ogilbysghostshark (nerp:37042001_ogilbysghostshark)

FR 08/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199608_ADCP)

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Terraces (ebsa:GSFM_Terraces)

RVIN - 2016 Gear Trials 01 (mnf:IN2016_E01_VOYAGE)

Scientific Objectives: 1) Dredge volcanic and sedimentary rocks to obtain new, rigorous age and paleo-depth constraints for the Cascade Seamount. Underway bathymetric data will be used to refine dredge targets. 2) Collect sediment cores across a depth transect to enable work investigating paleo-oceanographic conditions using proxies. Preferably at least a multicore proximal to IODP site 1172, and piston cores at the mid- and shallow-depth sites. 3) Collect high resolution swath bathymetry and sub-bottom profile data to see how far recent sediment flows extend from the Cascade Seamount towards IODP site 1172, to test the hypothesis that downslope transport resulted in the observed sediment patterns in core 1172. Existing coverage and resolution of bathymetry across the East Tasman Plateau is insufficient to resolve this question. 4) CTD to complement the sediment core data if possible. Alternative is for clean underway surface supply samples to be taken where CTD not possible.

FR 14/98 ADCP data (mnf:FR199814_ADCP)

FR 04/2000 (mnf:FR200004_VOYAGE)

Investigation of Hydrothermally Active Submarine Island Arc Volcanoes in the Tabar-Lihir-Tanga-Feni Island and Solomon Island Chains.

IN2018_V01 (mnf:IN2018_V01_VOYAGE)

FR 02/2000 (mnf:FR200002_VOYAGE)

This voyage aims to collect data for the TROPICS project for the south coast PNG Gulf of Papua rivers, where nearly all large river inputs are trapped in the mangroves and inner shelf. Collaborators are trying to measure all the components of a mass balance for river inputs, losses to the atmosphere and sedimentation, and export to oceanic circulation. Other aims will be mapping Holocene sediment thickness with high resolution seismic equipment, Kasten Coring and box coring sediments to estimate accumulation rate and sediment mixing depth, Kasten and box coring to obtain benthic biological samples, and for measurements of organic matter decomposition reactionsand, measuring the natural isotopes of radium in large volume samples of surface water to estimate the residence time of shelf water, and obtaining grab samples and Kasten Cores for geochemical mass balance research on trace elements and the biological elements in the Gulf of Papua.

IMOS - AUSCPR: Phytoplankton Abundance (imos:AUSCPR_PHYTO)

The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure plankton communities as a guide to the health of Australia's oceans. The AusCPR survey is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a national collaborative program to observe Australia's marine environments. IMOS is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training. The aims of the AusCPR survey are to: * map plankton biodiversity and distribution * develop the first long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters * document plankton changes in response to climate change * provide indices for fisheries management * detect harmful algal blooms * validate satellite remote sensing * initialise and test ecosystem models Servicing and maintenance of the CPRs and analysis of the samples for the AusCPR survey will be carried out by staff based at the CMAR laboratories in Cleveland and at the AAD in Hobart. The project was funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and falls with the Ships of Opportunity facility. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS eMarine Information Infrastructure (eMII). Results from the AusCPR survey are available through the IMOS data portal. Further information is available from: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marq/edd_search.Browse_Citation?txtSession=7913

FR 04/87 ADCP data (mnf:FR198704_ADCP)

ecosystem_structure_process_poly (png_values:ecosystem_structure_process_poly)

FR 01/2001 (mnf:FR200101_VOYAGE)

Test (by exploration) the hypothesis that hydrothermal "warm seeps", venting basin brines or fluids rising up faults from basement, exist along the edge of the Great Australian Bight.

grid_one (local:grid_one)

FR 08/87 (mnf:FR198708_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 08/87 was undertaken for a rock lobster larval and tuna larval survey; satellite sea surface temperature validation study and to examine the vertical distribution of organic particulates (lt 1mm) in the water column.

FR 01/96 (mnf:FR199601_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 01/96 was undertaken to study holocene biogenic sedimentation on the continental margin of Western Australia, between 23 degrees S (Ningaloo) to 32 degrees S (Fremantle).

Rift_valleys (gsfm:Rift_valleys)

AUSREP Shipping 1999 (nerp:ausrep_shipping_1999)

FR 05/94 (mnf:FR199405_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 05/94 was undertaken to sample benthic fauna along a depth gradient (50-3000 m) and a longitudinal gradient (116 degrees E to 139 degrees E) on the southern Australian continental shelf and slope (VIC to WA) and to relate this to sedimentary regimes, comparing extensive biogenic calcareous sediments with terrigenous deposits from the Murray-Darling system. Also to collect sponges, tunicates and other sessile invertebrates for bioactive substances. Sampling methods included epibenthic sled, Smith and McIntyre grab, boxcorer, and beam trawl. Underway instrumentation recorded data during the cruise. Due to bad weather and loss of time benthic invertebrates were sampled from only two of the three transects planned; from Portland, Victoria and Victor Harbour, South Australia.

RVIN - 2015 Gear Trials 02 (mnf:IN2015_E02_VOYAGE)

This voyage is a trial voyage of for conducting benthic biological sampling. The voyage objectives are therefore a combination of specific aims for particular sampling gears and sample types – including the acquisition of high quality data sets and fully processed collections of specimens and samples – and to establish processes, procedures and work flows in particular areas of the vessel (e.g. working deck areas and sample processing laboratories). The trials of individual gears will commence with simple deployments in relative shallow and accessible (sediment) benthic habitats but will progressively target deeper and more challenging habitats as gear performance and safe-handling processes are established. We anticipate that each gear will be deployed several times. The voyage objectives include: (1) Refining Marine National Facility processes for safe and effective science operations at sea and introduce key stakeholders and science teams to Investigator, MNF and ASP operations. (2) Deep tow camera imagery, acoustic echo sounders, dropline catches, deepBRUVs, multicorer samples, physical collections of benthic epifauna and fishes,

CMAR Moored Instruments (cmar:MOORED_INSTRUMENT_AODN_VIEW)

Data collected since 1983 using moored current meters deployed at various locations around Australia and in the Southern Ocean has been loaded into the CMAR Data Warehouse. Individual metadata records contain detailed information about each experiment. Most of these data were collected by the historical CSIRO divisions of Fisheries, Oceanography, Marine Research and now Marine and Atmospheric Research.

The Australian Phytoplankton Database (1844 onwards) - Data (imos:IMOS_APD_DATA)

There have been many individual phytoplankton datasets collected across Australia since the mid 1900s, but most are unavailable to the research community. We have searched archives, contacted researchers, and scanned the primary and grey literature to collate >100,000 records of marine phytoplankton species and 10,000 chlorophyll-a records from Australian waters from 1952 to the present. Many of these are small datasets collected for local questions, but combined provide over 60 years of data on phytoplankton communities in Australian waters. Data have been standardised in units and taxonomy, erroneous data removed, and all metadata included. We have lodged this dataset with the Australian Data Ocean Network (http://portal.aodn.org.au/aodn/), allowing free access to researchers. The Australian Phytoplankton Database will be invaluable for global change studies, as it will allow calculation of ecological indicators of climate change and eutrophication (e.g., changes in distribution; diatom:dinoflagellate ratios). The inclusion of chl-a data and standardised conversion of abundance records to biomass provides modellers with biomass data to initialise and validate models of lower trophic levels.

37024002_ornateangelshark (nerp:37024002_ornateangelshark)

FR 06/90 (mnf:FR199006_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 06/90 was undertaken to study the Coral Sea circulation, comprising the SEC, the Great Barrier Reef Undercurrent, the clockwise circulation around the Gulf of Papua and the outflows to the Tasman and Solomon Seas. Ostracod sampling, NOAA satellite ground truthing and infra-red radiometer inter-comparisons were also conducted.

MNF multibeam data from EM710 - all voyages (mnf:multibeam_em710)

RV Investigator EM710 multibeam coverage

ne_10m_graticules_15 (local:grid_fifteen)

FR 01/93 ADCP data (mnf:FR199301_ADCP)

FR 04/2001 ADCP data (mnf:FR200104_ADCP)

RVIN - 2017 Gear Trials 03 (mnf:IN2017_E03_VOYAGE)

RV Investigator research voyage in2017_e03, titled “Brisbane Port Period Sea Trials.” The primary objective was to complete sea trials of onboard equipment as described in the Voyage Plan.

FR 02/2002 ADCP data (mnf:FR200202_ADCP)

AUSCPR_BIOMASS_INDEX (imos:AUSCPR_BIOMASS_INDEX)

IMOS - AusCPR: Biomass Index (mg/m3) The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project between CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (O&A) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure plankton communities as a guide to the health of Australia's oceans. The biomass is analysed from the same segment from which the zooplankton is analysed. All the plankton is washed onto a pre-weighed filter. This is left in an oven at 60 degrees C for 24-48 hours. It is reweighed to give the dry weight. It is advised that anyone using the data should contact the project contact person. The aims of the AusCPR survey are to: * map plankton biodiversity and distribution * develop the first long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters * document plankton changes in response to climate change * provide indices for fisheries management * detect harmful algal blooms * validate satellite remote sensing * initialise and test ecosystem models. Servicing and maintenance of the CPRs and analysis of the samples for the AusCPR survey will be carried out by staff based at the O&A CSIRO laboratories in Queensland and Hobart and at the AAD in Hobart. The project was funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and falls with the Ships of Opportunity facility. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS Infrastructure. Results from the AusCPR survey are available through the AODN portal: https://portal.aodn.org.au. This data is freely available but please acknowledge all relevant parties, as detailed in acknowledgement section.

FR 01/99 (mnf:FR199901_VOYAGE)

Studies of continental shelf processes, including zooplankton biomass and particle size structure in the coastal zone (up to 100m depth)

SS 09/2004 ADCP data (mnf:SS200409_ADCP)

37018001_bronze-clip (nerp:37018001_bronze-clip)

FR 07/98 (mnf:FR199807_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 07/98 (cruise 3 of 4) was undertaken for the first winter ichthyoplankton survey including correlation with physical and chemical oceanographic features. Area sampled comprised the Victorian coast between Gabo Island and Portland, south to 32 nautical miles offshore. Survey methods included CTDs, EZ and bongo net tows. Water samples for nutrient analysis, sigma-t, temperature, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, and ichtyoplankton samples were collected for on board and laboratory analyses. Related cruises are FR 02/97 & FR 09/98.

FR 08/87 ADCP data (mnf:FR198708_ADCP)

CMAR Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages (cmar:SedimentSampling)

MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (RV Southern Surveyor) (mnf:singlebeam_ek60_38_120)

MNF singlebeam data from EK60 (38 to 120kHz band) - all voyages. Deployed on RV Southern Surveyor. This layer shows start to end extant of each line. They do not directly follow the voyage track if there are course changes.

FR 02/98 (mnf:FR199802_VOYAGE)

Cruise FR 02/98 was undertaken for Subtropical Front temperature and transport studies (cruise 1 of 2). The aims of this first cruise of two (FR 10/98), being in the summer season is to: verify or refute the permanent existence and regional continuity of the Subtropical Front south of Australia; determine the seasonal variation in position and magnitude of the sea surface temperature gradient across the Subtropical Front south of Australia and in the Tasman Sea; estimate the velocity field and associated transport of the Subtropical Front; and determine the continuity of transport from the east Indian Ocean to the Tasman Sea. Survey methods included thermosalingraph and ADCP transect from Gulf St. Vincent to 40 degrees S, 118 degrees E, SeaSoar transects across the Subtropical Front, each on average 300 km long, CTDs and underway instrumentation. Recovery of two shallow current meter moorings from the shelf off western Tasmania was also conducted.

WCPFC Long Line sum (ebsa:wcfpc_pub_flag_ll_sum)

FR 07/89 ADCP data (mnf:FR198907_ADCP)

FR 03/2000 ADCP data (mnf:FR200003_ADCP)

FR 06/99 (mnf:FR199906_VOYAGE)

Joint Air-Sea Monsoon Investigation in the Bay of Bengal (JASMINE II). This cruise follows one conducted in May 1999, using the US vessel R/V Ron Brown. The aim of the cruises is to provide information of relevance to a number of questions regarding air-sea interaction in the eastern Indian Ocean, such as: i) Is air-sea interaction an essential part of the "Intraseasonal Oscillation" events which control the net strength of the monsoon in a given year? ii) Large currents occur in this region: does this imply that advection is a major part of the heat and freshwater balance? iii) Can we close heat and freshwater budgets on the timescale of days, over a region a few kilometres wide? Instruments used include: Radar recorder; Radiosondes; CTD sith 12 bottle rosette; ADCP; Eppley pyranometer; Eppley pyrogeometer; RM Young raingauge; Vaisala balloon launcher; Meterological balloons; Thermosalinograph; XCTD software; probes.

RVSS - 2010 Voyage 08 (mnf:SS2010_V08_VOYAGE)

Krill in 3-D - Vertical stratification and spatial distribution of krill communities in the East Australian Current. Scientific Objectives Marine predator-prey relationships should remain within certain boundary conditions (Michener and Kaufman, 2007), but few examples consider interspecific interactions in planktonic communities in pelagic marine ecosystems (Hairston et al., 1960; Schlosser, 1982). These ecosystems are often structured with high species diversity at lower and higher trophic levels, but a lower diversity of secondary consumers at mid trophic levels (i.e. a wasp-waist ecosystem, Bakun, 2006), such as pelagic fishes. Euphausiids (krill) likely represent an invertebrate analogue to pelagic fishes in these systems (Bakun, 2006), but this concept is yet to be explored. Competition between larval euphausiids and abundant primary consumers capable of dominating ecosystem resources (i.e. salps) likely control the progression toward a wasp-waist structure, and these competitive interactions are potentially mediated by connection between epipelagic and mesopelagic food webs. The epipelagic and mesopelagic zones of the ocean are defined as 0 to100 m (euphotic zone) and 100 to 1000 m depth respectively. Greater than 90% of the organic matter exported from the epipelagic zone is remineralised into nutrients, microelements and CO2 in the mesopelagic zone, and returned to the surface on decadal scales or less (Karl et al., 2008). The mesopelagic zone therefore significantly dampens the downward transfer of organic matter to the deep ocean, and acts as a positive feedback to global warming. Despite their importance in understanding the efficiency of the biological pump, little is known about the processes that control the remineralisation of CO2 in the mesopelagic zone, or its regional variation. These are considered to be related to the structure of, and relationship between, the epipelagic and mesopel

RVSS_XBT (local:RVSS_XBT)

FR 05/91 (mnf:FR199105_VOYAGE)

Cruise Fr 05/91 was undertaken to investigate submarine slope failure on the NSW continental margin and the biostratigraphy of the continental shelf off Sydney, adjacent to the Mt Woolnough volcanic complex.

2001-2005-Data_All_SeismicSurveys__2D_2013_09 (nerp:2001-2005-Data_All_SeismicSurveys__2D_2013_09)

SS 02/98 ADCP data (cmar:SS199802_ADCP)

FR 01/93 Towed CTD data (mnf:FR199301_TRAJ)

MNF Hydrology Profiles - all voyages (mnf:HYDROLOGY_HEADER_AODN_VIEW)

This layer shows the locations of Hydrology profiles from 1984 to present on many vessels but more recently from the MNF RV Southern Surveyor. The majority of recent profiles are in conjunction with a CTD cast. Most profiles are linked to downloads. For those that are not, please use the data-requests address at http://www.cmar.csiro.au/cgi-bin/nospam?a=data-requests-hf&d=csiro+au.

ecosystem_regulatory_service_poly (png_values:ecosystem_regulatory_service_poly)

RVSS - 2008 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200803_VOYAGE)

FR 10/90 ADCP data (mnf:FR199010_ADCP)

RVSS - 2005 Voyage 03 (mnf:SS200503_VOYAGE)

This is a processed data at 1 minute interval

Global Seafloor Geomorphic Features Map - Trenches (ebsa:GSFM_Trenches)

37020003_Brier_Shark (nerp:37020003_Brier_Shark)

CCZ Reserved Boundaries (ebsa:ccz_reserved_18sep2012)

37017008_schoolshark (nerp:37017008_schoolshark)

2D Seismic Surveys 1971 to 1975 (nerp:seismic2d_sum_1971to1975)

SS2012_T03 ADCP data (mnf:SS2012_T03_ADCP)

RVSS - 2011 Voyage 07 (mnf:SS2011_V07_VOYAGE)

Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) observations for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania (47ºS, 140ºE). The overall scientific objective is to obtain frequent measurements of surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the upper ocean, and then onwards to the ocean interior in the form of sinking particles. This "biological pump" drives carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, and writes the sedimentary record. The controls on its intensity are complex and involve processes that vary on daily, weekly, seasonal, and interannual timescales. Obtaining observations with the necessary frequency is not possible from ships. For this reason the NCRIS IMOS Southern Ocean Time Series Facility seeks to obtain this information using automated sensor measurements and sample collections. This voyage will deploy the Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS-2) mooring to obtain in-air and in-sea measurements to better understand the exchange of heat, moisture, and gases between the ocean and atmosphere.

FR 05/96 ADCP data (mnf:FR199605_ADCP)