Aquafin CRC Salmon Project: Monthly Water Quality Monitoring in Tasmanian Estuaries

D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary in Tasmania were monitored monthly from September 2004 to October 2005. The dataset likely contains measurements of nutrients, phytoplankton species, chlorophyll, carotenoid pigments, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen from 11-14 sampling sites. The project was conducted by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research and the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal nutrient dynamics based on monthly sampling from 11 sites.
• Model phytoplankton community changes based on species identification and pigment analysis.
• Assess water column stratification based on dissolved oxygen and turbidity measurements at multiple depths.
• Monitor environmental conditions for aquaculture management based on the described monitoring parameters.

Strengths

• Data collection spanned over a year, from September 2004 to October 2005.
• Sampling covered 11 sites for most parameters and 3-4 sites for dissolved oxygen.
• Phytoplankton data was corrected and updated in June 2012 for unit accuracy.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Sampling was not conducted in May or July 2005, creating gaps in the monthly time series.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) and Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI)

Collection Method

Monthly water sampling and CTD profiling at specified sites and depths.

Time Range

September 2004 to October 2005

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:02:56.852440; freshness should be verified.

Geography

D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon Estuary, Tasmania, Australia