GA0358/GA0359: Benthic Sediment Grain Size in Darwin and Bynoe Harbours, 2017

Inner Darwin Harbour and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour were surveyed between May 29 and June 19, 2017. The dataset comprises grain size measurements on seabed sediments collected by Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and the Northern Territory Government. This work is part of a four-year (2014-2018) science program to create habitat maps for marine resource management.

Use Cases

• Model seabed habitat types based on sediment grain size measurements.
• Establish environmental baselines for marine resource management decisions in Northern Australia.
• Analyze sediment distribution patterns in shallow water harbour environments.

Strengths

• Data collection involved multiple authoritative partners: Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and the Northern Territory Government.
• Surveys were conducted during a defined three-week period in 2017.
• The project is part of a defined four-year (2014-2018) science program with a clear management objective.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the specific 2017 survey.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Benthic sediment sampling and grain size measurement.

Time Range

2017-05-29 to 2017-06-19

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:31:05.559929; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Inner Darwin Harbour (GA0358) and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour (GA0359), Northern Territory, Australia.