Benthic Sediment Oxygen Demand in Darwin and Bynoe Harbours, 2017

Sediment oxygen demand measurements were collected from seabed sediments in inner Darwin Harbour and shallow waters around Bynoe Harbour. Sampling was conducted between May 29 and June 19, 2017 by Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government. This work forms part of a four-year science program from 2014-2018 to create baseline habitat maps for marine resource management.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic oxygen flux based on sediment oxygen demand measurements.
• Creating baseline habitat maps for marine resource management as described in the program.
• Assessing the health of harbour ecosystems based on sediment geochemistry.
• Supporting environmental impact assessments for industrial projects in the region.

Strengths

• Data collection involved multiple authoritative partners: Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and the NT Government.
• Sampling occurred over a defined three-week period from May 29 to June 19, 2017.
• Part of a structured, 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 and temporal bias inherent to the specific 2017 survey period.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Benthic sediment sampling and sediment oxygen demand measurements.

Time Range

2017-05-29 to 2017-06-19

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:19:34.363310; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Inner Darwin Harbour and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.