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. The surveys were conducted between May 29 and June 19, 2017, as part of a four-year science program from 2014 to 2018. Partners included Geoscience Australia, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Northern Territory Government's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Use Cases

• Modeling benthic oxygen dynamics based on sediment oxygen demand measurements.
• Creating thematic habitat maps for marine resource management based on baseline environmental data.
• Assessing the environmental baseline of tropical harbours for impact studies.
• Supporting marine spatial planning decisions based on collated survey data.

Strengths

• Data collection involved multiple authoritative institutions: Geoscience Australia, AIMS, and NT DENR.
• Surveys are part of a defined four-year science program (2014-2018).
• Specific temporal coverage is provided: May 29 to June 19, 2017.

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 bias inherent to the specific harbour survey locations.

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 2026-05-14 04:38:36.448944; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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