GMEM: Marine Seismic Survey Impacts on Fish and Invertebrates in Gippsland Basin

Gippsland Basin, Australia, is the focus of this final report from the Gippsland Marine Environmental Monitoring project. The report details six study components, including sound modelling, scallop assessment via AUV and dredging, fish behavior via acoustic tagging, and fisheries catch analysis. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on June 5, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling acoustic exposure and propagation based on theoretical and field-based sound monitoring data.
• Assessing scallop population impacts using data from Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV) surveys and dredging.
• Analyzing fish avoidance behavior based on acoustic tagging and monitoring results.
• Evaluating changes in commercial fish stocks based on the analysis of historical fisheries catch data.

Strengths

• Report is structured around six distinct, multi-method study components, suggesting a comprehensive methodological approach.
• Data collection was prompted by a specific seismic survey event (GA352 in April 2015), providing a clear real-world context.
• The report is the culmination of a formal monitoring project (GMEM) developed in response to stakeholder concerns.

Limitations

• The primary data files are in report formats (DOCX, HTML, PDF, ZIP); underlying raw or tabular data is not directly described.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the report after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Project involved theoretical modelling, field sound monitoring, AUV and dredge surveys, acoustic fish tagging, and fisheries catch data analysis.

Time Range

Study was initiated after a seismic survey in April 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:24:32.225792; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Australia