Scallop Mortality and Seismic Survey Impacts in Bass Strait, 2006-2016

Field data from a study investigating potential impacts of marine seismic surveys on scallops in Australia's Bass Strait. The dataset likely contains results from dredging, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle imagery, and MODIS satellite sea surface temperature data from 2006 to 2016. Research was conducted by authors from Geoscience Australia and published in Marine Pollution Bulletin in 2018.

Use Cases

• Correlating sea surface temperature anomalies with scallop mortality events based on MODIS satellite data from 2006-2016.
• Assessing sub-lethal impacts of seismic surveys on scallop species (Pecten fumatus, Mimachlamys asperrima) based on field-based dredging and AUV imagery.
• Evaluating the ecological realism of seismic survey impacts based on the study's use of commercial seismic arrays and paired field methods.

Strengths

• Study employed three distinct field-based methods (dredging, AUV imagery, satellite remote sensing) for a multi-faceted assessment.
• Temporal coverage includes specific monitoring before, two months after, and ten months after a 2015 seismic survey, plus a decade of satellite data (2006-2016).
• Research design paired field components as a failsafe against challenges associated with working wholly in the field.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field-based methods including dredging, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle deployment, and analysis of MODIS satellite data.

Time Range

2006 to 2016, with specific field campaigns around a 2015 seismic survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:58:13.162505; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bass Strait, Australia