NESP TWQ Project 1.8 - Sub-catchment scale monitoring, modelling and extension design to s

A pilot sub-catchment scale monitoring, modelling, and extension program designed to support reef water quality improvement. The project, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, was conducted from 2015 to 2016. It involved workshops, risk assessments, and pilot implementation with farmers to identify pollutant hotspots and test extension program designs.

Use Cases

• Identifying pollutant 'spikes/hotspots' in reef catchments based on monitoring and modelling programs mentioned in the description.
• Designing and evaluating agricultural extension programs based on pilot study findings and farmer feedback.
• Developing and trialing market-based instruments like nutrient trading based on evidence from program implementation.

Strengths

• Project design incorporates end-user workshops and existing risk assessments, suggesting stakeholder-informed data.
• Pilot implementation involved farmers and extension providers, indicating field-tested components.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined as 2015-2016.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files include PNG and HTML formats, suggesting the dataset may contain reports or images rather than structured data tables.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Pilot monitoring, modelling, and extension program design based on workshops, risk assessments, and existing programs.

Time Range

2015-2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 18:56:22.954329; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on a reef catchment area in Australia, though the specific location is not stated.