Monthly Water Quality Measurements for Oyster Farming in Tasmania's Simpsons Bay

Physical and chemical parameters were measured monthly at several sites in Simpsons Bay, Tasmania, as part of a study on oyster farming carrying capacity. The data includes temperature, salinity, and concentrations of nitrates, phosphates, silicates, and chlorophyll a. It was collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oyster growth potential based on monthly water temperature and salinity data.
• Analyzing nutrient pollution trends using nitrate and phosphate concentration measurements.
• Assessing phytoplankton abundance as a food source via chlorophyll a levels.
• Studying spatial and temporal variability in environmental parameters for aquaculture site selection.

Strengths

• Data includes six key environmental parameters measured monthly.
• Focuses on a specific, commercially important species (Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas).
• Part of a broader study covering five distinct growing areas in Tasmania.

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 data_gov_au, focusing only on Tasmanian bays.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Monthly measurements of physical and chemical parameters at several sites.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not explicitly stated in the provided description.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 08:09:37.640484; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Simpsons Bay, Tasmania, Australia.