Port Curtis Bioaccumulation Monitoring Using Oysters

Port Curtis, Australia, was monitored across 15 sampling zones comprising 54 water sites. The Australian Ocean Data Network collected data on bioaccumulation by deploying three batches of ten oysters at each site twice a year, in March and August, for approximately three-month periods. Oysters were used to measure the accumulation of metals, metalloids, and fluoride from the water.

Use Cases

• Assessing spatial trends in metal pollution based on sampling across 54 sites from the Narrows to Colosseum Inlet.
• Analyzing temporal changes in water quality based on semi-annual oyster deployments over multiple years.
• Modeling bioaccumulation rates for specific metals and metalloids using oyster tissue as an indicator.
• Evaluating the health of marine ecosystems within State and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zones.

Strengths

• Spatial coverage includes 54 distinct water sampling sites across 15 zones.
• Uses a standardized biomonitoring method with three replicate batches of ten oysters per site.
• Sampling was conducted semi-annually, likely providing a time-series perspective.

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 and temporal bias inherent to the specific monitoring program.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Oyster biomonitoring deployed on buoys at fixed sites for approximately three-month periods.

Time Range

Sampling occurred twice yearly in March and August; specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 00:40:19.883895; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port Curtis, Australia, from the Narrows in the north to Colosseum Inlet in the south, including State and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zones.