IN2025_V06: Coral Sea Marine Park Deep-Sea Biodiversity Voyage Data

The Coral Sea Marine Park was surveyed by the RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V06 between October 10 and November 14, 2025. The archive contains raw data from over 40 instruments, including multibeam echosounders, CTDs, environmental DNA samplers, and atmospheric sensors. Data is curated by CSIRO's National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Information and Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Map seafloor topography based on multibeam echosounder (EM712, EM124, EM2040) and sub-bottom profiler (SBP29) data
• Assess deep-sea biodiversity based on environmental DNA (eDNA), beam trawl, and deep towed camera (DTC) collections
• Analyze ocean currents and water column properties based on ADCP and CTD measurements
• Study atmospheric-ocean interactions based on greenhouse gas analyzers, radon sensors, and weather instruments

Strengths

• Data collected during a 36-day dedicated research voyage with a defined scientific objective
• Archive includes data from over 40 distinct instruments covering oceanographic, atmospheric, and biological measurements
• Raw data is permanently archived and accessible via the CSIRO Data Access Portal

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2025_V06, curated by CSIRO NCMI Information and Data Centre

Collection Method

Instrument measurements and sampling during a dedicated oceanographic voyage

Time Range

October 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025 (AEST)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:32:24.963737; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coral Sea Marine Park, departing from and returning to Brisbane, Australia