Seafloor Bathymetry of the Gascoyne Marine Park, Northwestern Australia

Gascoyne Marine Park offshore northwestern Australia contains canyon environments like the Cape Range Canyon. Bathymetry data and seafloor imagery were collected by the Schmidt Ocean Institute during survey FK200308. Funding was provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute, Geoscience Australia, and other Australian government and research partners.

Use Cases

• Modeling submarine canyon erosion and slumping history based on described steep walls and plunge pools.
• Mapping benthic habitat suitability for suspension feeders like glass sponges based on rock overhang data.
• Analyzing the impact of sediment-laden turbidity currents on canyon floor morphology.
• Studying the distribution of epibenthos in relation to sedimentary disturbance within canyons.

Strengths

• Data collected by a recognized research institution, the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
• Includes both bathymetry data and seafloor imagery, allowing for multimodal analysis.
• Specific survey identifier (FK200308) and detailed funding sources are provided for provenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified despite a last updated date of 2026-04-20.

Provenance

Source

Schmidt Ocean Institute, Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Collected during marine survey FK200308.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:19:36.021920

Geography

Gascoyne Marine Park, offshore northwestern Australia