Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania: Simpsons Bay

Physical and chemical parameters at five Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) growing areas in Tasmania - Pittwater, Pipeclay Lagoon, Little Swanport, Georges Bay and Simpsons Bay - were measured as part of a study to determine the carrying capacity of the areas for oyster farming. The data represented by this record, was collected in Simpsons Bay. This has provided valuable environmental data for these areas. The hydrodynamic regimes at each area except Simpsons Bay were studied, including high and low water volumes, flushing rates, flow rates and depth contours.


Temperature, salinity and concentrations of nitrates, phosphates, silicates and chlorophyll a were measured monthly at several sites in each area. The change in these parameters over different time scales also was examined at two sites in Pittwater and indicated temporal and spatial variability in the environmental parameters measured.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2007-10-30T10:33:00

Principal investigator

Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) - Crawford, Christine, Dr
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
ORCID ID >

Purpose
To determine the carrying capacity of the areas studied for oyster farming.
Credit
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Status
Completed

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Crawford, Christine, Dr
IMAS - Taroona
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
ORCID ID >

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Ross, Jeff, Dr
IMAS - Taroona
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
ORCID ID >

Temporal resolution
P0Y1M0DT0H0M0S
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Farming

Extent

N
S
E
W


Geographic identifier
3414:237:1

Title
c-squares
Date (Creation)
2001-12-13T00:00:00

Owner

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
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Temporal extent

Time period
1993-08-18T00:00:00 1994-06-22T00:00:00

Vertical element

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
1
Identifier
EPSG::5715
Name
MSL depth
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

Resource format

Title
Microsoft Excel (xls)
Date
Edition
2003
CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota v2.
  • 23 257001
  • Crassostrea gigas
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Temperate Reef
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
Keywords (Theme)
  • Temperature
  • Salinity
  • Chlorophyll a concentration
  • Nitrate plus nitrite concentration
  • Nitrate concentration
  • Nitrite concentration
  • Phosphate concentration
  • Silicate concentration
  • High water volume
  • Low water volume
  • Flushing time
  • Flow rates

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute.

Resource constraints

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License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/

License Text

Other constraints
The citation in a list of references is: citation author name/s (year metadata published), metadata title. Citation author organisation/s. File identifier and Data accessed at (add http link).

Associated resource

Title
Physical and chemcial parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania
Date (Creation)
2011-11-23T00:00:00
Character encoding
UTF8
Environment description
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (xls)
Supplemental Information
Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania, C. Crawford and I. Mitchell, Marine Research Laboratories - Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania 1999 - Technical Report No 4

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Name
Temperature

Name
Temp

Name
Degrees celsius
Name
Salinity

Name
ppt
Name
Chlorophyll a concentration

Name
Chla

Name
ug/L
Name
Nitrate plus nitrite concentration

Name
NOX

Name
ug/L
Name
Nitrate concentration

Name
NO3

Name
ug/L
Name
Nitrite concentration

Name
NO2

Name
ug/L
Name
Phosphate concentration

Name
PO4

Name
ug/L
Name
Silicate concentration

Name
SiO4

Name
ug/L
Name
High water volume

Name
m3
Name
Low water volume

Name
m3
Name
Flushing time

Name
tidal cycles
Name
Flow rates

Name
tonnes/m2

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • Microsoft Excel (xls)

Distributor

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Crawford, Christine, Dr
OnLine resource
REPORT - TAFI technical report [direct download]

Resource lineage

Statement
For detailed methodology please consult the technical report.
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Metadata

Metadata identifier
6e7226fa-b5f8-43e6-bf5b-59ad08134d4c

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager
Parent metadata

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/6e7226fa-b5f8-43e6-bf5b-59ad08134d4c

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2021-03-30T21:37:18
Date info (Revision)
2021-03-30T21:37:18

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

N
S
E
W


Keywords

Chlorophyll a concentration Flow rates Flushing time High water volume Low water volume Nitrate concentration Nitrate plus nitrite concentration Nitrite concentration Phosphate concentration Salinity Silicate concentration Temperature
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
AQUACULTURE LAGOONS NITRATE NUTRIENTS PHOSPHATE SALINITY WATER QUALITY WATER TEMPERATURE

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