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Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania

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. 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)
2015-04-04T19:00:00

Principal investigator

Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI) - Crawford, Christine, Dr
Private Bag 49
Hobart
TAS
7001
Australia
61 3 6227 7277
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
61 3 6227 7277
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
61 3 6227 7281
61 3 6227 8035 (facsimile)
ORCID ID >

Temporal resolution
P0Y1M0DT0H0M0S
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Farming

Extent

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W


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E
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Temporal extent

Time period
1991-08-27T00:00:00 1994-11-29T00:00:00

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
  • SALINITY
  • AQUACULTURE
  • LAGOONS
  • NUTRIENTS
  • WATER TEMPERATURE
  • NITRATE
  • PHOSPHATE
  • WATER QUALITY
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Temperate Reef
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
  • Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
  • Aquaculture
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
  • Temperature of the water body
  • Practical salinity of the water body
  • Concentration of chlorophyll-a per unit volume of the water body
  • Concentration of nitrate and nitrite {NO3 and NO2} per unit volume of the water body
  • Concentration of nitrate {NO3} per unit volume of the water body
  • Concentration of phosphate {PO4} per unit volume of the water body
  • Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water body
  • Current speed in the water body
Keywords (Theme)
  • Nitrite concentration
  • High water volume
  • Low water volume
  • Flushing time

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

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Other constraints
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Associated resource

Title
Physical and chemcial parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania
Date (Creation)
2011-11-23T00:00:00
Language
English
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

Identifier

Code
Temperature of the water body
Name
Temp

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UPAA
Name
Degrees Celsius

Identifier

Code
Practical salinity of the water body
Identifier
http://vocab.aodn.org.au/def/unitsofmeasure/entity/481
Name
Practical Salinity Unit

Identifier

Code
Concentration of chlorophyll-a per unit volume of the water body
Name
Chla

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre

Identifier

Code
Concentration of nitrate and nitrite {NO3 and NO2} per unit volume of the water body
Name
NOX

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre

Identifier

Code
Concentration of nitrate {NO3} per unit volume of the water body
Name
NO3

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre
Name
Nitrite concentration

Name
NO2

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre

Identifier

Code
Concentration of phosphate {PO4} per unit volume of the water body
Name
PO4

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre

Identifier

Code
Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water body
Name
SiO4

Identifier
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UGPL
Name
Micrograms per litre
Name
High water volume

Name
m3
Name
Low water volume

Name
m3
Name
Flushing time

Name
tidal cycles
Description
flow rate

Identifier

Code
Current speed in the water body
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
ORCID ID >

OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - Physical and chemical parameters of oyster growing areas [direct download]

OnLine resource
REPORT - TAFI technical report [direct download]

OnLine resource
imas:FRD_CMCrawford_Physical_chemical_parameters_oyster_growing_GV

MAP - Location of sampled oyster growing areas

OnLine resource
imas:FRD_CMCrawford_Physical_chemical_parameters_oyster_growing_GV

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Resource lineage

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

Metadata

Metadata identifier
ef001813-c7dd-4c65-9eca-fa70ec296d45

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

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

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ef001813-c7dd-4c65-9eca-fa70ec296d45

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2020-08-14T12:02:33
Date info (Revision)
2020-08-14T12:02:33

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

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E
W


N
S
E
W


N
S
E
W


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Keywords

Flushing time High water volume Low water volume Nitrite concentration
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Concentration of chlorophyll-a per unit volume of the water body Concentration of nitrate and nitrite {NO3 and NO2} per unit volume of the water body Concentration of nitrate {NO3} per unit volume of the water body Concentration of phosphate {PO4} per unit volume of the water body Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water body Current speed in the water body Practical salinity of the water body Temperature of the water body
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
Aquaculture Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
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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