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Derwent Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel water sampling (KSA324 assessment 2022)

Created 28/09/2025

Updated 28/09/2025

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The main purpose of the study was to gain a greater understanding of the chemical and biological characteristics of sites in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and offshore of the Derwent Estuary between North West Bay and Betsey Island. Four transects were completed on the 5th and 6th of April 2022 to achieve this. A SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) Rosette was used to collect depth, temperature, conductivity, salinity, density, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, fluorescence and pressure data. Water samples collected at three depths using Niskin bottles were used to obtain discrete measurements of oxygen, pH, alkalinity and phosphorous at sea, and discrete measurements of chlorophyll-a, ammonia, NOx, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and silicate in a laboratory setting. A plankton tow net was used to roughly measure the abundance of plankton at each site and a Secchi disk was used to discern the Secchi depth.

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Title Derwent Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel water sampling (KSA324 assessment 2022)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2a42d8b4-09e6-488d-b664-70acb6b84153
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
kelvinm@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 05/04/2022 - 06/04/2022
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Derwent Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel water sampling (KSA324 assessment 2022)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/derwent-estuary-and-dentrecasteaux-channel-water-sampling-ksa324-assessment-2022