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

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 28/09/2025

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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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Title Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania: Simpsons Bay
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ded6f75c-33c8-41e2-b09a-60aad413c509
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Christine.Crawford@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 18/08/1993 - 22/06/1994
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Physical and chemical parameters of several oyster growing areas in Tasmania: Simpsons Bay". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/physical-and-chemical-parameters-of-several-oyster-growing-areas-in-tasmania-simpsons-bay