Reef Plan monitoring of inshore water quality, Great Barrier Reef (RRMMP)
This data collection was started in 2005 as part of the Reef Plan. \n \nNearshore water quality data from direct water sampling by Niskin cast (suspended solids; chlorophyll; nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon species; silicate), summarised for the whole Great Barrier Reef and for each Natural Resource Management (NRM) region, by year (2005/06, 2006/07, etc.) and season (dry season, May-Oct; and wet season, Nov-Apr). Salinity, secchi depth, and temprature. \n \nFrom October 2007 data loggers are deployed at 14 sites to record readings of chlorophyll a and turbidity every 10 minutes. \n \nWater column profiles of salinity, temperature and turbidity (as % transmission) using CTD casts. \n \nGeographic areas (note not all locations have all data in all years/seasons) relate to the NRM regions: mainly Wet Tropics NRM, Burdekin NRM, Mackay Whitsunday NRM, Fitzroy NRM, some mention of Burnett Mary NRM and Cape York NRM. \n \nFrom 2008 sampling points are focused close to inshore reefs.\n Data forms a baseline for assessing future changes in water quality on inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. \n \nObjectives are to: Determine persistent spatial patterns and, where long-term data are already available, long-term (decadal) trends in inshore coral communities within the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, particularly in inshore habitats most directly affected by river runoff; and to explore the usefulness of autonomous instruments for high-frequency measurements of local water quality at inshore reef sites. \n \nThe key aim of turbidity measurement is to detect long-term trends, if any, in loads of sediments delivered to the mouths of significant or representative rivers entering the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, and thereby, to assist assessments of the effectiveness of land-based delivery reduction measures under the Reef Plan. \n \nOngoing, direct monitoring of lagoon waters to provide data for those variables that cannot be measured by instrumental methods or remote sensing techniques (e.g. organic matter, nutrients and pesticides) and to provide suitable high quality validation data for the remote sensing and instrumentation approaches \n \nThe reef monitoring sites are close to the sampling locations for lagoon water quality to assess the relationship between changes in reef communities and changes in water quality as well as other more acute impacts.\n These data are collected in conjunction with another dataset, Inshore Coral Reef Communities, see separate metadata record. \n \nMonitoring stations: Archer Point, Barolin Rocks, Barren Island, Barron River, Bedford, Black Rocks Reef, Boyne River, Burdekin River, Burkitts Reef, Burnett River, Cape Melville, Cape Tribulation, Cardwell, Cid Island, Coconut Beach Reef, Codhole, Colosseum Inlet, Cooktown, Daintree Reefs, Daydream Island, Dent Island, Dolphin Pass, Double Cone Island, Double Rocks, Dunk Island, Fitzroy Island, Fitzroy River, Frankland Group, Geoffrey Bay, Gladstone, Green Island, Halftide Rocks, Harrier Reef, Havannah Island, Henning Island, Herbert River, Hervey Bay, Heron Island, High Island, Hoffman's Rocks, Hook Island, Humpy & Halfway Island, Jesse Island, John Brewer Reef, Johnstone River, King Reef, Lady Elliot Reef, Lindeman Island, Lockhart River, Log Reef, Long Island, Low Isles, Mackay Marina, Magnetic Island, Mantis Reef, Middle Island, Middle Reef, Mission Beach, Mulgrave River, Night Island, Normanby Island, Normanby River, North Barnard Group, North Keppel Island, Northwest Island, O'Connell River, Orpheus Island, Osprey Reef, Outer Rock, Oyster Rocks, Pandora Reef, Peak Island, Pelican Island, Pelorus Island, Pine Island, Pioneer Bay, Pioneer River, Port Douglas, Rodda Reef, Rosslyn Bay, Russell River, Sarina Inlet, Seaforth Island, Seal Rocks, Shelley & Bushland Beach, Shoalwater Bay, Shute Harbour, Shute & Tancred Island, the Lillies, Snapper Island, Strickland, Tannum-Boyne coast, Townsville Channel, Tully River, Urangan and Booral, Wallace Islet, Weary Bay, Wild Cattle Creek, Wreck Point. \n \nFour cross-shelf transects for chlorophyll monitoring were also carried out; locations/sites not already included in inshore locations: Agincourt Reef, Black Rocks Reef, Barron River, Cairns Outer Marker, Ellie Point-Lyons Point, Green Island, Line Reef, Michaelmas Cay, Midshelf (or Dolphin Pass), Moore Reef, Princes Wharf, Rudder Reef, Saxon Reef, Strickland.\n
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- Date (Revision)
- 2022-11-21T00:00:00
- Website
- AIMS Web Site
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- AIMS Web Site
- Credit
- Skuza, Michele (Principal Investigator)
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- On going
Principal investigator
Skuza, MicheleAustralian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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AIMS Data CentreAustralian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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- 2005-01-01
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- AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
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- Concentration of carbon (total organic) per unit mass of the water body
- Concentration of Particulate Nitrogen {PN} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of suspended particulate material per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of nitrate {NO3} per unit volume of the water body
- Salinity salinity
- Concentration of ammonium {NH4} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of carbon (total inorganic) per unit mass of the water body
- Concentration of dissolved nitrite per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of Particulate Phosphorus {PP} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of Particulate Organic Carbon {POC} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of total dissolved phosphorus {TDP} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of total dissolved nitrogen {TDN} per unit volume of the water body
- Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus (PO4) {DIP}
- Secchi depth
- Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of Phaeophytin {Phae} per unit volume of the water body
- Concentration of chlorophyll per unit volume of the water body
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- All AIMS data, products and services are provided "as is" and AIMS does not warrant their fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. While AIMS has made every reasonable effort to ensure high quality of the data, products and services, to the extent permitted by law the data, products and services are provided without any warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of title, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. AIMS make no representation or warranty that the data, products and services are accurate, complete, reliable or current. To the extent permitted by law, AIMS exclude all liability to any person arising directly or indirectly from the use of the data, products and services.
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- The data was collected under contract between AIMS and another party(s). Specific agreements for access and use of the data shall be negotiated separately. Contact the AIMS Data Centre (adc@aims.gov.au) for further information
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- Resource Usage: \n These data are under an exclusive access period. Contact the AIMS Data Centre (adc@aims.gov.au) for possible access to the data within this period.\n \n Access Constraint: restricted \nUse Constraint: restricted \nSecurity classification code: unclassified \n \n \nMetadata Usage: \nSecurity classification code: unclassified \n
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Content Information
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- Physical measurement
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- Concentration of nitrate per unit volume of the water column. Nitrate may be expressed in terms of mass or quantity of substance.
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- Salinity salinity
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- Concentration of ammonium per unit volume of the water column. Ammonium may be expressed in terms of mass or quantity of substance.
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- Concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon per unit mass of the water column. Solute may be expressed in terms of mass or quantity of substance.
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- Secchi depth
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- Estimate of the transparency of the surface water based upon the distance below the ship at which a standard black and white disk becomes visible.
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- Concentration of silicate per unit volume of the water column. Silicate may be expressed in terms of mass or quantity of substance.
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- The mass of all types of chlorophyll per unit volume of the water column held in particles of any size
Distribution Information
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AIMS Data CentreAustralian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- OnLine resource
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Water quality and ecosystem monitoring programme. Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Synthesis and spatial analysis of inshore monitoring data 2005-08: Thompson AA, Schaffelke B, De'ath AG, Cripps E and Sweatman HPA (2010) Water quality and ecosystem monitoring programme. Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Synthesis and spatial analysis of inshore monitoring data 2005-08. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 78 p.
Water quality and ecosystem monitoring programme. Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Synthesis and spatial analysis of inshore monitoring data 2005-08: Thompson AA, Schaffelke B, De'ath AG, Cripps E and Sweatman HPA (2010) Water quality and ecosystem monitoring programme. Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Synthesis and spatial analysis of inshore monitoring data 2005-08. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 78 p.
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Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report 2007/08: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, Cripps E, Davidson J, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Neale SJ, Skuza MS, Uthicke S, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2008) Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report 2007/08. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 153 p.
Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report 2007/08: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, Cripps E, Davidson J, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Neale SJ, Skuza MS, Uthicke S, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2008) Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report 2007/08. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 153 p.
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Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, De'ath AG, Feather G, Furnas MJ, Neale SJ, Skuza MS, Thomson DP, Sweatman HPA and Zagorskis IE (2007) Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 196 p.
Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, De'ath AG, Feather G, Furnas MJ, Neale SJ, Skuza MS, Thomson DP, Sweatman HPA and Zagorskis IE (2007) Water Quality and Ecosystem Monitoring Programme - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan. Final Report. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 196 p.
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Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). Annual Monitoring Report. Reporting on data available from December 2004 to April 2006: Prange J, Haynes D, Schaffelke B and Waterhouse J (2007) Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). Annual Monitoring Report. Reporting on data available from December 2004 to April 2006. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 115 p.
Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). Annual Monitoring Report. Reporting on data available from December 2004 to April 2006: Prange J, Haynes D, Schaffelke B and Waterhouse J (2007) Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). Annual Monitoring Report. Reporting on data available from December 2004 to April 2006. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 115 p.
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Environmental drivers of changes in water clarity in the inshore Great Barrier Reef: Final Report: Fabricius KE, Humphrey CA, De'ath AG and Schaffelke B (2011) Environmental drivers of changes in water clarity in the inshore Great Barrier Reef: Final Report. Australian Institute of Marine Science and Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility. 32 p.
Environmental drivers of changes in water clarity in the inshore Great Barrier Reef: Final Report: Fabricius KE, Humphrey CA, De'ath AG and Schaffelke B (2011) Environmental drivers of changes in water clarity in the inshore Great Barrier Reef: Final Report. Australian Institute of Marine Science and Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility. 32 p.
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Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program. Final Report of AIMS Activities Inshore water quality monitoring 2009/10: Schaffelke B, Carleton JH, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Skuza MS, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2010) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program. Final Report of AIMS Activities Inshore water quality monitoring 2009/10. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 81 p.
Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program. Final Report of AIMS Activities Inshore water quality monitoring 2009/10: Schaffelke B, Carleton JH, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Skuza MS, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2010) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program. Final Report of AIMS Activities Inshore water quality monitoring 2009/10. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 81 p.
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Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Methods and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures: Schaffelke B (2009) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Methods and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 337 p.
Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Methods and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures: Schaffelke B (2009) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Methods and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 337 p.
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Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Final Report of AIMS Activities 2008/09. Report for Reef and Rainforest Research Centre: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, Davidson J, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Skuza MS, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2009) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Final Report of AIMS Activities 2008/09. Report for Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 146 p.
Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Final Report of AIMS Activities 2008/09. Report for Reef and Rainforest Research Centre: Schaffelke B, Thompson AA, Carleton JH, Davidson J, Doyle JR, Furnas MJ, Gunn K, Skuza MS, Wright M and Zagorskis IE (2009) Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program: Final Report of AIMS Activities 2008/09. Report for Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 146 p.
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ea:GBR_AIMS_WQ-summary
AIMS Inshore Water Quality Monitoring (WMS)
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Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). First annual marine monitoring programme report: Haynes D, Waterhouse J, Innes J, Vella K, Furnas MJ and Schaffelke B (2005) Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). First annual marine monitoring programme report. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 67 p.
Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). First annual marine monitoring programme report: Haynes D, Waterhouse J, Innes J, Vella K, Furnas MJ and Schaffelke B (2005) Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Reef Plan). First annual marine monitoring programme report. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 67 p.
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GBRMPA: Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program
GBRMPA: Reef Rescue Marine Monitoring Program
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Reef Plan Marine Monitoring Program - Project - Inshore water quality monitoring (AIMS)
Reef Plan Marine Monitoring Program - Project - Inshore water quality monitoring (AIMS)
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AIMS Inshore Water Quality Monitoring (KML)
AIMS Inshore Water Quality Monitoring (KML)
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Lloyd-Jones LR, Kuhnert PM, Lawrence E, Lewis SE, Waterhouse J, et al. (2022) Sampling re-design increases power to detect change in the Great Barrier Reef’s inshore water quality. PLOS ONE 17(7): e0271930. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271930
Lloyd-Jones LR, Kuhnert PM, Lawrence E, Lewis SE, Waterhouse J, et al. (2022) Sampling re-design increases power to detect change in the Great Barrier Reef’s inshore water quality. PLOS ONE 17(7): e0271930. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271930
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- Statement: Information pertaining to quality control and assurance generally includes the assessment of the limit of detection (LOD), measurements of accuracy (e.g. using reference materials to assess recovery of known amount of analyte) and precision (the repeated analyses of the same concentration of analyte to check for reproducibility). Some results are also validated by using an alternative method for comparison. \nDetailed QAQC data are available. \n
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2015-10-07T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2022-11-21T14:00:02
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- ISO 19115-3:2018