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Project details
Title: | Jervis Bay Project 1988-1994 |
Id: | 2 |
Acronym: | Jervis Bay Project |
Investigator(s): | Trevor Ward
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Description: | The Jervis Bay Project was set up to undertake baseline studies of the key habitats and species in Jervis Bay on the New South Wales coast, and to develop a monitoring program to assist with long-term management of the bay. It was funded by the Department of Defence who at that time planned to relocate the fleet base of the Royal Australian Navy to Jervis Bay, and although this plan was abandoned mid-way through the study, the study was completed and the final report published in 1994. |
Description (full): | JERVIS BAY PROJECT The Royal Australian Navy proposed to move its fleet base and armaments depot to Jervis Bay, a pristine marine embayment on the south coast of New South Wales. In 1988 the Department of Defence contracted CSIRO to conduct baseline studies of the marine environment of Jervis Bay and develop a monitoring program to assist with the long-term management of the bay. The project, which took three years, was the most intensive baseline study of inshore marine habitats in Australia. The Jervis Bay Field Laboratory at HMAS Creswell has now closed; the remaining work is being completed at Marmion in Western Australia. The fourth progress report was submitted to the Department of Defence in January 1991 and the final report was prepared The aim of the Jervis Bay project is to determine the natural variability in the key habitats (saltmarshes, mangroves, seagrasses, sandy beaches, rocky shores and deep substrates) and key species (fish, seagrasses, mangroves, saltmarshes, and invertebrate fauna) in Jervis Bay over time, from 1988 to 1991, and space, taking in the whole bay. The variability in the patterns observed are being related to physical factors such as water circulation, water quality and climatic factors to develop a general understanding of the nature and inherent variability of the main ecological processes in Jervis Bay. From this quantitative baseline knowledge of the flora and fauna, a monitoring program is being developed to distinguish between natural changes and those caused by events such as oil spills, or erosion run-off, by new management strategies, or by the long-term impacts of climate change. The concepts for a mathematical computer model to test the effectiveness of the monitoring strategies used in detecting simulated impacts in the bay were developed at a specially convened workshop in 1991. The first version of the model will be available in 1992-93, with enhanced versions being developed in subsequent years to refine environmental monitoring strategies. The Department of Defence no longer plans to move the Navy's base to Jervis Bay, but may still build an armaments depot there. The southern part of the bay has been declared a National Park, and tourism and urban expansions are being developed nearby. A plan for low-intensity monitoring of the "environmental health" of Jervis Bay will be available in 1992-93 for implementation by the Department of Defence and the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service who are the primary Commonwealth managers of the bay. This monitoring program will be the first comprehensive long-term biological monitoring program in Australian marine waters, and could be a model for the management of similar areas. |
Years: | 1988 to 1994 |
Remarks: | Ongoing descriptions in Division of Fisheries reports, e.g. 1991-1992 p. 20-21. Final report available in 3 vols, pub. CSIRO Division of Fisheries, 1994. |
Data
- Pelagic thaliaceans samples from bongo nets near Stradbroke Island, East Australian Current,Tasman Sea (2019-2021) [IPT: project_2487_thaliaceans] - at OBIS
- Annelids of the eastern Australian abyss collected by the 2017 RV ‘Investigator’ voyage IN2017_V03, Australia (2017) [IPT: in2017_v03_annelids] - at OBIS
- CSIRO Survey TT200801 - ROV Jason cruise tn228: South and East of Tasmania [IPT: csiro_tt200801] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Catch records from eddy studies off the New South Wales coast, Australia 1979-1980 [IPT: csiro_eac_eddy_1978_1984] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS199402, Marine Biological Survey, Southeast Australia, 1994 [IPT: csiro_ss199402] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS199701, Marine Biological Survey, South Tasmania, Southeast Australia, 1997 [IPT: csiro_ss199701] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200404, Benthic Biodiversity, Tasmanian Coast; Bass Strait; Tasman Sea; NSW Coast, 2004 [IPT: csiro_ss200404] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200507, Benthic Biodiversity, Western Australia, 2005 [IPT: csiro_ss200507] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200510, Benthic Biodiversity, Western Australia, 2005 [IPT: csiro_wa_2005] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200702, Marine Biodiversity Survey, Southeast Australia, 2007 [IPT: csiro_ss200702] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200705, Benthic Biodiversity, Northwest Australia, 2007 [IPT: csiro_ss200705] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruise SS200803, Marine Biological Survey, Great Australian Bight; South Australian and Tasmanian continental slope, 2008 [IPT: csiro_ss200803] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Cruises, Vertebrate and Invertebrate Fishery Bycatch, North Australia, 1997 [IPT: csiro_goc] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, SRFME, Algal Biomass, Perth region, Southwest Australia, 2003-2005 [IPT: csiro_srfme_algal_biomass] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, South East Fishery Habitat Ecosystem Study, Southeast Australia, 1993-1997 [IPT: csiro_sefhes] - at OBIS
- CSIRO, Soviet Fishery Data, Australia, 1965-1978 [IPT: csiro_soviet_fishery_data] - at OBIS
- Catch composition and measurement records from trawling, RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V05, North West Shelf, Australia (2017) [IPT: in2017_v05_catch] - at OBIS
- Cephalopod specimens from RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04, Tasman Sea, Australia (2017) [IPT: mnf_in2017_v04_cephalopods] - at OBIS
- Cetacean observations and survey effort during the TEMPO voyage, RV Investigator voyage IN2021_V01 (Jan-Mar 2021) [IPT: in2021_v01_tempo_whales] - at OBIS
- Distribution and biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the eastern sector of the CCAMLR Division 58.4.2 (55°E to 80°E), Antarctica, RV Investigator voyage IN2021_V01 (2021) [IPT: in2021_v01_tempo_krill] - at OBIS
- Distribution of Palinuridae and Scyllaridae phyllosoma larvae within the East Australian Current: a climate change hot spot, RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V03, Tasman Sea (2015) [IPT: in2015_v03_phyllosoma] - at OBIS
- Diversity and abundance of mesopelagic fishes along 110°E, south-east Indian Ocean for the 2nd Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2). RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019) [IPT: in2019_v03_mesopelagic] - at OBIS
- First report of the potentially toxic marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia simulans (Bacillariophyceae) from the East Australian Current, Australia (2016) [IPT: in2016_v04_psimulans] - at OBIS
- Great Australian Bight Research Program, Australia (2015-2017) [IPT: csiro_gabrp] - at OBIS
- Gulper shark line selectivity project [IPT: csiro_line_selectivity] - at OBIS
- Hoplostethus atlanticus (Orange Roughy) length weight data, Australian waters (1987-2012) [IPT: csiro_orange_roughy_length_weight] - at OBIS
- IMOS - Phytoplankton Abundance and Biovolume (CPR), Australia (2007 to present) [IPT: imos_auscpr_phyto] - at OBIS
- IMOS - Zooplankton Abundance and Biomass Index (CPR) [IPT: imos_auscpr_zoop] - at OBIS
- Incidental sea snake and turtle bycatch records from the RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS199510, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (Nov 1995) [IPT: csiro_ss199510_reptile] - at OBIS
- Krill along the 110°E meridian: Oceanographic influences on assemblages in the eastern Indian Ocean, RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019) [IPT: in2019_v03_krill] - at OBIS
- Marine Commercial Fish Survey (FV Kapala, FV Trader Horn, FV Shelley, FV Kirrawa, FV May Bell) in the East and South East Australian Region from 1975 to 2008 [IPT: kapala] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2015_C02, Australia (2015) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2015_c02] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V03, Australia (2015) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2015_v03] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2016_T01, Australia (2016) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2016_t01] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2016_V03, Australia (2016) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2016_v03] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2016_V04, Australia (2016) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2016_v04] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V01, Australia (2017) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_in2017_v01] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2010_V09, Australia (2010) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2010_v09] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_T06, Australia (2012) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2012_t06] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_T07, Australia (2012) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2012_t07] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_V04, Australia (2012) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2012_v04] - at OBIS
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2013_T03, Australia (2013) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2013_t03] - at OBIS
- Measurements of the salp Pyrosoma atlanticum, RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04, Tasman Sea, Australia (2017) [IPT: in2017_v04_pyrosoma_atlanticum] - at OBIS
- Observations of seabirds in Macquarie Island waters (1999) [IPT: eades_macca_seabirds] - at OBIS
- Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study Data 1992-1996 - infauna records [IPT: ppbes_infauna] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_T02 Seabird Observations [IPT: in2016_t02_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_V01 Seabird Observations, Heard Island and Southern Ocean (2016) [IPT: in2016_v01_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_V04 Cetacean and Seabird Observations, Tasman Sea, Australia (2016) [IPT: in2016_v04_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_V06 Seabird Observations [IPT: in2016_v06_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_T01 Seabird Observations [IPT: in2017_t01_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_V01 Whale Observations, Sabrina coast, Antarctica (2017) [IPT: in2017_v01_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_V02 Seabird Observations [IPT: in2017_v02_wov] - at OBIS
- RV Investigator Voyage IN2017_V04 Cetacean and Seabird Observations, Tasman Sea, Australia (2017) [IPT: in2017_v04_wov] - at OBIS
- Sampling the abyss: latitudinal biodiversity patterns along the base of Australia's eastern continental margin - RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V03, Australia (2017) [IPT: in2017_v03_abyss] - at OBIS
- Soela Voyage SO 2/85 - Seabird Observations, Australia (1985) [IPT: so198502_wov] - at OBIS
- Solenosmilia matrix annotations and VME habitat identification in video from voyage IN2018_V06, Australia (2018) [IPT: solenosmilia_matrix] - at OBIS
- Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 02/95 prawn survey in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (Feb-Mar 1995) [IPT: csiro_ss199502_catch] - at OBIS
- Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 03/2005 Prawn Trawl Samples, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (2005) [IPT: csiro_ss200503_catch] - at OBIS
- Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 10/95 survey in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (Nov 1995) [IPT: csiro_ss199510_catch] - at OBIS
- Tasmanian seamount Hill U: benthic imagery and annotations from a towed camera survey on RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, Tasmania, Australia (2018) [IPT: in2018_v06_hill_u] - at OBIS
- The Dinoflagellate genus Tripos along 110°E in the south-east Indian Ocean, 2nd Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2). RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019) [IPT: in2019_v03_tripos] - at OBIS
- West Australian Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) Node 1.1.3 - Marmion Benthic Survey 2007 (Southern Surveyor voyage SS200704), Australia [IPT: csiro_ss200704] - at OBIS
- Zooplankton samples from Heron net trawls along the 110°E meridian, eastern Indian Ocean, RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019) [IPT: in2019_v03_zoop] - at OBIS
There are no surveys directly linked to this project.