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Project details
| Title: | Marine debris distribution in the Eastern Indian Ocean and Timor Sea. |
| Id: | 2402 |
| Acronym: | Marine debris distribution |
| Investigator(s): | Chris Wilcox
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere - Hobart [details] |
| Description: | We plan to address the following questions: 1. What is the density of marine debris in the oceanic regions around Australia? 2. What is the composition of marine debris in the regions sampled? 3. What fraction is anthropogenic in origin? |
| Years: | 2012 |
Publications
IPT Resource
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_T06, Australia (2012) (Darwin Core Archive) External link to reference
- data sourced from following voyages SS2012_T06
Data
- Marine Microbes from RV Southern Surveyor voyage SS2012_T06, Australia (2012) [IPT: bioplatforms_mm_ss2012_t06] - at OBIS
List of surveys that this project was on.
Use [details] link to view survey details (map, reports, metadata etc) including links to download data.
| Survey | Investigator | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SS2012_T06 [details] |
C. Wilcox (CMAR) | MNF Southern Surveyor research voyage SS2012_t06. Marine debris distribution in the Eastern Indian Ocean and Timor Sea. Scientific Objectives Marine Debris Surveys (Chris Wilcox,CMAR) We plan to address the following questions: 1.What is the density of marine debris in the oceanic regions around Australia? 2.What is the composition of marine debris in the regions sampled? 3.What fraction is anthropogenic in origin? We also hope to evaluate the use of an aerostat as a tool for collecting low level aerial images from behind the vessel. However this is conditional on further development of the appropriate camera with our technological collaborator. Plankton Surveys (Dave McLeod, CMAR) To collect plankton using a CPR along a transect between Broome and Darwin to improve our understanding of plankton abundance and distribution in the north west area of Australia. Measurements of Nitrogen Fixation (Eric Raes, UWA) Collect physical and biological data using the ship's conductivity - temperature - depth profiler from the surface and the oxygen minimum feature in the photic zone at stations between Broome and Darwin, particularly targeting eddies where possible. |