Benthic sediment surveys of inner Darwin Harbour (GA0358) and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour (GA0359) in 2017: Total sediment metabolism, carbonate, organic isotope and organic and inorganic element measurements on seabed sediments.

Benthic sediment sampling of Inner Darwin Harbour (GA0358) and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour (GA0359) was undertaken between May 29 and June 19, 2017. Partners involved in the surveys included Geoscience Australia (GA), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources within the Northern Territory Government (NT DENR) (formerly the Department of Land and Resource Management (DLRM)). These surveys form part of a four year (2014-2018) science program aimed at improving knowledge about the marine environments in the regions around Darwin and Bynoe Harbour’s through the collection and collation of baseline data that will enable the creation of thematic habitat maps to underpin marine resource management decisions. This project is being led by the Northern Territory Government and is supported by the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project, in collaboration with - and co-investment from GA and AIMS. This dataset comprises total sediment metabolism, carbonate, organic isotope and organic and inorganic element measurements on seabed sediments.

2017年5月29日至6月19日，研究团队针对达尔文港内湾（GA0358）及拜诺港内外与周边浅水区（GA0359）完成了底栖沉积物采样工作。参与本次调查的合作方包括澳大利亚地球科学局（Geoscience Australia，GA）、澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（Australian Institute of Marine Science，AIMS），以及北领地政府环境与自然资源部（NT DENR，前身为土地与资源管理部（DLRM））。本次调查隶属于2014-2018年四年期科学计划，该计划旨在通过收集与整合基准数据，深化对达尔文港及拜诺港周边海域海洋环境的认知，所获基准数据可用于编制专题生境地图，为海洋资源管理决策提供支撑。本项目由北领地政府牵头，获得由INPEX主导的伊奇斯液化天然气（Ichthys LNG）项目资助，并与澳大利亚地球科学局、澳大利亚海洋科学研究所开展合作且共同投入经费。本数据集涵盖海底沉积物的总代谢、碳酸盐、有机同位素以及有机与无机元素的测定数据。