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日期间，开展了达尔文港内部（GA0358）及拜诺港及其周边浅水区（GA0359）的底栖沉积物采样工作。参与调查的合作伙伴包括澳大利亚地球科学局（GA）、澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（AIMS）以及北领地政府下属的环境与自然资源部（NT DENR，前身为土地与资源管理部DLRM）。这些调查是一项为期四年（2014-2018）的科学计划的一部分，该计划旨在通过收集和整理基线数据，增进对达尔文及拜诺港周边区域海洋环境的了解，以便制作专题栖息地地图，为海洋资源管理决策提供支撑。该项目由北领地政府牵头，得到INPEX主导的Ichthys液化天然气（LNG）项目的支持，并与GA和AIMS开展合作及共同投资。本数据集包含海床沉积物的总代谢、碳酸盐、有机同位素及有机和无机元素测量数据。