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 Harbours 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）及拜诺港内外浅水区（GA0359）的底栖沉积物采样（Benthic sediment sampling）。

参与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（Department of Environment and Natural Resources within the Northern Territory Government，NT DENR）——其前身为土地和资源管理部（Department of Land and Resource Management，DLRM）。

这些调查是2014-2018年四年科学计划的一部分，该计划旨在通过收集和整理基线数据，提升对达尔文港及拜诺港周边区域海洋环境的认知，进而推动专题生境图的构建，为海洋资源管理决策提供支撑。

本项目由北领地政府牵头，得到INPEX主导的Ichthys液化天然气项目（Ichthys LNG Project）支持，并与GA及AIMS开展合作且获其联合投资。

本数据集包含海床沉积物的总代谢、碳酸盐、有机同位素及有机与无机元素的测定数据。