Benthic sediment surveys of inner Darwin Harbour (GA0358) and shallow water areas in and around Bynoe Harbour (GA0359) in 2017: Core Incubation Experiments 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 area-based rates of total carbon dioxide production and oxygen uptake in marine sediments.

2017年5月29日至6月19日期间，研究团队完成了达尔文港内湾（GA0358）以及拜诺港内外浅水区（GA0359）的底栖沉积物采样工作。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））。本次调查属于2014-2018年四年期科学计划的组成部分，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，进而制作专题生境地图，为海洋资源管理决策提供支撑。本项目由北领地政府牵头，由INPEX主导的伊奇斯液化天然气（Ichthys LNG）项目提供支持，并与GA、AIMS开展合作与联合投资。本数据集涵盖了海洋沉积物中基于区域的总二氧化碳产生速率与氧气消耗速率。