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Bynoe Harbour Habitat Mapping Survey 2016: High resolution backscatter grid

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Updated 17/10/2025

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This resource contains multibeam backscatter data for Bynoe Harbour collected by Geoscience Australia (GA), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the Northern Territory Government (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) during the period between 3 and 27 May 2016 on the RV Solander (survey SOL6187/GA0351). This project was made possible through offset funds provided by INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project to Northern Territory Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and co-investment from Geoscience Australia and Australian Institute of Marine Science. The intent of this four year (2014-2018) program is to improve knowledge of the marine environments in the Darwin and Bynoe Harbour regions by collating and collecting baseline data that enable the creation of thematic habitat maps that underpin marine resource management decisions. The specific objectives of the survey were to: 1. Obtain high resolution geophysical (bathymetry) data for Bynoe Harbour; 2. Characterise substrates (acoustic backscatter properties, grainsize, sediment chemistry) for Bynoe Harbour; and 3. Collect tidal data for the survey area. Data acquired during the survey included: multibeam sonar bathymetry and acoustic backscatter; physical samples of seabed sediments, underwater photography and video of grab sample locations and oceanographic information including tidal data and sound velocity profiles. This dataset comprises multibeam backscatter data. A detailed account of the survey is provided in: Siwabessy, P.J.W., Smit, N., Atkinson, I., Dando, N., Harries, S., Howard, F.J.F., Li, J., Nicholas W.A., Picard, K., Radke, L.C., Tran, M., Williams, D. and Whiteway, T. 2016. Bynoe Harbour Marine Survey 2016: GA4452/SOL6432 – Post-survey report. Record 2017/04. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/Record.2017.004.

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Title Bynoe Harbour Habitat Mapping Survey 2016: High resolution backscatter grid
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/767c3adf-c4f7-49db-8a34-720d53664c2f
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 03/05/2016 - 27/05/2016
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -12.646
      ],
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        -12.321
      ],
      [
        130.262,
        -12.321
      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Bynoe Harbour Habitat Mapping Survey 2016: High resolution backscatter grid". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/bynoe-harbour-habitat-mapping-survey-2016-high-resolution-backscatter-grid