Cockburn Sound Management Council - Long-term Water Quality Sampling for Cockburn Sound (1982/83 to 2011/12)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

From December to March, in most years between 1982/83 to 2011/12, the Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory (MAFRL) at Murdoch University conducted water quality testing in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia for the Cockburn Sound Management Council (CSMC). Data was obtained on nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, salinity, conductivity, pH, suspended sediments, density, turbidity, fluorescence, temperature, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and light attenuation.

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Title Cockburn Sound Management Council - Long-term Water Quality Sampling for Cockburn Sound (1982/83 to 2011/12)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8bbcc421-be97-4a31-acc0-37a1118d1324
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
csmc@environment.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 24/11/1982 - 26/03/2012
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Cockburn Sound Management Council - Long-term Water Quality Sampling for Cockburn Sound (1982/83 to 2011/12)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cockburn-sound-management-council-long-term-water-quality-sampling-for-cockburn-sound-1-2011-121