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FK150301 Henderson Perth Canyon to Henderson Bathymetry 2015 (4441/20150012S)

Created 08/01/2026

Updated 08/01/2026

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The FK150301 bathymetry Survey/Acquisition was acquired by University of Western Australia onboard the Research Vessel Falkor during the period 1st of March 2015 to 12th March 2015 using the Sensor/Instrument Kongsberg EM302 (30 kHz), EM710 (30 kHz)

A primary goal for the mission was to run ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) surveys at various depths to assess what animals might be found, their abundance, and the best sites for more focused research. The researchers expected to find a range of species including corals, sponges, sea fans, sea pens, urchins, sea stars, and large fish including sharks. While researchers had ideas of what they would see, having never actually explored the canyon there was no telling what they might find. Species new to science are always a possibility, especially during deeper dives.

Appropriate acknowledgment must be given to both the original scientists (Professor Malcolm McCulloch)(https://www.marine-geo.org/tools/search/DataSets.php?data_set_uids=22296,22297) and to the Marine Geoscience Data System (www.marine-geo.org).

This dataset is published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

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Title FK150301 Henderson Perth Canyon to Henderson Bathymetry 2015 (4441/20150012S)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/203855fa-6e6d-4fba-b654-95d79b3eb5bf
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clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/03/2015 - 12/03/2015
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "FK150301 Henderson Perth Canyon to Henderson Bathymetry 2015 (4441/20150012S)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/fk150301-henderson-perth-canyon-to-henderson-bathymetry-2015-4441-20150012s1