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Estuarine Health in Tasmania, status and indicators: water quality

OxygenNutrientsParticulate matterSea Surface SalinitySea Surface TemperatureSubsurface SalinitySubsurface TemperaturePhytoplankton biomass and diversity

Conducted under the Coast and Clean Seas program of the Natural Heritage Trust fund, this study provides a summary and assessment of water quality parameters, as indicators of estuarine health, in 22 selected Tasmanian estuaries. The estuaries are: Duck Bay, East Inlet, Black River, Don River, Mersey River, Port Sorell, Boobyalla Inlet, Little Musselroe River, Ansons Bay, Grants Lagoon, Douglas River, Great Swanport, Meredith River, Little Swanport, Earlham Lagoon, Browns River, Cloudy Bay Lagoon, Catamaran River, Cockle Creek, Pieman River, Nelson Bay River and Arthur River (for location, see Fig. 1 in the attached report). Information is summarised on both a State wide and individual estuary basis.

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Temporal extent1999-04-01 – 2000-06-01
Date (creation)2007-10-30
Statuscompleted
Update frequencynotPlanned
Metadata languageen
LicenseThe data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute.
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-12
Created2026-11-12
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