Victoria Moorings
Victoria Moorings
Victoria Moorings is responsible for a mooring deployed in the Bonney Coast region off Cape Bridgewater (Victoria). This region of the Victorian coastline has strong seasonal upwelling and supports one of the most productive regions of temperate Australian coastal waters. Not only does this region support large populations of migratory whales, fur seals, sharks, and bluefin tuna, it is also an important region from fisheries.
Daniel Ierodiaconou, Deakin University
Data
Why it’s important
Victoria Moorings fill a historical gap in the national backbone or coastal moorings, providing valuable information on the hydrodynamics of upwelling processes that underpin the productivity off the Bonney Coast.
Useful information
Essential Ocean Variables / Essential Climate Variables
This sub-Facility contributes to 9 Essential Ocean Variables and 6 Essential Climate Variables.
EOVs: Ocean bottom pressure, Oxygen, Particulate matter, Phytoplankton biomass and diversity, Sea surface height, Sea surface salinity, Subsurface currents, Subsurface salinity, Subsurface temperature
ECVs: Oxygen, Plankton, Sea surface salinity, Subsurface currents, Subsurface salinity, Subsurface temperature
Contact
Daniel Ierodiaconou
E: Daniel.Ierodiaconou(at)deakin.edu.au
Operating institution
Co-investors
Acknowledging IMOS
Users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source material by including the following statement:
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.