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Estuary Water Quality - MER Program

An ongoing program of water quality sampling was initiated by OEH in 2007 to provide data on chlorophyll a and turbidity for reporting on the condition of estuaries in NSW. Sampling is conducted annually over the summer period in a three year rolling program between CMA regions. Seven fixed estuaries are sampled each year together with a minimum of 27 randomly selected from three estuary types and three levels of catchment disturbance. Each estuary is sampled on six occasions over the summer sampling period and in up to three longitudinal zones. Chlorophyll a samples are sent for laboratory analysis and turbidity is measured using a field probe. Other parameters are measured to support interpretation and research.

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Language English
Purpose This estuary dataset was developed under a new Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) Program initiated by the NSW Government in 2007 to assess and better manage the health of natural resources across the State. The MER Program is in response to the NSW Natural Resources MER Strategy which has the objective of providing appropriate information for decision-making by natural resource managers.
Frequency of change Unknown
Keywords MARINE,MARINE-Coasts,MARINE-Estuaries,POLLUTION-Water,WATER,WATER-Quality
Metadata Date 2010-08-20
Date of Asset Creation 2010-08-20
Date of Asset Publication 2010-08-20
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 0
Geospatial Topic
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2007-01-07 - 2010-03-30
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) 2010"