DOI: 10.14466/CefasDataHub.112

Description

Full water quality monitoring data set from the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme survey around Tarawa, Kiribati in March 2019. This work was hosted and supported by the Kiribati Ministry of Lands, Environment and Development Environment and Conservation Division (MELAD-ECD), a list of collaborators is given in the attached readme file. The key parameters measured were: nutrients, chlorophyll, total suspended solids, E coli., intestinal Enterococci, vibrio and ESBL-producing bacteria (as a measure of antimicrobial resistance). In situ measurements and surface water samples were collected both from shore and using a small boat in nearshore waters. Full details of sampling and analysis methods are provided in the readme file, available for download alongside the data. Data are separated into surface water measurements and depth profile measurements.

Contributors

Graves Carolyn A / Powell, Andy / Stone, Michelle / Redfern, Farran / Biko, Teema / Devlin, Michelle

Subject

Water column temperature and salinity / Human impacts / Eutrophication / Water quality bioindicators / Bacteria and viruses / Anthropogenic contamination

Start Date

02/03/2019

End Date

10/03/2019

Year Published

2020

Version

1

Citation

Graves et al (2020). Kiribati Water Quality Monitoring Data - March 2019. Cefas, UK. V1. doi: https://doi.org/10.14466/CefasDataHub.112

Rights List

Open Government Licence

DOI

10.14466/CefasDataHub.112