Understanding oxygen dynamics and the importance for benthic recovery in Macquarie Harbour

Project No: FRDC 2016/067

Macquarie Harbour is a unique Tasmanian salmon farming environment with a complex ecological, hydrodynamic and industrial legacy. This project is focused on better understanding changes in dissolved oxygen within the water column and its significance for recovery of the benthic environment.

The various reports associated with this project can be viewed here.

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Completed

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