Sentinel-3 OLCI full resolution (approximately 300m-pixel size) daily reprojected Level 2P water quality (Chl-a, CDOM, TSS) produced by CSIRO under eReefs Phase 5 using the FUB-CSIRO Coastal Water Processor (detailed description at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112848). This product was derived from Level 2 geophysical quantities, and placed onto a regular grid using nearest neighbor resampling. Standard Level 1 quality flags have been applied to pre-mask and quality control the data (see file_version_quality_control). Additional algorithm input and output out-of-range flags (in_out_OR_combined_flags) are provided to further quality control the data. These flags have not been applied to pre-mask the data.

Benthic water quality measurements were obtained from nine sites across and outside Marmion Lagoon at varying depths (3m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 20m, 25m, 30m, 35m and 40m). Data was collected on Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Particulate Organic Matter (POM), Particulate Inorganic Matter(PIM), Chlorophyll-a, Phaeopigments, HPLC, Fatty acids, Nutrient Concentrations and Isotopes over December 2008 to March 2009.

Process Study 2 was undertaken between 20-22 September 2005 in the Huon Estuary offshore from Hideaway Bay. During this Process Study, two sediment traps were deployed at each of two sites (near sites P3 and P4 from the spatial survey) on the bottom for 24 hours.Prior to the deployment of the traps surface sediment samples were collected with a benthic grab from each site. Each sediment trap consisted of three collection tubes, material from each tube was filtered on 47 mm GFF filters, with several filters required to filter all of the particualte matter from each tube. Combined filters from each of two tubes labeled A and B (typically 3 filters for each tube) were extracted for lipid analysis. Tube C was used either for isotopes or Fauna indent.

Process Study 3 was undertaken between 03-05 October 2006 in North West Bay. Sediment traps were deployed and sediment samples taken at five sites in NWB. The primary aim was to investigate the composition of material being deposited to the sediments from the water column at these times and to compare this organic matter with that found in the sediments at the same sites. Additionally, we wished to see whether any organic matter of obvious fish farm origin could be detected. One sediment trap was deployed at each North West Bay (NWB) site in water varying in depth from 10 m (site 9) to 20 m (site 2). The trap sites were numbered 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9. Traps were deployed at their respective sites and left for at least one hour before the caps were removed in order to eliminate sediment re-suspended during deployment from entering the traps. The traps were left in place for 48 hours and then retrieved, capped and returned to Hobart for recovery of the samples. Each trap had 3 tubes, each of these tubes was split into three. One litre was taken and filtered for lipids using pre-weighed 47 mm GFF filters, one litre for pigments and the rest was split in two and stored in 500ml bottles, one for zooplankton analysis and the other for microalgal samples. Several filters were required to filter the lipid sample depending on the amount of particles in the tube. Selected filters were then analysed for lipid biomarkers. Organic matter from selected filters was also analysed for stable isotope 13C and 15 N values and carbon content. The contents of one tube from each trap was inspected for identification of zooplankton remains and faecal pellets using light microscopy. Sediments were collected at each of the above trap sites using a Wilco box corer.

Process Study 1 was undertaken between 12-14 April 2005 in the Huon Estuary offshore from Hideaway Bay. During this Process Study, two sediment traps were deployed at each of two sites (near sites P3 and P4 from the spatial survey) on the bottom for 24 hours.Prior to the deployment of the traps surface sediment samples were collected with a benthic grab from each site. Each sediment trap consisted of three collection tubes, material from each tube was filtered on 47 mm GFF filters, with several filters required to filter all of the particualte matter from each tube. Combined filters from each of two tubes labeled A and B (typically 3 filters for each tube) were extracted for lipid analysis. Tube C was used either for isotopes or Fauna indent.

The Huon Estuary Study was undertaken by CSIRO Marine Research between 1996 and 1998. The Huon Estuary is in South Eastern Tasmania. This record references the optical absorption data from both the spatial (HES) and the weekly monitoring (CM) surveys of the Huon Estuary Study. This dataset includes phytoplankton, spectral absorption and HPLC pigments. Final data for the pigment and phytoplankton data has been stored within the HES database which has been refered to by metadata record 'Huon Estuary Study 1996/1998 - Database'. The final datasets have also been written to cdrom as text files for archiving purposes by the Data Centre, Hobart. The spectral absortion data is scheduled to be reworked and will be added to the archive when it becomes available.