This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2017_E03, Equipment Commissioning Sea Trials, which departed Brisbane on the 20th August 2017 and returned to Brisbane on the 24th of August 2017. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column using a variety of configurations for testing purposes. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 logged sporadically for the extent of the voyage. Data are stored in Simrad *.raw format at CSIRO. There are 22 files totaling 1.56 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected from the Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator Voyage IN2020_V08, titled "SOLACE - Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export: quantifying carbon sequestration in subpolar and polar waters." The voyage took place between December 5, 2020 and January 16, 2021 departing from Hobart (TAS) and arriving in Hobart (TAS). The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column to 200m. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 logged sporadically for the extent of the voyage. Data is stored in Simrad *.raw format at CSIRO. There are 273 files totalling 41.2 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2014_E01. The RV Investigator travelled from Singapore to Hobart on her maiden voyage, departing Singapore on the 24th of August 2014 and arriving in Hobart on the 9th of October 2014. The primary purpose of the voyage, aside from transit, was familiarisation of the equipment and to test and configure the geophysical and acoustic systems. Further objectives were testing the K-Sync utility and developing synchronisation groups for different depths and performing noise tests on the biological acoustics (ME70, EK60).

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V04, 'Constraining external iron inputs and cycling in the southern extension of the East Australian Current' which departed Hobart on the 11 September 2018 and returned to Hobart on the 8 October 2018. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 was run for a short period on Station 3. It was not logged continuously due to the deep water depths and interference with the EK60 data. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 108 files totalling 10.4 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2018_E02, titled 'MNF Trials and Calibrations' which departed Hobart on the 3rd of September 2018 and returned to Hobart on the 9th of September 2018. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column as part of a series of trials and calibration testing. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 27 files totalling 2.3 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2017_T02, 'Collaborative Australian Postgraduate Sea Training Alliance Network (CAPSTAN): Training the Next Generation of Marine Scientists'. The voyage took place between November 14 and November 26, 2017 departing from Fremantle (WA) and arriving in Hobart (TAS). The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. Only four ME70 files were logged in testing. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 4 files totalling 318 MB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2016_V01, 'HEOBI: Heard Earth-Ocean-Biosphere Interactions' which departed Fremantle on the 8th January 2016 and returned to Hobart on the 27th February 2016. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 2098 files totalling 203 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset including the settings used is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V04, 'The whole enchilada: from production to predation in Tasman Sea ecosystems' which departed Brisbane on the 31-Aug-2017 and returned to Sydney on the 18 September 2017. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 logged sporadically for most of the voyage, but logged continuously near Montague Island. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 173 files totalling 15 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V01, The availability of Antarctic krill to large predators and their role in biogeochemical recycling in the Southern Ocean which departed Hobart on the 19th January, 2019 and returned to Hobart on the 5th of March, 2019. The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic backscatter data through the water column using a configuration designed specifically for this voyage. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. The ME70 logged continuously for the extent of the voyage except during parts of the transit. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 16,350 files totalling 1.55 TB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes ME 70 scientific multibeam fisheries echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2020_V06, titled "Probing the Australian-Pacific Plate Boundary: Macquarie Ridge in 3-D." The voyage took place between October 8 and November 3, 2020 departing from Hobart (TAS) and arriving in Hobart (TAS). The Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder acquired acoustic data with an effective range nominally at ~500 m, and since much of the mapping area was deeper than this, the ME70 was only run intermittently and mainly for testing purposes. The echosounder's frequency range is from 70 kHz to 120 kHz. Data are stored in Simrad *.all raw format at CSIRO. There are 65 files totalling 19.9 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset, including the settings used, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.