The Tasmanian Marine Analysis Network (TasMAN)

The Tasmanian Marine Analysis Network (TasMAN) has been developed and deployed to help manage the multiple uses of the estuaries and coastal regions of southern Tasmania, Australia. These regions are used by industry, shipping, aquaculture and tourism operators along with commercial and recreational boaters and fishers. The network is designed to collect real-time data that will help monitor the health of the estuaries, as well as to provide warnings to industry and the general public. The rapidly growing TasMAN network is currently under deployment and is already delivering real-time data of interest to marine researchers and modellers in southern Tasmania. We discuss the network design and implementation, and present an analysis of the data collected by the network during its first year of operation.

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