This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator sea trial IN2015_E06, which consisted of three legs, 5-8 Oct 2015, 9-11 Oct 2015 and 12-16 Oct 2015, in and out of Hobart. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders, 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data. All frequencies were logged for the extent of the voyage. Sounder calibrations were undertaken. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 1457 files totalling 25.3 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2016_V02, which departed Hobart on the 14th-March-2016 and returned to Hobart on the 16th-April-2016. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The frequencies were] set to passive for the periods of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 780 files totaling 70.6 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_E01, 'Trials and Calibrations' which departed Hobart on the 28th October and returned to Hobart on the 6th November 2024. The Simrad EK80 split beam echosounders for 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m. All frequencies were not logged continuously for the extent of the voyage due to the priority of Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for the newly installed seafloor mapping systems. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 1265 files totalling 143 GB of raw data in this dataset. NOTE: On the 5th November 2024 five transducers (18, 38, 70, 120, and 200 kHz) were calibrated using the EK80 WBTs in continuous wave (CW) mode. Due to a fault with the 333 kHz that frequency was not calibrated. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2023_V07, [FOCUS] which departed Hobart on the 15/11/23 and returned to Hobart on the 20/12/23. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders for18kHz and Simrad EK80 split beam echosounders for 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m, around the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in the Southern Ocean, South of Hobart. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The 33 KHz and 70 KHz frequencies were set to passive for periods of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 1806 files totalling 176 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2017_E04, Trials voayge, which departed Hobart on the 7th of December 2017and returned to Hobart on the 11th of December 2017. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m, off the southeast coast of Tasmania. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and .idx format at CSIRO. There are 94 .raw files totalling 7.95 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2018_E01, Triaxus Sea Acceptance Testing & Calibrations Voyage, which departed Hobart on the 9th June 2018 and returned to Hobart on the 11th June 2018. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 50 m, at the calibration site at White Rock in Storm Bay. Sphere calibrations were performed during this voyage using a 60 mm copper sphere (18, 38, 70 kHz) and 38.1 mm Tungsten Carbide sphere (120, 200, 33kHz). All frequencies were logged for the extent of the calibrations of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and .idx format at CSIRO. There are 21 .raw files totalling 422 MB of raw data in this dataset. On-axis calibration processing using EchoView 8 has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM in2018_e01 EK60 Calibration Report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2015_E02, which departed Hobart 2015-04-07 and returned on 2015-04-14. This voyage is a trial of the new vessel for conducting benthic biological sampling. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounder was turned on for testing. No processing or QC has been conducted on this data. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 161 files totalling 19.5 GB of raw data in this dataset. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2023_E01, 'Sea Trials and Calibrations' which departed Fremantle on the 06/01/2023 and returned to Fremantle on the 12/01/2023 (UTC). The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders for18kHz and Simrad EK80 split beam echosounders for 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of [range] m, around offshore Perth. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The frequencies were set to passive for the whole o the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 106 files totalling 519 MB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2019_E01, 'Post-Dry Dock Calibration Trials', which departed Singapore on the 19th July 2019 and returned to Cairns] on the 2nd August 2019. EK60 Calibration data was also collected on this voyage The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m, within Australia's EEZ in the Arafura sea, the Torres Strait and the Coral Sea. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage within Australia's EEZ. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 173 files totalling 15.9 GB of raw data in this dataset. Processing has been conducted on the calibration data only. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V06, which departed Hobart on the 22-Nov-2018 and returned to Hobart on the 19-Dec-2018. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders [12], 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of [range] m, Huon, Tasman Fracture Marine Parks and the St Helens seamount, Tasmania.. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage The frequencies were] set to passive for the periods when tracking towed bodies using USBL. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 4690 files totalling 90 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.