This record describes echosounder data collected on the Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V02. This voyage took place from Sydney to Brisbane, 15-26 May 2015. As the ADCP's were being tested, the EK60 was not pinging for most of the time to prevent interference. Data are stored in .raw .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 380 files totalling 9.93 GB of raw data in this dataset. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.

This record describes echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_E01, which departed Hobart on the 29 Jan 2015 and returning to Hobart on the 19 Feb 2015, after successfully testing equipment at 65° south. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 38, 70, 120, 200 and 333 KHz were used to acquire water column and bathymetry data between Hobart and Antarctica. Data are stored in .raw .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 906 files totalling 43.1 GB of raw data in this dataset. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.

This record describes echosounder data collected on the Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2015_V01. This is the first research voyage for the RV Investigator departing Hobart on the 21 March and returning to Hobart on the 30 March, 2015. Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 145 files totalling 3.69 GB of raw data in this dataset. GSF files of the data are also available. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03, 2nd Indian Ocean Expedition Line which departed Fremantle on the 14/05/2019 and returned to Fremantle on the 14/06/2019. 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 in the area of the Indian Ocean, 110° E. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The frequencies were set to passive for the whole of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 2626 files totalling 73.4 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 multibeam echosounder data collected on 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 Kongsberg EM710 MKII multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information and watercolumn backscatter around offshore Perth. The EM710 MKII provides a 0.5° by 1° transmit and receive angular resolution respectively. The echosounder's nominal frequency range is from 40 to 100 kHz. Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 194 files totalling 27.2 GB of raw data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in .all format are corrected for motion and position. Bathymetry data contained in .all format are corrected for motion and position. GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, 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 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 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 coast of Brisbane. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. Sea trials were conducted specifically for the EK60 during this voyage to detect improvements in electrical noise after rewiring during the preceding port period. Specific data was collected at each of the drop keel positions to get baseline readings in both passive and active modes. During this time, the ship was stationary and all other acoustic instruments were turned off. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 143 files totaling 12.6 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 IN2016_E02, MNF Equipment Sea Trials, which departed Sydney on the 16th December 2016 and returned to Hobart on the 20th December 2016. The Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders 18, 38, 70 120, 200 and 333 kHz were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a maximum range of 1500m, between Sydney and Hobart. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 124 files totalling 14.7 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 IN2025_V02, ' SOTS: Southern Ocean Time Series automated moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania ' which departed Hobart on the 26th March and returned to Hobart on the 14th April 2025. The Simrad EK80 split beam echosounders for 18, 38, 70 120, 200 were used to acquire acoustic backscatter data to a range of 1500 m. All of these frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage with the exception of periods of mooring triangulations. The 333 kHz was set to passive for the duration of the voyage due to a known issue with the transducer. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 807 files totalling 76 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_V02, 'SOTS: Southern Ocean Time Series automated moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania' which departed Hobart on the 17 March 2017 and returned to Hobart on the 28 March 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 0-1500 m, around Southern Ocean. All frequencies were logged continuously for the extent of the voyage. The frequencies were set to passive for the periods during the voyage. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are [XXXX] files totalling [XXXX] 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.