Dataset supporting a baseline assessment of marine water quality around
Vanuatu, South Pacific. As part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies
Programme, water quality measurements were collected over three years in the
coastal waters around the island of Efate, and on one occasion around the
island of Tanna. Observations focus on Port Vila (Efate), which is the main
urbanised area on the Island. Key water quality parameters are presented
(salinity, temperature, turbidity and total suspended solids, light
attenuation, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll and phaeophytin, and nutrients)
which represent part of a larger research program on water quality, human
health and habitat mapping.
