1980/81 V5 details
General information
- Season
- 1980/81
- Voyage
- V5
Cruise Name
FIBEX - First International BIOMASS Experiment
Voyage Classification
Marine Science
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1965
- Catalogue id
- 1428D4
- Caption
- Voyage 2
- Photographer
- Law, Phillip Garth (Phil)
Leader
Voyage Leader
Knowles Ronald Kerry
Deputy Voyage Leader
Ian Frederick Allison
Comments
BIOMASS - Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks.
Went to Casey at end of voyage to pick up an expeditioner who injured his back
Voyage Reports
No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.
Schedule
| From | Depart | To | Arrive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 9-Jan-1981 | Davis | 26-Jan-1981 |
| Davis | 28-Jan-1981 | Mawson | 3-Feb-1981 |
| Mawson | 10-Feb-1981 | Mawson | 11-Feb-1981 |
| Mawson | 12-Feb-1981 | Davis | 27-Feb-1981 |
| Davis | 28-Feb-1981 | Mawson | 8-Mar-1981 |
| Mawson | 8-Mar-1981 | Casey | 18-Mar-1981 |
| Casey | 18-Mar-1981 | Hobart | 26-Mar-1981 |
| Hobart | 26-Mar-1981 | Melbourne | 28-Mar-1981 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1980/81 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
Voyage Track map from the Marine Underway database, averaged every 15 minutes
Voyage Data and Activities
Biological Collections
List of collections of species data collected on this voyage. Some collections are voyage specific or might be from a wider set of observations or samples.
| Collection Name | Observation count | Link to data search form |
|---|---|---|
| Electron Micrographs - Marine | 188 | Search |
| Historic krill sampling | 50 | Search |
| Pelagic Fish Observations 1968-1999 | 1642 | Search |
| RMT Trawl catch from the 1980/81 V5 FIBEX voyage | 2685 | Search |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean | 1997 | Search |
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| CTD Bottle Data | Nutrient data collected at 14 of the 51 hydrographic stations. Stations selected on the basis of interpretation of phytoplankton distribution and abundance. - Link to data at CTD Bottle Data  For data quality, methods used etc., see FIBEX_ocean - Nella Dan: FIBEX Cruise - Oceanographic and nutrient data at GCMD Publications:- Humphries, S.E. (1987) FIBEX cruise to the Prydz Bay region, 1981: nutrient data. ANARE Research Notes 43 53 pp. (View) |
| CTD Cast Data | 52 CTD casts. - Link to data at CTD Cast Data For data quality, methods used etc., see FIBEX_ocean - Nella Dan: FIBEX Cruise - Oceanographic and nutrient data at GCMD |
| Fish catch | - Link to data at Fish catch |
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | 8067 positions recorded. - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks Data from 19-Jan-1981 13:00 UT to 25-Mar-1981 14:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see 198081050 - MS Nella Dan Voyage V5 1980/81 (FIBEX) Track and Underway Data at GCMD |
| Wildlife at Sea observations | Observed 36 species from 2085 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations Observers: Jenny Bassett, Paul Ensor Data from 9-Jan-1981 00:00 UT to 25-Mar-1981 00:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see DB_WOV *** at GCMD |
Weather
Science Projects
Note - this page lists projects where there has been some requirements logged. This may include requests that are not directly associated with any science performed on the ship.
No Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. See Current and Previous Projects for details on other projects.