RMT Trawl catch from the 1980/81 V5 FIBEX voyage

Occurrence Specimen
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Description

This dataset contains results from the First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX) cruise of the Nella Dan. It is the first cruise in a series of six designed to assess the distribution and abundance of krill, Euphausia superba. The FIBEX was an international programme co-ordinating the activities of 12 ships from 11 nations in the Southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Australia was responsible for surveying an area of the southern Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees and between 60 degrees and 90 degrees east longitude. Surveys of krill and other zooplankton were taken off Antarctica in the Australian sector (Mawson to Davis region) and Prydz Bay in January and March 1981. Species identity and abundance data were obtained. The major species investigated were Euphausia superba, Euphausia frigidia, Euphausia crystallorophias and Thysanoessa marcuria. Other pteropods and cephalopods were also studied. Physical and chemical oceanography data and phytoplankton samples were also obtained, as well as results from hydroacoustic surveys of krill biomass.

Data Records

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 86442d3e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a.  Australian Antarctic Data Centre publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Atlas of Living Australia.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

External data

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Point of truth metadata record https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/FIBEX_zoo ASCII DIF 9.9

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Geographic Coverage

Southern Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees and between 60 degrees and 90 degrees east longitude. Surveys of krill and other zooplankton were taken off Antarctica in the Australian sector (Mawson to Davis region) and Prydz Bay.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-68.567, 61.917], North East [-61.983, 88.067]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1981-01-20 / 1981-03-10

Additional Metadata

Marine, harvested by OBIS.

Alternative Identifiers 86442d3e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
https://data.aad.gov.au/ipt/resource?r=rmt_fibex