Metadata details
ASAC_2070
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- Citation
- Koslow, J. and Williams, D. (2024) The distribution and composition of mesopelagic fish assemblages in the Southern Ocean and their relation to major water masses, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/5aqt-jp34, Accessed: 2026-07-27
- Title
- The distribution and composition of mesopelagic fish assemblages in the Southern Ocean and their relation to major water masses
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.26179/5aqt-jp34
- Created Date
- 2000-08-11
- Revision Date
- 2024-01-17
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
Fieldwork was undertaken on Voyage 1 (WASTE) of the 1996/1997 season aboard the Aurora Australis. The mesopelagic fish data were archived in the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Biodiversity database, but have been extracted and attached to this metadata record.
The data are presented in a csv spreadsheet with the following column headings:
ObjectID (related to the biodiversity database)
Scientific Name
Observation Date/Time
Latitude
Longitude
Collector
Basis of record
Catalogue number
Individual count
Site code
Depth (metres)
Source
Observed weight (grams)
Quality
Values provided in temporal and spatial coverage are approximate only.
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1996-08-22 - Stop date: 1996-09-25
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > WATER MASSES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Additional Keywords
- MESOPELAGIC FISH
- MIDWATER TRAWLS
- MYCTOPHIDS
- WASTE
Locations
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > TRANSECT FROM TASMANIA TO ANTARCTICA (VICINITY MERTZ GLACIER)
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- SHIPS
Instruments
- FISH NETS
Researchers
- koslow, julian (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
- williams, dick (TECHNICAL CONTACT)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2070 when using these data.
