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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
Expected Date of Data Release
2024-01-17
Data Version
1
Parent record
None

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    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)

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    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

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -42
    Southernmost:
    -67

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    140
    Easternmost:
    150

    Science Keywords

    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.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • OCEANS
      • BIOTA

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD/AU
      • AMD/SCAR-MARBIN
      • OBIS/SCAR-MARBIN
      • CEOS
      • AMD
      • ANTABIF

      Metadata Revision History

        2009-05-05 - record updated by Bruno Danis to add SCAR-MarBIN IDN Nodes. 2010-03-18 - record updated by Dave Connell after Ben Raymond suggested a data linkage to the 1996 data. 2015-09-08 - record updated by Dave Connell. Basic updates. 2024-01-17 - record updated by Dave Connell to link the data solely to the WASTE dataset, and remove references to the 1998 data (which we don't have). A copy of the WASTE data was extracted from the biodiversity database and attached to the record.

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