This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 010. The data were obtained from South Australian, Victorian and Bass Strait waters in July 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish, including Gemfish (Rexea solandri), Macruronus novaezelandiae, deep water flathead, ling, jackass fish and several species of sharks including school shark, gummy shark, ghost shark and green eye. Several tusk fish (Dannevigia tusca) were caught and retained for further study. A rare fish Neophrynichthys marcidus was also obtained from the deepest trawl (0470-0748 metres). Some XBT data were obtained on this cruise. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(derived from the cruise report) - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available (to CSIRO Staff) on-line. See the details link under "Stored Media List" (below).
