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Courageous Cruise 032 Biological Data overview, 1978

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This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 032. The data were obtained from the Great Australian Bight in March 1978. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of pelagic and demersal fish. The predominant species out of a total of 92, of commercial interest were: Pilchard (Sardinops neopilchardus), Swallow tail (Trachichthodes lineatus), Red snapper (Trachichthodes gerrardi), Barracouta (Leionura atun), Hake (Rexa solandri), Deepwater flathead (Neoplatycephalus speculator), Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis), Yellowtail (Trachurus mccullochi), Trevally (Usacaranx geopgimmia), Ruby fish (Plagiogeneion macroleas), Jackass fish or morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus), Knife jaw (Ostorhinchus conwaii), Snapper (Chrysophrys unicolour), Blue morwong, (Nemadactylus valenciennesi) and Chinaman leatherjacket (Navodon ayraud). Length, numbers, and weight were determined. Bathymetric data between the 100 and 400 metre depth contour were also obtained from the survey area. 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).

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Title Courageous Cruise 032 Biological Data overview, 1978
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/c96e873a-ff8e-4edd-9594-ffdfe2fd6371
Contact Point
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 02/03/1978 - 18/03/1978
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[124.5, -34.3], [129.0, -34.3], [129.0, -32.0], [124.5, -32.0], [124.5, -34.3]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Courageous Cruise 032 Biological Data overview, 1978". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/courageous-cruise-032-biological-data-overview-19782

No duplicate datasets found.