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CSIRO, Rachel Cruises, Shark Data, Arafura Sea, North Australia, 1984
Citation
CSIRO - Arafura Sea shark surveys (Rachel cruises 1984-1985). https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/4770
Contact:
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Availability: This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Biological data collected on 12 Cruises of the chartered fishing vessel "Rachel" in the Arafura Sea between January 1984 and May1985. The dataset consists of length, sex, species identity data for sharks, mainly Carcharhinus tilstoni, Carcharhinus sorrah, Scomberomorus commerson and Thunnus tonggol, from gillnet and longline samples. This dataset was collected as part of the CSIRO Northern Pelagic Fish Stock Research Project.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, ISEW, Arafura Sea,
Geographical coverage
ISEW, Arafura Sea
Temporal coverage
1984 - 1985
Taxonomic coverage
Selachimorpha
Parameter
Occurrence of biota
Contributors
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), data creator
Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-Australia: Australian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Publication
Based on this dataset
Stevens, J.D. et al. (2000). Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia. Mar. Freshw. Res. 51(2): 127-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF98158
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-03-11
Information last updated: 2015-05-20