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CSIRO, North West Shelf Demersal Marine Resources Study 1980-1997
Citation
Contact:
O&A Information and Data Centre
Availability: This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
The North West Shelf study was set up to examine the population dynamics and biology of demersal marine resources of the North West Shelf of Australia, in relation to their physical, chemical and biological environment. The first phase of the study comprised 10 cruises by the vessel Soela between 1982 and 1984 to investigate aspects of the ecosystem, followed by an experimental management phase from 1985 to 1992 during which parts of the fishery were closed and the resulting changes monitored. Data gathered during the study included the distribution, reproduction, diet, growth and mortality of the shelf ecosystem biota as well as information about the water column, sediments, and bottom environment. Over 1000 different fish species were recorded during the course of the study. Return cruises to the North West Shelf were made annually from 1986 to 1991 and also in 1995 and 1997.
Scope
Themes:
Biology
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, ISW, Australia
Geographical coverage
ISW, Australia [Marine Regions]
Temporal coverage
25 May 1980 - 30 August 1997
Parameter
Occurrence of biota
Contributors
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, data creator
Sainsbury, Keith
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; O&A Information and Data Centre
Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-Australia: Australian Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-01-17
Information last updated: 2017-01-17