Brief description
Focussed habitat sampling of eight macrohabitats (defined by bottom type, soft hard or rough) in three mesohabitats (key study areas presenting a variety of shelf habitats describd by fishers) using fish traps from a commercial vessel (incidental catches were also taken with modified crab traps). Six of the macrohabitats were located in Disaster Bay off southern NSW, the other two were in Victorian waters off Pt Hicks. Traps were deployed and retrieved at dawn and dusk giving near equal day/night saoking times. 18 deployments yielded 1520 fish (~900 kg) and 258.5 kg hermit crabs. For full details see Williams and Bax (2001).Lineage
Progress Code: completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Data source: field surveys; methodology and gears described in detail by Williams and Bax (2001) (see refs)
Notes
CreditFRDC Funding (grant 94/40)
Credit
Alan Williams
Alan Williams
Credit
Nic Bax + others
Nic Bax + others
Data time period: 1996 to 1996
text: westlimit=146.3; southlimit=-40.3; eastlimit=151.5; northlimit=-37.4; projection=AGD84
Subjects
Coastal Waters (Australia) | New South Wales Coast, NSW |
Coastal Waters (Australia) | Victoria Coast, VIC |
Countries | Australia |
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates |
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates | Arthropods | Crustaceans | Decapods |
Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Fish |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Benthic Habitat |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Demersal Habitat |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Aquatic Ecosystems | Reef Habitat |
Earth Science | Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Ecosystem Functions | Biomass Dynamics |
Fish Traps |
Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean |
Habitat and fisheries production in the south east fishery ecosystem (FRDC project no. 94/040) 1994-1997 |
Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC |
Regional Seas | Tasman Sea |
Research Voyage: SF 2/96 |
Ship: Starfire |
Vessel Data: Catch (by voyage) |
biota |
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Identifiers
- Local : Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW0306007038
- Local : Marlin Record Number: 7038
- global : 539e754a-1e88-4558-aa88-f81e39f7f9fc