Nella Dan: FIBEX Cruise - Zooplankton data

This dataset contains results from the First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX) cruise of the Nella Dan. It is the first cruise in a series of six designed to assess the distribution and abundance of krill, Euphausia superba.


The FIBEX was an international programme co-ordinating the activities of 12 ships from 11 nations in the Southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Australia was responsible for surveying an area of the southern Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees and between 60 degrees and 90 degrees east longitude. Surveys of krill and other zooplankton were taken off Antarctica in the Australian sector (Mawson to Davis region) and Prydz Bay in January and March 1981. Species identity and abundance data were obtained. The major species investigated were Euphausia superba, Euphausia frigidia, Euphausia crystallorophias and Thysanoessa marcuria. Other pteropods and cephalopods were also studied.


Physical and chemical oceanography data and phytoplankton samples were also obtained, as well as results from hydroacoustic surveys of krill biomass.


Several files are available for download at the provided URL. They include excel spreadsheets on summarised data, catch composition data and station lists. Furthermore a pdf document of the report produced from the cruise is also available for download.


The fields in this dataset are:


Date

Time (GMT)

Type of Trawl

Species

Weight

Number

Latitude

Longitude

Haul Number

Towing Speed (knots)

Water Depth (metres)

Sea Temperature

Target Levels

Net Open Time

Net Close Time

Ice

Station Number

Flowmeter Reading

Towed Distance (nautical miles)

Catch Weight (grams)

Fishing Start Time

Fishing End Time

Trajectory

Depth Range Top

Depth Range Bottom

Comments


These data are also available via the biodiversity database at the provided URL. 61 taxa and 1,115 observations are present in the biodiversity database collection.

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Identification info

Alternate title
Nella Dan: FIBEX Cruise - Zooplankton data
Date (Publication)
1999-10-07
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/5afe51c19988f

Originator

Hosie, G., Williams, R., Kirkwood, J.M. and O'Sullivan, D.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

HOSIE, GRAHAM
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

WILLIAMS, D. LYNN
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

KIRKWOOD, JOHN M.
Southern Fisheries Research Centre
PO Box 76
Department of Primary Industry
Deception Bay
Queensland
4508
Australia

Principal investigator

O'SULLIVAN, DAVID
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

HOSIE, GRAHAM
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

KIRKWOOD, JOHN M.
Southern Fisheries Research Centre
PO Box 76
Department of Primary Industry
Deception Bay
Queensland
4508
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/FIBEX_zoo

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans

Extent

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Extent

Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
1981-01-17 1981-03-15
Title
FIBEX cruise zooplankton data.
Date (Publication)
1983
Citation identifier
7

Author

Williams R. et al.
Name
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition Research Notes
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > EUPHAUSIIDS (KRILL)
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS > GASTROPODS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS > CEPHALOPODS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON
Keywords
  • FIBEX
  • zooplankton
  • krill
  • Date
  • Time
  • Species
  • Trawl
  • Weight
  • Number
  • Longitude
  • Latitude
  • Towing Speed
  • Haul Number
  • Water Depth
  • Sea Temperature
  • Net Open Time
  • Target Levels
  • Net Close Time
  • Station Number
  • Ice
  • Catch Weight
  • Towed Distance
  • Flowmeter Reading
  • Fishing Start Time
  • Depth Range Top
  • Fishing End Time
  • Trajectory
  • Depth Range Bottom
  • Comments
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • TRAWL
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SHIPS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
  • IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR
  • SCAR-MARBIN > SCAR Marine Biodiversity Information Network
  • CAML > CENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFE
  • COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE
  • EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CEOS
  • AMD/AU
  • ANTABIF
  • AMD
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

Access constraints
licence
Other constraints
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL. A copy of the associated publication is also publicly available for download from the provided URL. Data also published to GBIF, OBIS and SCAR-MarBIN. These data are also available via the biodiversity database at the provided URL.

Resource constraints

File type
Portable Network Graphic
Linkage
Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license

Use constraints
licence
Other constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=FIBEX_zoo when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
free
Planned available datetime
1999-10-07T00:00:00

Distributor

Fees
free
Planned available datetime
1999-10-07T00:00:00
Units of distribution
kb
Transfer size
88
Distribution format
  • excel

Units of distribution
MB
Transfer size
13
Distribution format
  • pdf

OnLine resource
GET DATA > DIRECT DOWNLOAD

Download point for the data - Excel Spreadsheets

OnLine resource
GET DATA

Access the data via the biodiversity database

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > PUBLICATIONS

Download point for the data - PDF Document

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset.

Resource lineage

Statement
During the second half of the cruise the use of the conical nets were discontinued. This cruise provides data from the first of six cruises, which provides a good coverage of the area over varying seasons and conditions. Data collection: Three net types were used for the collection of species; rectangular midwater trawl (RMT8), bongo nets, and conical nets. Routine stations were taken as close to solar midday and midnight. At each station a 'blind' MT horizontal haul at a nominal depth of 62m, an oblique bongo tow from a notional 200 m to the surface, a horizontal surface tow, and a vertical tow with conical nets were taken. Conical surface tows and vertical tows were discontinued in the second half of the cruise due to problems. Ship-board processing: The entire catch was weighed as accurately as possibly immediately it was onboard, and large specimens (medusae etc.) were also individually weighed. Euphausia superba were separated, and the remainder of the catch was sorted into major groups, eg. pteropods, fish, etc., and preserved. A random sample of at least 200 Euphausia superba were, measured, sorted for sex and maturity stage and preserved as a separate sample. The remaining Euphausia superba was either frozen or preserved. Post-ship processing: The catches were sorted into individual species, weighed and counted. Consistency can be established through comparison of different net methods. Oceanography and phytoplankton data were also collected at the net sampling stations, so there is consistency between the oceanography and biology data. The cruise track was established at the beginning of the expedition to eliminate any bias, and was followed as closely as weather and ice conditions allowed. Stations were taken as close as possible to solar midday and midnight. See the attached documentation for more information.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2007-03-23 - DIF updated by Dave Connell 2008-03-03 - Dave Watts - added links to OBIS, EBA and SCAR-MarBIN 2009-02-26 - record modified by Dave Connell to remove IPY fields. 2018-05-17 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2021-04-14 - record updated by Dave Connell to add a link to the biodiversity database.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/FIBEX_zoo

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

HOSIE, GRAHAM
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8970eb74-87ca-4fd8-aafc-c21ed341adca

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2021-04-14T11:53:24

Identifier

Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/FIBEX_zoo

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
1999-10-06T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2021-04-14

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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