Survey of the extent of Macrocystis pyrifera beds in the vicinity of the Mercury Passage, east coast of Tasmania, 1965

A research program jointly conducted by Alginates (Australia) P/L and C.S.I.R.O. Division of Fisheries and Oceanography was set up to investigate the relationship between kelp: Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) C. Agardh 1820 and crayfish larvae. Alginates (Australia) P/L, based at Louisville in the Mercury Passage, were harvesting kelp at this time. This study was initiated to address concerns regarding the effect of harvesting on crayfish stocks.


The survey results are taken from an unpublished interim report presenting the results of the work at that stage (1965).


Apparently an aerial survey was used to determine stock distributions although this is not specified in the report.

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Date (Creation)
2003-04-30
Date (Revision)
2003-04-30T00:00:00
Status
Completed

Point of contact

SeaCare Inc - Craig Sanderson
PO Box 878
Sandy Bay
Tasmania
7004
Australia
Spatial representation type
Vector
Topic category
  • Biota

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Time period
1964-01-01 1965-12-01
Keywords (Taxon)
  • Macrocystis pyrifera
Keywords (Theme)
  • BOUNDARIES Biophysical
  • ECOLOGY Community
  • ECOLOGY Habitat
  • ECOLOGY Ecosystem
  • FISHERIES Marine
  • FLORA Native
  • MARINE Biology
  • MARINE Coasts
  • MARINE Reefs
  • VEGETATION Floristic
  • VEGETATION Structural
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Temperate Reef
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AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary

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Unclassified

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Language
English
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Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement
Description
Presence of Macrocystis surface canopy

Identifier

Code
Biotic taxonomic identification

Distribution Information

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DATA ACCESS - Macrocystis areal extent (aerial surveys) 1965 in Shapefile format

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imas:Macrocystis_areal_extent_1965

MAP - Macrocystis areal extent (aerial surveys) 1965

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Statement
Actual details regarding the methodology of the survey is not known but is believed to have been done from an aeroplane. Results have been marked on a map with a 1 kilometer grid.
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Dataset
Description
Position Accuracy: The location of the Macrocystis beds in this survey agree well with later surveys, the results of this survey are reasonably accurate. There is most inaccuracy in the width of the beds, this is probably +/- 20%. Length of the beds along the coasts is probably accurate to within +/-5%. Attribute Accuracy: Presence absence data - no attributes. Logical Consistency: See completeness Completeness: Complete for the Mercury Passage area. Additional: Olsen AM 1965 An investigation into the effect that the harvesting of Macrocystis might have on the stocks of the spiny lobster or marine crayfish, Jasus lalandei. Interim rep. by Alginates (Australia) and CSIRO (Fisheries and Oceanography)
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Platform

Identifier

Code
research aeroplane

Metadata

Metadata identifier
bcd94973-7271-4b96-a019-ef3e0729e728

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager
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Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/bcd94973-7271-4b96-a019-ef3e0729e728

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Date info (Creation)
2020-10-07T15:28:18
Date info (Revision)
2020-10-07T15:28:18

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ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

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Keywords

BOUNDARIES Biophysical ECOLOGY Community ECOLOGY Ecosystem ECOLOGY Habitat FISHERIES Marine FLORA Native MARINE Biology MARINE Coasts MARINE Reefs VEGETATION Floristic VEGETATION Structural
AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Biotic taxonomic identification
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | PLANTS | MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) | BROWN ALGAE EARTH SCIENCE | BIOSPHERE | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | MARINE HABITAT

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