From CSIRO Marlin
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Courageous Cruise 045 Biological Data overview, 1979

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 045. The data were obtained from the Great Australian Bight in January and February 1979. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys for pelagic and demersal fish . The species studied included Chinaman leatherjacket (Navon ayraud), Green-backed stingaree and Pilchard (Sardinops sagax). Length, numbers, weight and target signal strength were determined. Plankton samples were taken at intervals during the cruise. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(derived from the cruise report) - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available (to CSIRO Staff) on-line. See the details link under "Stored Media List" (below).

Files and APIs

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Courageous Cruise 045 Biological Data overview, 1979
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/02a2555d-8a53-476e-9676-45bcd13baf70
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 27/01/1979 - 11/02/1979
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        130.0,
        -35.0
      ],
      [
        134.0,
        -35.0
      ],
      [
        134.0,
        -31.5
      ],
      [
        130.0,
        -31.5
      ],
      [
        130.0,
        -35.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Courageous Cruise 045 Biological Data overview, 1979". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/courageous-cruise-045-biological-data-overview-19791