2d9fdccc-ae64-4966-9d90-da62532038ee urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-24T23:15:47 creation ISO 19115 2016 Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay 2d9fdccc-ae64-4966-9d90-da62532038ee Biological and physical data collected from plankton samples collected from Albatross Bay. The samples were worked on as part of preliminary analysis. The analysis occurred 20 November to 15 December 1989. The biomass and species composition of tropical zooplankton in Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, were examined monthly for three years between March 1986 and March 1988. Zooplankton taxonomic groups were identified to species level where possible, with a primary focus on copepods. Data is stored as mean number of individuals per site. Sampling occurred across 5 sites (Site 1 = Inshore, Site 5 = Offshore, Sites progressed westward). Temperature and salinity were also recorded for many samples. This data has been produced by CSIRO for the National Oceans Office, as part of an ongoing commitment to natural resource planning and management through the 'National Marine Bioregionalisation' project. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[141.5, -13.0], [142.0, -13.0], [142.0, -12.5], [141.5, -12.5], [141.5, -13.0]]]} 141.5 142.0 -13.0 -12.5 Data Link documentDigital M6332_copepods.xls (4.73 MB) XLS Documentation Link documentDigital Related Marlin Record: 'Albatross Bay Copepod Data 1986-1988' HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Related Marlin Record: 'Map: Copepod Abundance in Albatross Bay' HTML