CSIRO Micronekton Database: 1992 to 2018

• Other Authors: CSIRO (hasAssociationWith), CSIRO O&A, Information & Data Centre (pointOfContact), CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere - Hobart (hasAssociationWith), CSIRO/Oceans and Atmosphere (hasAssociationWith), Data Officer (AR), Hobart (processor), Roubicek, Andres (originator), Sutton, Caroline (custodian), [e-mail], (pointOfContact)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; biota; Coastal Waters (Australia) | Tasmania Coast; TAS; Marine Features (Australia) | East Australian Current; Coastal Waters (Australia) | Queensland Coast; QLD; Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight; SA/WA; Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean; Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island; Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean; Regional Seas | Tasman Sea; RMT-16 Net; Isaacs Kid Midwater Trawl (IKMT) Net - oblique; International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl (IYGPT) Net - oblique; RMT-8 Net; RMT-25 Net; Trophodynamics of the south-east trawl deep-water stock (FIRDC project no. 91/17) 1991-1995; Development of a fishery-independent index of abundance for juvenile southern bluefin tuna (FRDC project nos. 94/149; 96/118) 1996-2000; The benthic fauna around Macquarie Island and the potential impact of the Patagonian toothfish trawl fishery 1998-2001; Blue grenadier acoustic observation system based on industry vessels. 2003/044; Great Australian Bight Research Program; Marine pelagic ecosystems; Ship: Investigator (RV); Gear Trials: IN2015_E03; Research Voyage: SS 04/92; Research Voyage: SS 01/92; Research Voyage: REH 1/2008; Research Voyage: REH 1/2009; Research Voyage: SS 03/93; Research Voyage: SS 05/93; Research Voyage: SS 01/99; Research Charter: IN2015_C02; Research Voyage: SS 07/2004; Research Voyage: WW201401; Research Transit: SS2011_T02; Research Voyage: SS 09/2004; Research Voyage: IN2018_V02; Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Invertebrates; Earth Science | Biological Classification | Animals/Vertebrates | Fish; Indian; Queensland; Southern Ocean; Macquarie Island; Patagonian Toothfish
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/csiro-micronekton-database-1992-2018/1882524

Maintenance and Update Frequency: continual Credit Caroline Sutton, Rudy Kloser and Lisa Gershwin Micronekton are small (~2-20 cm) free-swimming pelagic organisms. Ecologically, they are the mediators between primary production to higher trophic orders, by providing the trophic link between the mesozooplankton and apex predators. Here we describe CSIRO’s micronekton data holdings collected from 1992 to 2018 from 13 surveys within six areas around southeastern Australia and the Southern and Indian Oceans. Surveys include depth stratified sampling, integrated sampling and some diurnal and seasonal replication. Comparisons between surveys were made by standardising data using a consistent method for volume filtered estimates.