Australia's Census of Antarctic Marine Life project - IYGPT Data collected on the CEAMARC cruise

• Other Authors: HOSIE, GRAHAM (hasPrincipalInvestigator), HOSIE, GRAHAM (processor), STODDART, MICHAEL (hasPrincipalInvestigator), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: biota; oceans; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; FISH; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; CAML; biodiversity; TRAWL; SHIPS; R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis; R/V UM > R/V UMITAKA MARU; R/V L'ASTRO > R/V L'ASTROLABE; IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR; CAML > CENSUS OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIFE; COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE; EBA > Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; Australian Antarctic Territory; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; aurora australis; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/australias-census-antarctic-ceamarc-cruise/700739; https://doi.org/10.4225/15/5a28911db16fb; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/CEAMARC-200708_V3_IYGPT; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Australia's Census of Antarctic Marine Life project. This project is a part of the international "Census of Antarctic Marine Life" (CAML) which was conducted during the International Polar Year. It was a collaborative contribution by Australia and France to understand the biodiversity of the oceans surrounding Antarctica, with particular emphasis on the fishes of the eastern part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The biodiversity data, when added to that obtained by all other nations participating in the CAML, serves as a robust reference for future examinations of the health of the Southern Ocean, and assists in the conservation and management of the region. Field sampling for this project was undertaken in the 2007/08 season, commencing in December and finishing in February 2008. Three ships surveyed the area with a range of traditional and modern sampling gear, including IYGPT (International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl (marine science equipment)) gear.