Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger Cruise 142, 1999. ...

• Main Authors: Horton, Tammy, Serpell-Stevens, Amanda, Domedel, Georgina Valls, Bett, Brian James
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: The Discovery Collections 2024
• Subjects: biomass; Porcupine Abyssal Plain; megabenthos; deep sea; abundance; body size; abyssal plain; demersal fish; Northeast Atlantic; marine invertebrates; temporal variations; morphometrics
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/4n49jv; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/3d4aab0f-41aa-4df2-a656-1c15e6247af5

These data record the results of processing otter trawl catches (OTSB14; Merrett & Marshall, 1980) from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC, UK) long-term study of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP), including the PAP-Sustained Observatory time-series. The data concern catches recovered during the RRS Challenger Cruise 142 in 1999. Billett, D.S.M. et al. (2000). RRS Challenger Cruise 142, 19 Apr-19 May 1999. Temporal and spatial variability of benthic communities at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain and in the Porcupine Seabight. Southampton Oceanography Centre Cruise Report, No. 30, 79pp.| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/ch142_99.pdf ...