Marine mammal observations from the TAN1802 voyage to the Ross Sea, Antarctica ...

• Main Authors: Bowden, David, Constantine, Rochelle
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) 2020
• Subjects: Occurrence; Observation; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/oghid7; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/5c1606d4-5608-46f0-8bf0-44385cebfbc2

RV Tangaroa carried out a six-week voyage to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean between 9 February and 21 March 2018 with scientists from NIWA and the University of Auckland. Scientists did a range of surveys to better understand the processes governing this environment and its relevance to New Zealand. These included oceanographic observations, atmospheric observations, whale and benthic habitat studies, along with studies of plankton communities. The whale studies were carried out by the University of Auckland. The research aims of the voyage were to better understand: * Climate change effects on oceanographic processes; * Marine microbial community structure and function * Influence of marine aerosols on cloud formation and properties of Antarctic clouds; * Seabed habitats and fauna inside and outside of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA); * The role of whales in the Antarctic ecosystem; * Abundance and distribution of mesopelagic fish found between 200 and 100m deep, krill, and zooplankton One of ...