Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger cruise 111, 1994. ...

• 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; Deacon
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/ufu9xf; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/a680e0c2-cd74-4519-a64c-d30d3ad4cce3

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 Ch111 in 1994. Bett, B.J. et al., (1994). RRS Challenger Cruise 111. 29 Mar – 25 Apr 1994. Benthic Biology of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (48°50’N 16°30’W). Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory, Cruise Report, No. 243, 46pp.| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/ch111_94.pdf ...