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Cross shelf distribution and abundance of larval fishes around the Montebello Islands in northern Western Australia

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Light traps were drifted at approximately 10 kilometre intervals along four 50 km transects located in the nearshore, offshore, and north and south of the Montebello Islands. 365 samples of fish and zooplankton were taken and fish identified to species level. Sampling was done in August and September of 1993.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Cross shelf distribution and abundance of larval fishes around the Montebello Islands in northern Western Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/573f70a1-34a2-4f0c-bced-926044c85dc6
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    115.0,
    -20.0
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Cross shelf distribution and abundance of larval fishes around the Montebello Islands in northern Western Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cross-shelf-distribution-and-abundance-of-larval-fishes-around-the-montebello-islands-in-northe1