4595e39c-674a-45b1-915b-ed2fdba95731 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-24T22:05:43 creation ISO 19115 2016 Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 08/95 Biological Data Overview 4595e39c-674a-45b1-915b-ed2fdba95731 This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Southern Surveyor cruise SS 08/95. This cruise took place in the North West Shelf during 18 August - 9 September 1995, under the leadership of Wade Whitelaw. Biological data collected on this cruise include demersal fish and invertebrate samples from 104 stations trawled and 35 mm camera photography of 33 stations trawled. Fish catches were identifed and weighed by species with up to 90 species being caught per half hour trawl. Greatest diversity occurred at the shallower stations. Length frequency data was collected for 14 species of fish (see taxonomy keywords), and otoliths were collected for 4 of the major species (L. sebae, L. choerorynchus, S. undosquamis and N. furcosus). Approximately 50 taxonomic voucher specimens and 100 other specimens were photographed and retained for the Handbook of Australian Seafood, and about 80 specimens and 400 muscle samples were kept for the fillet analysis study. Another 80-90 unidentified specimens were also retained, being mainly deep water species, mustelus species and samples of lizard fish. 6 'fish down' trawl experiments were completed and all fish identified, counted and weighed by species with 30 stomachs collected from Lethrinus genivittatus, L. choerorynchus, Memipterus furcosus and Saurida undosquamis. Video photography and 35 mm camera photography of the trawls were also obtained. 3 hydrographic transects were completed with the sumbersible data logger (SDL) and over 195 species of sponges for taxonomic studies by the Queensland Museum were collected. 125 humpback whales and 8 unidentified cetaceans and approximately 120 dophins were also observed during the cruise. Please note: This metadata record is a preliminary entry derived from information in the cruise plan and/or cruise report. Individual data types - which may span several cruises - will be indexed separately within this metadata system in due course. - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available (to CSIRO Staff) on-line. See the details link under "Stored Media List" (below). {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[114.5, -21.0], [119.0, -21.0], [119.0, -18.0], [114.5, -18.0], [114.5, -21.0]]]} 114.5 119.0 -21.0 -18.0 cmar:CATCH_HEADER_AODN_VIEW documentDigital Catch data for Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 08/95 WMS Stored Media List (CSIRO internal use only) documentDigital Biological Field Data Sheets - 1988 GAB Survey - RV Southern Surveyor - various Plans and Summaries plus SS 8/95 (1988 - 1995) as PDF (Item ref: AB2009_1426 PDFs) HTML Data Link documentDigital Data available via Data Trawler HTML Data Link documentDigital RV Southern Surveyor Survey Information including voyage plans and summaries HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Catch Composition Data (pdf) HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Deck Logs (pdf) HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Field Biological Data (pdf) HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Marine National Facility HTML Documentation Link documentDigital Station Logs (pdf) HTML Documentation Link documentDigital This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License HTML