The Vertical Distribution of the Pelagic Fish 'Pleuragramma antarcticum' in Prydz Bay
A series of 6 sets of midwater trawls in Prydz Bay. Each trawl set took place over a 24 hour period to test the extent of diurnal vertical migration in P. antarcticum. Part of the KROCK cruise of Aurora Australis.
These data have been incorporated into an 'historical fish database' available for download at the URL given below (Access Database).
These data have also been included in the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Biodiversity database, and have been submitted to GBIF and OBIS (Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and Ocean Biogeographic Information System).
The fields in this dataset are:
Species Cruise Start Date End Date Sampling Date Vessel Name Fishing Area Latitude Longitude Gear Length Weight Sex Gonad Weight Stomach Weight
Data and resources
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Download point for the Access databaseHTML Open
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Biodiversity DatabaseHTML Open
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OBIS WebsiteHTML Open
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GBIF WebsiteHTML Open
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Public information for ASAC project 608HTML Open
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Citation reference for this metadata record and datasetHTML Open
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PNG Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 1968-06-18 – 1999-01-01 |
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| Date (publication) | 2007-11-13 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | This metadata record is publicly available. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |