CSIRO, Rachel Cruises, Shark Data, Arafura Sea, North Australia, 1984
Citation
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (2018). CSIRO, Rachel Cruises, Shark Data, Arafura Sea, North Australia, 1984. Version 6.1. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/yickr6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-08-19.Description
Biological data collected on 12 Cruises of the chartered fishing vessel “Rachel” in the Arafura Sea between January 1984 and May1985. The dataset consists of length, sex, species identity data for sharks, mainly Carcharhinus tilstoni, Carcharhinus sorrah, Scomberomorus commerson and Thunnus tonggol, from gillnet and longline samples. This dataset was collected as part of the CSIRO Northern Pelagic Fish Stock Research Project.Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBIS CSIRO Division of Fisheries (1990). Northern pelagic fish stock research : final report to the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council, projects 83/49 and 86/87. Division of Fisheries. Miscellaneous Publication. CSIRO Australia, 325 pp. Stevens, J.D., West, G.J. and McLoughlin, K.J. 2000. Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia. Marine & Freshwater Research 51: 127-141.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Arafura Sea
Australia > Northern Territory Coast
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