CSIRO, Abundance and distribution of orange roughy in southeast Australian waters 1987-1979

Dave Watts

doi:10.15468/fr9pji

CSIRO, Abundance and distribution of orange roughy in southeast Australian waters 1987-1979

Citation

Watts D (2016). CSIRO, Abundance and distribution of orange roughy in southeast Australian waters 1987-1979. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fr9pji accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-08-21.

Description

Several surveys were undertaken to carry out a depth-stratified random trawl survey for orange roughy in southeast Australian waters between Kangaroo Island, South Australia (137 degrees E), and East Tasmania (148 degrees E). Target depths were from 700 to 1200m.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Target species is Hoplostethus atlanticus with bycatch of other species catch

Hoplostethus atlanticus
common name: Orange Roughy rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Shelf break from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to east coast of Tasmania.

Bibliographic Citations

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Dave Watts
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CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
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Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
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CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Information and Data Centre
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Hobart
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Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/

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position: Data Officer
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/

administrative point of contact
position: Data Officer
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Information and Data Centre
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/datacentre/