CSIRO, Fish Survey, Albatross Bay - Gulf of Capentaria, North Australia, 1986-1988

doi:10.15468/9css12

CSIRO, Fish Survey, Albatross Bay - Gulf of Capentaria, North Australia, 1986-1988

Citation

CSIRO - Albatross Bay fish study 1986-1988 https://doi.org/10.15468/9css12 accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-11-19. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-18.

Description

Seven, four- to five-day cruises were undertaken using the vessel "Jacqueline D" in Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria between August 1986 and November 1988, using a random stratified trawl survey to measure fish species composition and abundance. Four depth zones between 7 and 45 m were sampled during both day and night. Approx. 890,000 fish of 237 species were collected, of which the bulk were made up of 25 species. The dominant families were Leignathidae, Haemulidae and Clupeidae, with Sciaenidae and Dasyatidae important at night. Leiognathus bindus was the most abundant species, while Caranx bucculentus was the most frequently caught (96% of all trawls). The suite of fishes was separately analysed for occurrence of prawn predators.

Additional info

marine, harvested by OBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Australia > Gulf of Carpentaria > Albatross Bay

Bibliographic Citations

Blaber, S. J. M., Brewer D. T., Salini, J. P. and Kerr, J. D. (1990). Biomasses, catch rates and abundances of demersal fishes, particularly predators of prawns, in a tropical bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Marine Biology, 107: 397-408. -
Blaber, S. J. M., Salini, J. P. and Brewer D. T. (1990). A checklist of the fishes of Albatross Bay and the Embley Estuary, North-eastern Gulf of Capentaria. Report. Marine Laboratories. CSIRO Australia, (210): 22p. -

Contacts

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position: Data Officer
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
TAS
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: https://research.csiro.au/oa-idc/

metadata author
position: Data Officer
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
TAS
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: https://research.csiro.au/oa-idc/

Dave Watts
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Node manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
TAS
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au

administrative point of contact
position: Data Officer
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
GPO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
TAS
AU
Telephone: +61 3 9545 2176
email: OBISAU@csiro.au
homepage: https://research.csiro.au/oa-idc/

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technical point of contact
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