We’re sorry, but GBIF doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled.
Our website has detected that you are using an outdated insecure browser that will prevent you from using the site. We suggest you upgrade to a modern browser.
{{nav.loginGreeting}}
  • Get data
      • Occurrences
      • Species
      • Datasets
      • Trends
  • How-to
    • Share data

      • Quick-start guide
      • Dataset classes
      • Data hosting
      • Standards
      • Become a publisher
      • Data quality
      • Data papers
    • Use data

      • Featured data use
      • Citation guidelines
      • GBIF citations
      • Citation widget
  • Tools
    • Publishers

      • IPT
      • Data validator
      • Suggest a dataset
      • Scientific Collections
    • Users

      • GBIF API
      • Data processing
      • rgbif
      • MAXENT
      • Tools catalogue
    • GBIF labs

      • Species matching
      • Name parser
      • Sequence ID
      • Relative observation trends
      • GBIF data blog
  • Community
    • Network

      • Participant network
      • Nodes
      • Publishers
      • Network contacts
      • Community forum
      • alliance for biodiversity knowledge
    • Volunteers

      • Mentors
      • Ambassadors
      • Translators
      • Citizen scientists
    • Activities

      • Capacity enhancement
      • Training and e-Learning
      • Programmes & projects
      • Living Atlases
  • About
    • Inside GBIF

      • What is GBIF?
      • Become a member
      • Governance
      • Funders
      • Partnerships
      • Release notes
      • Implementation plan
      • Contacts
    • News & outreach

      • News
      • Newsletters and lists
      • Events
      • Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
      • Young Researchers Award
      • Science Review
  • User profile

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

Dataset homepage

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 2021-02-26.

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

  1. 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. -
  2. 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

originator
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/
cmar admin
technical point of contact
email: cmargeonetworkadmins@csiro.au
What is GBIF? API FAQ Newsletter Privacy Terms and agreements Citation Code of Conduct Acknowledgements
Contact GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark