Estuarine fish in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012
Citation
Brown K (2018). Estuarine fish in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012. Version 1.2. The University of the South Pacific. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/klvmkq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
This dataset comprises bycatch data from a shark sampling research project in the Rewa River Estuary on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. A 100 meter gillnet comprising 3-, 3.5- and 4-inch nylon monofilament mesh sizes was used to capture fish. Gillnet soak times were either 1 or 2 hours, and dependent on prevailing sea and weather conditions. All net deployments began at 1700hrs.
This dataset is part of the results of research by a Master of Science student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji. The research was funded in part by the SciCOFish programme of the Pacific Community, and the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) at USP.
Publication of this dataset was funded by the European Union (EU). We are also grateful to GBIF, BID and VertNet for their support in mobilising this dataset.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Arothron reticularisrank: species
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Caranx ignobilisrank: species
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Caranx sexfasicatusrank: species
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Chirocentrus dorabrank: species
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Lactarius lactariusrank: species
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Leiognathus equulusrank: species
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Lutjanus argentimaculatusrank: species
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Lutjanus boharrank: species
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Megalops cyprinoidesrank: species
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Mene maculatarank: species
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Mesopristes knerirank: species
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Monodactylus argenteusrank: species
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Mugil cephalusrank: species
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Polydactylus plebeiusrank: species
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Rastrelliger kanagurtarank: species
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Terapon jarbuarank: species
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Trichiurus lepturusrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Kelly Brownoriginator
position: Curator
The School of Marine Studies, The University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248
Kelly Brown
metadata author
position: Curator
The School of Marine Studies, The University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248
Ainsof So'o
programmer
position: Systems Developer and Analyst
SPREP
Apia
WS
Telephone: +685 21929
email: ainsofs@sprep.org
homepage: https://www.sprep.org/
Kelly Brown
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The School of Marine Studies, The University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248