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Biology of Southern Ocean squid, ecological importance and potential commercial implications - a preliminary assessment

Entry ID: ASAC_1242

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Summary

Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1242
See the link below for public details on this project.

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This project will undertake preliminary assessment of Southern Ocean squid stocks. Squids will be collected by jigging and light trapping off research vessels in the region of Macquarie Island and other selected locations where the ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Download point for the data - excel spreadsheet

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Public information for ASAC project 1242

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Download point for the data - papers

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -47.0	S: -47.0	E: 143.0	W: 140.0

Min Depth: 1 M Max Depth: 1 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-11-03

Stop Date: 2001-11-05

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

TRAWL

Quality This experiment did not proceed as well as planned. Not enough squid were
caught.

Access Constraints A table of data of squid caught south of Tasmania is available for download from the provided URL. A PDF copy of the referenced paper is also available for download.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference at the provided URL when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

DATE

DIET

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 6.3 MB

Distribution Format: PDF, excel

Fees: free

Personnel

GEORGE JACKSON

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6226 2975

Fax: +61 3 6226 2973

Email: george.jackson at utas.edu.au

Contact Address:

GPO Box 252-77

University of Tasmania IASOS

City: Hobart

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7001

Country: Australia

DAVE CONNELL

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3244

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: dave.connell at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Phillips K., Nichols P.D., Jackson G.D. (2002) Lipid and fatty acid compostiion of the mantle and digestive gland of four Southern Ocean squid species: implications for food-web studies Antarctic Science 14(3). 212-220

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-26

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