Courageous Cruise 012 Biological Data overview, 1976

This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 012. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales and Victorian coasts and Bass Strait in September and October 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish including gemfish. Catch rate, length, sex, gut contents, gonad size and state were determined. Data were also obtained on intercomparisons between the EK50 and EK120 systems and XBT data were also obtained. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(derived from the cruise report) - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available (to CSIRO Staff) on-line. See the details link under "Stored Media List" (below).