Soela Voyage SO 1/84 Biological Data Overview

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 1/84. This cruise took place in the North West Shelf during 25 January - 25 February 1984, under the leadership of Tim Davis. Biological data collected on this cruise include distribution, abundance, catch rates and size composition of Metanephrops spp. (lobsters), carid and penaeid prawns from 16 trawl transects. 35 mm underwater camera photography of the trawl path and sediment samples. Frozen samples of M. andamanicus, M. australiensis and M. boschmai for storage and handling trials (CSIRO Food Research).(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).