Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger Cruise 142, 1999.

These data record the results of processing otter trawl catches (OTSB14; Merrett & Marshall, 1980) from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC, UK) long-term study of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP), including the PAP-Sustained Observatory time-series. The data concern catches recovered during the RRS Challenger Cruise 142 in 1999. Billett, D.S.M. et al. (2000). RRS Challenger Cruise 142, 19 Apr-19 May 1999. Temporal and spatial variability of benthic communities at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain and in the Porcupine Seabight. Southampton Oceanography Centre Cruise Report, No. 30, 79pp.| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/ch142_99.pdf