Soela Voyage SO 1/79 Biological Data Overview

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 1/79. This cruise took place in the North West Shelf during 21 November - 17 December 1979, under the leadership of Peter Young. Biological data collected on this cruise include distribution, abundance, lengths, weights, sex, and gonadal conditions for the following fish families: Lutjanidae (8 species), Nemipteridae (5 species), Pentapodidae (1 species), Lethrinidae (4 species), Pomadasyidae (1 species) and Priacanthidae (2 species). Stomach contents, scales and otoliths were also retained from these species and from Synodontidae. Photographs of approximately 200 fish species for the CSIRO taxonomic and photographic index of North West Shelf fishes. Plankton samples from day and night sampling. Deep midwater fish samples for the Australian Museum. Benthic invertebrate samples from all trawls and dredges for the Western Austalian Museum.(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).