Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger cruise 79, 1991

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 Ch79 in 1991. Rice, A.L. (1992) RRS Challenger Cruise 79, 12 May - 03 June 1991. Benthic biology at the European Community Station (48,50'N 16,30'W) and in the Porcupine Seabight (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory Cruise Report, 231) Wormley, UK. Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory 52pp.| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/ch79_91.pdf