National Ichthyoplankton Monitoring and Observing (NIMO) - Monitoring data from select IMOS National Reference Stations and cruises 1983 - 2016

This dataset contains the ichthyoplankton data from 3 National Reference Stations on the east coast of Australia (North Stradbroke Island, Port Hacking, and Maria Island), and comparable historical data from eight ichthyoplankton surveys that were used to provide a longer term context:
RV Sprightly (1983)
RV Challenger (1989-1991)
RV Franklin (1994)
RV Franklin (1997-1998)
RV Franklin (1998-1999)
RV Southern Surveyor (2004)
RV Investigator (2015)
FRV Kamala (1989-1993)

Refer to the published report which had the following goals:
- To evaluate the value of long-term monitoring of ichthyoplankton at selected locations in the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) National Reference Station (NRS) network,
- To identify the potential of this monitoring for providing fishery-independent information relevant for marine fishes and their management.

See: http://www.marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/search#!83473e18-3228-4c42-a9c8-fe13fadb351f