Soela Voyage SO 3/87 Biological Data Overview

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 3/87. This cruise took place in continental slope waters off the west and east coasts of Tasmania during 29 April - 12 May 1987, under the leadership of T. Kenchington. Biological data collected on this cruise include acoustic survey data of orange roughy schools and bathymetric data off Sandy Cape and St Patrick's Head. Biological data on orange roughy off St Patrick's Head, most of these fish were of adult sizes. Typical stomach contents weights were a few percent of body weight, with a maximum of 9%. Sediment samples from the study area. Information on holding/tagging trials. Other biological samples included a large number of sharks (CSIRO), fish specimens (taxonomy group), shark parasites (Inst. of Medical & Veterinary Science, Adelaide), tissues of roughy and other species for electrophoresis (University of Tasmania) and whole fish for undergraduate zoology classes at the University. A large collection of benthic invertebrates to be passed onto appropriate museums including some rock samples for analysis. Please note: This metadata record is a preliminary entry derived from information in the cruise plan and/or cruise report. Individual data types - which may span several cruises - will be indexed separately within this metadata system in due course.