Length, weight and abundance data of fish species captured in RMT-25 net surveys in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean in 2006, 2008, and 2009
This dataset compiles fish length and weight measurements from the RMT-25 net hauls carried out on Discovery 2010 cruises (JR161, JR177, JR200) in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean in spring 2006, summer 2008, and autumn 2009. The dataset comprises of the station net hauls only. Research cruises were led by British Antarctic Survey aboard the RRS James Clark Ross. Net hauls were conducted along a transect from the Antarctic Polar Front to the sea ice zone in the Scotia Sea. Hauls included in this dataset are depth stratified (1000-700 m, 700-400 m, 400-200 m, 200 m to surface). Individual fish lengths, and weights were measured on board. Where weights were not measured, length-weight regressions have been used to estimate fish weight. This data set accompanies the paper by Belcher et al. in Marine Ecology Progress Series, titled, Respiration rates and active carbon flux of mesopelagic fishes (Family Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.
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- Alternate title
- Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01123
- Date (Publication)
- 2018-12-20
- Identifier
- http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01123
Custodian
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
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Cambridge
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CB3 0ET
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UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Originator
UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation
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Belcher, A., Saunders, R., & Tarling, G.
High Cross, Madingley
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Cambridge
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CB3 0ET
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UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
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- Keywords
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- NDGO0001
- NERC OAI Harvesting
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- NERC_DDC
- GCMD Parameter Valids
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- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Community Structure
- EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
- EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring
- EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
- BAS Free-text keywords
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- Fish
- Length
- Myctophid
- RMT-25
- Scotia Sea
- Weight
- Use limitation
- Data released under Open Government Licence V3.0: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Data released under Open Government Licence V3.0: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Oceans
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- Begin date
- 2009-03-11
- End date
- 2009-04-18
- Reference system identifier
- OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
- Distribution format
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- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Domain consistency
- Measure identification
- INSPIRE / Conformity_001
Conformance result
- Date
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
- Statement
- The data are as accurate as possible. Abundance data were only obtained from valid net hauls where the RMT25 device operated properly during deployment. Length measurements were obtained from all undamaged specimens during fieldwork. Concurrent length and weight measurements were obtained for randomly selected subsamples of undamaged specimens, so weight measurements are not available for every specimen measured in the series. All length-weight data were scrutinised for obvious erroneous values as result of measurement or typographic errors prior to compilation of this data set.
- File identifier
- GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_01123 XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2018-12-20
- Metadata standard name
- NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
- 1.0
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