This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 1/87. This cruise took place in the east Indian Ocean during 10 January - 7 February 1987, under the leadership of Tim Davis. Biological data collected on this cruise include a large number of scombrid larvae (particularly southern bluefin tuna) for biological studies and information on the vertical distribution of the larvae. Phytoplankton and zooplankton samples to investigate the plankton variability. Three tuna from troll fishing and a collection of tuna of all species for scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Information on experimental fishing and sampling methods and data from the EK 400. 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.

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 4/81. This cruise took place in waters off the New South Wales coast during 25 September - 18 October 1981, under the leadership of Brian Griffiths. Biological data collected on this cruise include phytoplankton, zooplankton, and micronekton samples from in and around an oceanic front. Vertical distribution data of phyllosoma larvae from two sites. Data from in vivo fluorescence experiments on dark adaptation of surface phytoplankton. Mesoplegic fish samples for parasite studies (Univ. New England). 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.

The O&A Marine Plankton Collection comprises of historical zooplankton samples collected between 1940 - 1996. The collection is housed at the EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD. The collection includes: (1) Phytoplankton and zooplankton samples collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder survey (AusCPR) (2) Zooplankton samples from the IMOS National Reference Stations program. (3) Detailed information regarding the plankton collection held at Dutton Park was added in August 2014 (refer to: Plankton_Historic_samples_ sorted_ by_AF_24_06_2014.xlsx). Note that this list is incomplete and is currently only a working list, as such it be updated regularly. Refer to document link below. The collection includes data collected by the following vessels: 1. Diamantina voyages 1959-1963: Indian Ocean, Western Australia, GAB, Jjakarta, Sumatra, North West, during 1970-1973 (1973 Freemantle to Hobart). 2. Derwent Hunter 1954-1961: South East Australia (1959-60), NSW coast (Port Stephens-Jervis Bay) and Tasman Sea (1960), Jervis Bay 1961, 3. Courageous (1978) 4. Gascoyne: 1962, SE Indian Ocean Coastal Station Data: 1. Port Hacking stations: 1959, 1968-1971 2. Batemans Bay 1959-1960, 3. Bermagui 1957-1960 4. Jervis Bay 1958-1960 4. Eden NSW: 1956-1960

The Huon Estuary Study was undertaken by CSIRO Marine Research between 1996 and 1998. The Huon Estuary is in South Eastern Tasmania. This record references the optical absorption data from both the spatial (HES) and the weekly monitoring (CM) surveys of the Huon Estuary Study. This dataset includes phytoplankton, spectral absorption and HPLC pigments. Final data for the pigment and phytoplankton data has been stored within the HES database which has been refered to by metadata record 'Huon Estuary Study 1996/1998 - Database'. The final datasets have also been written to cdrom as text files for archiving purposes by the Data Centre, Hobart. The spectral absortion data is scheduled to be reworked and will be added to the archive when it becomes available.

Biological data collected by FV Rehua during the transit from NZ to Devonport. Samples were collected with MIDOC net fitted to commercial trawl nets. In June 2009 scientific sampling of the Tasman Sea micronekton was carried out from a 65 metre factory freezer vessel, the FV Rehua, The voyage took place from Nelson New Zealand on the 17th 2009 June arriving in Devonport (Tasmania), Australia on the 22th June 2009. During the five day transit the vessel was under charter from Petuna Sealord to CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research for a total of 24 hrs. The charter time was approximately divided into eight three-hour deep-water deployments that formed three sets of day/night experiments. Three main sampling instruments were used: (1) Sampling of micronekton (primarily biota < 20 cm) was made from 1000 m depth to the surface in 5 sets of equally spaced (200 metre) strata using a fine-mesh multiple opening closing net system (MIDOC). This system was fitted to either the vessel's midwater or demersal commercial net. (2) The digitised return signal from the vessel's 38 kHz Simrad ES60 echosounder was logged for the duration of the voyage. This will allow us to map the along-transect acoustic reflectivity at 38 kHz of the Tasman Sea basin from the surface down to 1500 metres. (3) An Acoustic-Optically System (AOS) was attached to the headline of the demersal net to measure the acoustic reflectivity of individual biota at two frequencies (38 and 120 kHz) and record concurrent optical images using digital SLR still cameras and PAL video system. The AOS was deployed vertically down to 1000 metres depths on two occasions. On four occasions it was attached to the headline of the demersal net that had been fitted with the MIDOC cod-end.

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 5/85. This cruise took place in waters off the Tasmanian coast, Bass Strait, Victorian, New South Wales and Queensland coasts during 12 September - 9 October 1985, under the leadership of Barry Bruce and Brian Griffiths. Biological data collected on this cruise include Blue Grenadier larvae from Sandy Cape to Storm Bay. Samples of ripe Blue Grenadier males. Taxonomic specimens from a deep shot to a depth of 1250 m north of Sandy Cape. Some specimens including a frill shark, two small seven gill sharks and two Schedophilus huttoni from the 12 demersal shots for MSL. One dogfish, and one trevalla sample. Seabird observation data and bird census at Cato Island. Biological oceanography data from temperate and subtropical waters.(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).

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Soela cruise SO 1/86. This cruise took place in the Coral and Tasman Seas during 8 January - 2 February 1986, under the leadership of Trevor Ward and G. Harris. Biological data collected on this cruise include catch rates and size distribution of Linuparus trigonus (Champagne Lobster) from 72 consecutive trawls at approximately 4 hourly intervals. About 15 berried lobster samples. Guts from 10 lobsters from each of 6 times at the three depths for analysis of gut contents. Measurements were made for 14 C production, heterotrophic production rates, chlorophyll levels, POC, DOC, and nutrients. Particle size distributions of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Information on latitudinal differences in diet and distribution of larval fishes and the latitudinal distribution of pontellid copepods along 155 E. (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).