This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 015. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales coast, Bass Strait and the east and southeast coast of Tasmania in December 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish including Pennant lantern fish (Maurolicus muelleri), New Zealand whiptail, gemfish, southern frost fish, mirror dory, and ling. Catch rates, biomass, length, sex, gonad size and state, and target signal strength were determined. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(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 describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 012. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales and Victorian coasts and Bass Strait in September and October 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish including gemfish. Catch rate, length, sex, gut contents, gonad size and state were determined. Data were also obtained on intercomparisons between the EK50 and EK120 systems and XBT data were also obtained. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(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 describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 009. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales and Victoria coasts, Bass Strait and South Australian coast in June 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish including nannygai, anchovy, pilchard, lantern fish, New Zealand whiptail, ling, jackass fish and gemfish. Data on gut contents were also obtained. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(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 describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 014. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales and Victorian coasts and Bass Strait in November and December 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish including Maurolicus, barracouta, gemfish, jackass fish, ling and New Zealand Whiptail. Distribution, length, sex, gut fullness, gonad size and state were determined. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(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 describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 013. The data were obtained from waters off the New South Wales and Victorian coasts in November 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and Lantern fish.(derived from the cruise report).(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 1/81. This cruise took place in waters off the New South Wales coast during 23 March - 16 April 1981, under the leadership of S. Brandt. Biological data collected on this cruise include EK 50 acoustic data. Geographic and depth distribution data on midwater and demersal fish including samples from 158 trawls. Data from diel sampling of midwater and demersal fish. Zooplankton samples from hydrology stations. Trawl comparison data from four days of trawling and acoustics. 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 1/85. This cruise took place in Tasmanian waters and the eastern Bass Strait, under the leadership of T. Kenchington and Jock Young. Biological data collected on this cruise include demersal fish samples from trawling. Blue grenadier was the dominant species by weight. Morphometric and electrophoretic samples of blue grenadier. Juvenile blue grenadier samples. Pelagic samples from trawling included large catches of the lantern fish Lampanyctodes hectoris. Samples from longlining included small numbers of Brama brama, Rexea solandri, blue shark (Prionace glauca) and two Mako sharks (isurus oxyrhynchus). Ichthyoplankton and phytoplankton samples. Bottom fish samples. Seabird counts throughout the cruise, with several unusual species being observed. A large volume of cephalopod and other invertebrate samples (for National Museum of Victoria). Morphometric and electrophoretic samples of Helicolenus (for the University of Tasmania). Photographs of demersal and midwater fish species for taxonomic studies. Algal and zooplankton samples for biomass and species composition.(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 describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 010. The data were obtained from South Australian, Victorian and Bass Strait waters in July 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish, including Gemfish (Rexea solandri), Macruronus novaezelandiae, deep water flathead, ling, jackass fish and several species of sharks including school shark, gummy shark, ghost shark and green eye. Several tusk fish (Dannevigia tusca) were caught and retained for further study. A rare fish Neophrynichthys marcidus was also obtained from the deepest trawl (0470-0748 metres). Some XBT data were obtained on this cruise. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(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 4/85. This cruise took place in Tasmanian, eastern Bass Strait, eastern Great Australian Bight and southern New South Wales waters during 18-28 July 1985, under the leadership of Ron Thresher and John Gunn. Biological data collected on this cruise include ichthyoplankton samples from established transects around Tasmania and from one short tow off Gabo Island. Large numbers of Blue Grenadier larvae from inshore stations along the west coast of Tasmania. Blue Grenadier eggs from the 100 m station off Sandy Cape. Biological data for key commercial species: Ling, Blue Grenadier, Mirror Dory, King Dory, Gemfish and Ocean Perch. Neuston samples from waters east of Flinders Island north to Eden. Ovarian tissue samples from Spotted Trevalla, Blue Grenadier and a range of incidental species. Information on Blue Grenadier fertilization experiment.(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).