RV Franklin FR02/97
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Franklin (09FA) |
| Cruise identifier | FR02/97 |
| Cruise period | 1997-01-24 — 1997-02-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Sydney, Australia |
| Port of return | Hobart, Australia |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Spawning and larval recruitment processes of commerically important species in the coastal waters off Victoria - Summer cruise. |
| Chief scientist | Francisco J Neira (Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of profiles = 8 Description: 8 parallel transects, approx 65 nautical miles apart, run between Gabo Island and Port MacDonnell. Samples will be taken with the RV Franklin EZ net, Bongo net and EZ net. Each depth range will be sampled for 15mins. Cruise was to look at spawning and larval recruitment of commercially important species. |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 6' 0" S 149° 54' 59" E — Transect: 1 Location: Gabo Island Depth: 360m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 36' 0" S 149° 54' 59" E — Transect: 1 Location: Gabo Island Depth: 100m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 37' 59" S 149° 54' 59" E — Transect: 1 Location: Gabo Island Depth: 120m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 42' 0" S 149° 54' 59" E — Transect: 1 Location: Gabo Island Depth:120m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 49' 59" S 149° 54' 59" E — Transect: 1 Location: Gabo Island Depth: 150m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 50' 29" S 148° 33' 0" E — Transect: 2 Location: Cape Conran Depth: 32m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 50' 29" S 148° 33' 0" E — Transect: 2 Location: Cape Conran Depth: 50m Distance offshore:4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 56' 29" S 148° 33' 0" E — Transect: 2 Location: Cape Conran Depth: 60m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 3' 59" S 148° 33' 0" E — Transect: 2 Location: Cape Conran Depth: 70m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 19' 59" S 148° 33' 0" E — Transect: 2 Location: Cape Conran Depth: 250m Distance offshore:32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 25' 59" S 147° 9' 59" E — Transect: 3 Location: Seaspray Depth: 20m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 27' 59" S 147° 9' 59" E — Transect: 3 Location: Seaspray Depth: 20m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 31' 59" S 147° 9' 59" E — Transect: 3 Location: Seaspray Depth: 30m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 39' 59" S 147° 9' 59" E — Transect: 3 Location: Seaspray Depth: 40m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 49' 59" S 147° 9' 59" E — Transect: 3 Location: Seaspray Depth: 62m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 43' 59" S 145° 48' 0" E — Transect: 4 Location: Cape Liptrap Depth: 16m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 46' 29" S 145° 48' 0" E — Transect: 4 Location: Cape Liptrap Depth: 40m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 49' 59" S 145° 48' 0" E — Transect: 4 Location: Cape Liptrap Depth: 70m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 58' 30" S 145° 48' 0" E — Transect: 4 Location: Cape Liptrap Depth: 80m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 39° 15' 0" S 145° 48' 0" E — Transect: 4 Location: Cape Liptrap Depth: 80m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 18' 59" S 144° 25' 59" E — Transect: 5 Location: Port Phillip Heads Depth: 30m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 21' 0" S 144° 25' 59" E — Transect: 5 Location: Port Phillip Heads Depth: 44m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 32' 59" S 144° 25' 59" E — Transect: 5 Location: Port Phillip Heads Depth: 80m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 49' 59" S 144° 25' 59" E — Transect: 5 Location: Port Phillip Heads Depth: 80m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 40' 59" S 143° 3' 59" E — Transect: 6 Location: Port Campbell Depth: 44m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 42' 59" S 143° 3' 59" E — Transect: 6 Location: Port Campbell Depth: 54m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 46' 59" S 143° 3' 59" E — Transect: 6 Location: Port Campbell Depth: 60m Distance offshore:8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 54' 59" S 143° 3' 59" E — Transect: 6 Location: Port Campbell Depth: 60m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 39° 11' 29" S 143° 3' 59" E — Transect: 6 Location: Port Campbell Depth: 84m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 27' 0" S 141° 39' 59" E — Transect: 7 Location: Portland Depth: 50m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 28' 59" S 141° 39' 59" E — Transect: 7 Location: Portland Depth: 62m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 32' 59" S 141° 39' 59" E — Transect: 7 Location: Portland Depth: 110m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 40' 59" S 141° 39' 59" E — Transect: 7 Location: Portland Depth: 150m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 57' 0" S 141° 39' 59" E — Transect: 7 Location: Portland Depth: 1900m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 48' 29" S 140° 16' 59" E — Transect: 8 Location: Port MacDonnell Depth: 22m Distance offshore: 2 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 51' 0" S 140° 16' 59" E — Transect: 8 Location: Port MacDonnell Depth: 28m Distance offshore: 4 |
| Eggs and larvae | 37° 54' 59" S 140° 16' 59" E — Transect: 8 Location: Port MacDonnell Depth: 40m Distance offshore: 8 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 2' 59" S 140° 16' 59" E — Transect: 8 Location: Port MacDonnell Depth: 110m Distance offshore: 16 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 18' 59" S 140° 16' 59" E — Transect: 8 Location: Port MacDonnell Depth: 1600m Distance offshore: 32 |
| Eggs and larvae | 38° 24' 59" S 144° 25' 59" E — Transect: 5 Location: Port Phillip Heads Depth: 70m Distance offshore: 8 |
