Rockall Trough

Fish morphology, age and physiology; Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column; Fish taxonomy-related counts

Plankton nets; pelagic trawl nets

Zooplankton and fish catch statistics comprising species identification and abundance. Fish maturity identification and abundance are also recorded for a sub-sample of the total catch. A proportion of the data relate to unidentified species and estimated abundances (or an indication of abundance magnitude) are often recorded. The data were obtained from the Rockall Trough region of the North East Atlantic Ocean between 1973 and 1979. This data set is based upon samples obtained by mid-water trawls from research vessels. It incorporates digital data recorded in field notebooks and reports, together with the results of a retrospective study, in 2010, of preserved specimens from the catches. The original data were collected by John Mauchline at the Scottish Marine Biological Association (SMBA) and re-examined in 2010 by scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

John Mauchline (1983) The pelagic fish of the Rockall Trough - their occurrence and diets, SMBA Internal Report No.102; John Mauchline (1984) Deep-sea plankton samples 1973-1979 taken by the Scottish Marine Biological Association, SAMS Internal Report No. 103

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