Table 1 Description of the historical larval fish surveys used in this report.
From: A database of marine larval fish assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters
Project ID | Project name | Years | Location (see Fig. 1 ) | Personnel | Samples | Survey details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | Sprightly_83 | 1983 | QLD and NSW | AGM | 184 (obl.) 184 (surf.) | Vessel: RV Sprightly; 3 cruises: Jan. 1983, Mar. 1983, May 1983; includes sampling close to Port Hacking NRS; predominantly off the continental shelf; ring net 500 μm mesh | |
P2 | Challenger_89 | 1989-91 | Eastern and southern TAS | ARJ | 380 (obl.) | Vessel: RV Challenger; 3 summer cruises; multiple stations sampled repeatedly; predominantly on the continental shelf; bongo net 500 μm mesh (obl.) | |
P3 | Kamala_89 | 1989-93 | Sydney, NSW | CAG, AGM | 555 (obl.) 543 (surf.) | Vessel: FRV Kamala; 14 cruises; repeated measurements at 6 sites and multiple depths close to the coast, monitoring Sydney’s deep ocean sewage outfall; ring net 500 μm mesh | |
P4 | Franklin_94 | 1994 | Sydney, NSW | KS, IMS | 147 (obl.) 76 (surf.) | Vessel: ORV Franklin; 5 stations sampled repeatedly in Jan 1994 and again in April 1994; both on and off continental shelf; includes sampling close to Port Hacking NRS; EZ net 333 um mesh (obl.), neuston net 500 μm mesh (surf.) | |
P5 | Franklin_97 | 1997-98 | VIC and SA | FJN | 318 (obl.) 126 (surf.) | Vessel: ORV Franklin; 4 cruises: Jan. 1997, Dec. 1997, June 1998, July 1998; sampled 8 transects repeatedly; 4 depth strata in oblique tows; ~40% of samples were in the 3 eastern most transects (Fig. 1); EZ net and bongo net 500 um mesh (obl.), neuston 500 μm net (surf.) | |
P6 | Franklin_98 | 1998-99 | NSW | IMS, AS | 49 (obl.) 83 (surf.) | Vessel: ORV Franklin; Sampled 9 ‘locations’ over 2 cruises: Nov. 1998, Jan. 1999; all on continental shelf; includes sampling close to Port Hacking NRS; EZ net 500 um mesh (obl.), neuston net 500 μm mesh (surf.) | |
P7 | TwoRocks_02 | 2002-04 | Two Rocks, WA | LEB, BAM | 91 (obl.) | Vessels: Maritime Image, Mesocat, RV Southern Surveyor; 24 cruises; repeated sampling at 5 stations on a transect (all seasons) as part of the Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment (SRFME) program; sampled multiple ocean features; bongo net 355 μm mesh; max tow depth 150 m (obl.) | |
P8 | SouthSurv_04 | 2004 | NSW | IMS | 48 (obl.) 60 (surf.) | Vessel: RV Southern Surveyor; Single cruise in Sept. 2004; sampled multiple ocean features (EAC, mixed, coast, front); both on and off continental shelf; RMT net 1000 um mesh (obl.), neuston net 500 μm mesh (surf.) | |
P9 | SouthSurv _07 | 2007 | WA | LEB, DH | 96 (obl.) | Vessel: RV Southern Surveyor; 13 cross-shelf transects (one per degree latitude); on and off continental shelf; bongo net 355 μm mesh; max tow depth 150 m (obl.) | |
P10 | SouthSurv _10 | 2010 | NSW | MDT, PM, IMS | 31 (obl.) | Vessel: RV Southern Surveyor; Single cruise in Oct. 2010; sampled multiple ocean features; both on and off continental shelf; MOCNESS net 330 μm mesh; top ~ 50 m | |
P11 | Investigator_15 | 2015 | QLD and NSW | IMS, VG | 63 (obl.) 30 (surf.) | Vessel: RV Investigator; Single cruise in June 2015; sampled two water types: ‘coast’ and ‘eddy’; both on and off continental shelf; EZ net 500 μm mesh (obl.), neuston net 500 μm mesh (surf.) | |
P12_NSI P12_PH P12_MAI | NIMO_NRS | 2014 onwards | See Fig. 1 | IMS, JAS, AL-L | 114 (obl.) | Monthly sampling at three National Reference Stations (NRS) as part of the NIMO program (NSI is North Stradbroke Island; PH is Port Hacking; MAI is Maria Island); ring net 500 μm mesh; surface 10-20 m; sampling and sample processing is ongoing |
