02993c67-6a86-180e-e00a-0f52f3723e94 eng utf8 dataset custodian NIWA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research +64 4 386 0300 voice +64 4 386 0574 facsimile 301 Evans Bay Parade Hataitai Wellington 6021 New Zealand curator@niwa.co.nz http://www.niwa.co.nz Website of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand - experts in environmental science Data curator 2016-06-13T12:30:30 creation ISO 19115-3 NZST/NZDT Ross Sea Biodiversity Survey 2004 (BioRoss)data TAN0402 creation revision Marine biological data from the 2004 voyage of the R/V Tangaroa (TAN0402) to the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The main objective of the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (now Ministry for Primary Industries) project (BioRoss) was to carry out a quantitative survey of the biodiversity of selected marine communities in the Ross Sea region, including the Balleny Islands. The survey programme was divided into two separate objectives. 1. Ross Sea component (14 days): This comprised 5 across-shelf (generally aligned SW-NE) transects from 50m bottom depth to the shelf edge (∼750m). Each transect was to be multibeamed (in an offshore direction) to establish bathymetry (& backscatter), and to be sampled along the return path within three depth strata (750-500, 500-250, 250-50m) by grab/camera, epibenthic sled/camera, and trawl. 2. Balleny Islands component (3 days): This comprised sampling seamounts associated with the Balleny Islands. Three features were targeted – the slopes of the islands of Young/Borradaile/Buckle (effectively a single seamount), Sturge Island and Balleny Seamount . On each seamount a minimum of 4 random (by depth and direction) stations were to be sampled using the three methods (grab/camera, epibenthic sled/camera, trawl). The report from this voyage is available from Ministry for Primary Industries as: Mitchell, J.; Clark, M. (2004). Voyage report TAN0402 Western Ross Sea voyage 2004: Hydrographic and Biodiversity survey RV Tangaroa, 27 January to 13 March 2004 (BioRoss) Cape Adare, Cape Hallett, Possession Islands and Balleny Islands, Antarctica. 108 p. completed publisher NIWA Kevin Mackay Marine Database Manager custodian NIWA Kareen Schnabel NIWA Invertebrate Collection Manager vector biota oceans Ross Sea and Balleny Islands, Antarctica 160,-60 210,-60 210,-80 160,-80 160,-60 160 175 -73.4 -64 2004-01-25 2004-03-13T00:00:00 https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/02993c67-6a86-180e-e00a-0f52f3723e94/attachments/DSCN9162_s.png thumbnail png https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/02993c67-6a86-180e-e00a-0f52f3723e94/attachments/DSCN9162.png large_thumbnail png Antarctica Mitchell, J.; Clark, M. (2004). Voyage report TAN0402 Western Ross Sea voyage 2004: Hydrographic and Biodiversity survey RV Tangaroa, 27 January to 13 March 2004 (BioRoss) Cape Adare, Cape Hallett, Possession Islands and Balleny Islands, Antarctica. 108 p. largerWorkCitation eng https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/02993c67-6a86-180e-e00a-0f52f3723e94 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=obisbioross download data from the Southwestern Pacific OBIS node (Darwin Core archive) http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/seas/biodiversity/programmes/bioross.html BioRoss programme website. http://obisswp.niwa.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/bea940b37d8d4e28a68e88e8b1c4043a_0 View, search, and download the data via the Southwestern Pacific OBIS map application The scientific names have been mapped to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), using the online taxon match tool. All sampling locations have been plotted on a map to perform a visual check. The most important check would be to see if all sampling locations are (1) in the marine and/or brackish environment and (2) within the described sampling area. The entire catch was sorted, catalogued and identified to the lowest taxon level possible. dataset Ross Sea 2004 BioRoss Biodiversity Survey (TAN0402) unclassified