Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger cruise 111, 1994.

URLhttps://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/resource?r=pap_megafauna_challenger111_1994
Repository URL http://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/
Node OBIS Deep Sea
Published2024-07-05 09:36
First registered2024-07-04 13:24
Abstract

These data record the results of processing otter trawl catches (OTSB14; Merrett & Marshall, 1980) from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC, UK) long-term study of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP), including the PAP-Sustained Observatory time-series. The data concern catches recovered during the RRS Challenger cruise Ch111 in 1994. Bett, B.J. et al., (1994). RRS Challenger Cruise 111. 29 Mar – 25 Apr 1994. Benthic Biology of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (48°50’N 16°30’W). Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory, Cruise Report, No. 243, 46pp.| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/ch111_94.pdf

CitationHorton T, Serpell-Stevens A, Valls Domedel G, Bett B J (2024). Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Challenger cruise 111, 1994.. Version 1.3. The Discovery Collections. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/resource?r=pap_megafauna_challenger111_1994&v=1.3
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License
Keywords megabenthos, marine invertebrates, demersal fish, abundance, biomass, body size, morphometrics, temporal variations, deep sea, abyssal plain, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic
Contacts
Creator Tammy Horton
National Oceanography Centre
Creator Amanda Serpell-Stevens
National Oceanography Centre
Creator Georgina Valls Domedel
National Oceanography Centre
Creator Brian James Bett
National Oceanography Centre
Contact Tammy Horton
National Oceanography Centre
Metadata Provider Tammy Horton
National Oceanography Centre
User Tammy Horton

Statistics

Occurrence records 3,651
Species level 2,933
Absence records 0
Event records 5
MoF records 3,664
Sequence records 0
Species 36
Taxa 65
Time range 1994 - 1994

This dataset has appeared in 769 downloads in 2025, with a total of 2,352,503 records.

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 0
Not marine 0
No WoRMS match 0
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 0
No accepted name available 1,086

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
No missing or invalid fields.

Spatial issues

Records on land 0
More than 20 km from shore 0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 0

Top taxa

IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Oneirophanta mutabilis Théel, 1879
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea
1,057
Molpadiodemas villosus (Théel, 1886)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea
353
Pseudostichopus aemulatus Solis-Marin & Billett in Solis-Marin et al., 2004
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea
235
Psychropotes longicauda Théel, 1882
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea
218
Amperima rosea (E. Perrier, 1886)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea
216
Annelida Lamarck, 1802 [as Annelides]
Phylum Annelida
156
Echiuroidea
Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta
145
Actinauge abyssorum Carlgren, 1934
Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia
130
Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea
120
Hyphalaster inermis Sladen, 1883
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea
105

Distribution

Records

19952000200520102015202020250500100015002000250030003500

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Data providers

Name OceanExpert ID
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton 8387
National Oceanography Centre

Measurement types

measurementType measurementTypeID Records
Sampling platform name http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/Q01/current/Q0100001/ 3,656
Area sampled of the bed http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/AREABEDS/1/ 3,655
Length of sampling track http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/LENTRACK/ 3,655
Sampling instrument name http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/Q01/current/Q0100002/ 3,655
Preserved wet weight of biological entity specified elsewhere http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/PWWBIOXX/1/ 3,651

Occurrences

scientificNameeventDatedecimalLongitudedecimalLatitudecollectionCodecatalogNumber