Benthic otter trawl catch data, Porcupine Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, RRS Charles Darwin Cruise 158, 2004.

URLhttps://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/resource?r=pap_megafauna_charlesdarwin158_2004
Repository URL http://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/
Node OBIS Deep Sea
Published2024-07-05 09:58
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 Charles Darwin Cruise 158 in 2004. Lampitt, R.S. et al. (2010). RRS Charles Darwin Cruise 158, 15-28 Jun 2004, Vigo-Fairlie. Ocean biogeochemistry. Southampton, UK: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, 53 pp. (National Oceanography Centre Southampton Cruise Report, No. 55).| https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/cd158.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 Charles Darwin Cruise 158, 2004.. Version 1.2. The Discovery Collections. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.iobis.org/obis-deepsea/resource?r=pap_megafauna_charlesdarwin158_2004&v=1.2
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

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Statistics

Occurrence records 2,059
Species level 1,945
Absence records 0
Event records 4
MoF records 4,175
Sequence records 0
Species 22
Taxa 53
Time range 2004 - 2004

This dataset has appeared in 777 downloads in 2025, with a total of 1,372,009 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 319

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
Amperima rosea (E. Perrier, 1886)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		836
Oneirophanta mutabilis Théel, 1879
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		311
Psychropotes longicauda Théel, 1882
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		179
Pseudostichopus aemulatus Solis-Marin & Billett in Solis-Marin et al., 2004
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		147
Molpadiodemas villosus (Théel, 1886)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		123
Peniagone diaphana (Théel, 1882)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		120
Hyphalaster inermis Sladen, 1883
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea 		102
Styracaster chuni Ludwig, 1907
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea 		50
Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea 		42
Freyella elegans (Verrill, 1884)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea 		15

Distribution

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Data providers

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

Measurement types

Occurrences

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