Diversity and abundance of mesopelagic fishes along 110°E, south-east Indian Ocean for the 2nd Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2). RV Investigator voyage IN2019_V03 (2019)

Samples were obtained from the RV Investigator from 14 May - June 5, 2019 as part of the 2nd Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2). A total of 20 stations (90 nautical miles apart) from 39.5 deg south to 11.5 deg S along the 110 ?E meridian was sampled during both day and night. The samples were obtained by means of hauls using a EZ multi-net with a 1 m2 mouth area and eight operating nets (500 µm mesh). It was sent down to 500 m depth and oblique hauls discriminating the following depth strata of the water column were taken as the net was retrieved: 500-400, 400-300, 300-200, 200-150, 150-100, 100-50, 50 - 5 m. Each stratum was sampled for about 10 min and the volume of water filtered was obtained via use of an electronically recording flowmeter (mean volume: 486.5 m3). In summary, 273 discrete stratum hauls, covering the upper 500 m of the water column, were made along the 110 deg E transect in the Indian Ocean. After sorting and identification of fish specimens on board, samples were preserved in 10% buffered formalin with borax for later inspection in the laboratory. Voyage details (metadata, projects, other datasets either online or as downloads, publications and reports, events, maps etc) can be accessed at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=IN2019_V03 If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.

Citation: Olivar, M.P., Beckley, L.E. 2022. Vertical distribution patterns of early stages of mesopelagic fishes along 110 °E, south-east Indian Ocean. Deep Sea Research II. 105111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105111

Published: November 30, 2023 at 03:17

URL: https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=in2019_v03_mesopelagic