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Project details
| Title: | Tuna Larvae Project 1985-1987 |
| Id: | 1521 |
| Acronym: | Tuna Larvae |
| Investigator(s): | Tim Davis
(Former) CSIRO Division of Fisheries/Fisheries Research - Hobart [details] |
| Description: | |
| Years: | 1985 to 1987 |
List of surveys that this project was on.
Use [details] link to view survey details (map, reports, metadata etc) including links to download data.
| Survey | Investigator | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SO 8/87 [details] |
T. Davis & J. May (CSIRO) | Soela cruise SO 8/87 was undertaken for a tuna larval survey in the east Indian Ocean, within the boundaries of 15-18 degrees S and 114-117 degrees E. Cruise aims were to investigate coarse-scale variation in abundance and growth rate of southern bluefin tuna larvae and their relationship with oceanographic processes; to determine the vertical distribution of scombrid larvae in relation to the thermocline; to investigate the relation between food availability, tuna larvae abundance, diet and growth at selected sites; to investigate the oceanography of the area; to collect larvae for electrophoresis; to test light trapping for tuna larvae and to compare catches with ichthyoplankton tows and to deploy a satellite tracked buoy at the first station having significant numbers of SBT larvae. |