Arafura Sea Biological Survey Report on RV Southern Surveyor Expedition 05/2005, 28 April - 28 May 2005

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In the first benthic biological survey of the Arafura Sea, a 2-person team collected 107 samples from 56 stations on Southern Surveyor voyage 05 of May 2005. This program was conducted opportunistically in conjunction with a Geoscience Australia geological survey of selected regions in the Arafura Sea. This survey only covers approximately 5% of the total Arafura Sea, but it provides a valuable shallow to deep transect across the region in depths ranging from 69 to 234 metres. At least 245 macroscopic species, including a diverse variety of invertebrates (e.g., sponges, corals, sea anemones, tunicates, worms, crustaceans, brittle stars, feather stars) and 6 small fish species, were photographed and documented with preliminary identifications.

Further details of the voyage are at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_details.cfm?survey=SS200505. The eight biological data reports can be downloaded at https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/download.cfm?file_id=5458

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1. Logan, G.A., Rollet, N., Glenn, K., Grosjean, E., Ryan, G.J. 2006. Geoscience Australia Marine Survey 282 Post-Survey Report: Shallow Gas and Benthic Habitat Mapping, Arafura Sea. Record 2006/019. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/64003 -