A collection of ichthyoplankton, hydrographic, and water chemistry observations taken from the Scotian Shelf during the period 1976 to 1982. Includes species identification and enumeration of ichthyoplankton collected from several tow types using a variety of plankton nets. Qualitative estimates of major zooplankton taxa usually available. Hydrographic data usually collected and chlorophyll and water chemistry samples collected in specific cases.
Detailed information is available on request.
All requests to be approved by Science Director in consultation with line management. Coverage is incomplete. Survey vessel was not available to achieve total coverage as originally planned. Coverage is not uniform. Some areas were visited more than once depending on availability of survey vessel.