Description
The survey data of cephalopods was obtained in the beam trawl survey from 2007 to 2021. The survey was conducted by the R/V "Ocean Researcher III" and the R/V "New Ocean Researcher III". All the samples were collected by the beam trawl, with the width 6 m, body length 8 m, body mesh 4.5 cm, and cod end mesh 2.5 cm, and each trawling was conducted at 2 knots/hr for 30 minutes. Most of the sampling sites were located along the western coast of Taiwan, while some sites were located in the offshore zones (e.g., Penghu Channel, Changyun Rise).
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 195 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Chen M (2023): Cephalopod assemblages off western Taiwan. v1.1. Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.taibif.tw/resource?r=a_dataset_of_trawling_cephalopods_in_coastal_waters_off_western_taiwan&v=1.1
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 173c93da-9ed9-4cf3-b521-dc3e77f28890. Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Sampling event; beam trawl; cuttlefish; squid; octopus; Sepia pharaonis; Sepia lycidas
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Geographic Coverage
The survey covered the coastal waters off western Taiwan with some offshore sampling sites. The coordinates were located between 119.49-120.84 E and 22.17-24.70 N, which were recorded as decimal degree.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [22.177, 119.498], North East [24.704, 120.841] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
A total of 31 taxa from 13 genera and 6 families of cephalopods were captured during the survey period.
| Family | Enoploteuthidae, Loliginidae, Octopodidae, Sepiadariidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2007-06-01 / 2021-11-30 |
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Sampling Methods
The beam trawl (width 6 m, body length 8 m, body mesh 4.5 cm, and cod end mesh 2.5 cm) onboard the R/V "Ocean Researcher III" and the R/V "New Ocean Researcher III" was used for the survey. Each trawling was conducted as 2 knots/hr of speed and 30 minutes, and the sweeping area was about 11,112 square meters. The coordinates recorded in the dataset for trawling were the original sites of the trawling starting.
| Study Extent | The study sites were located along the coastal waters off western Taiwan, including some offshore sites, such as Penghu Channel and Changyun Rise. There were total 13 sites from north to south: Maoli, Wuchi, Changyun Rise, Wangong, Taihsi, Cigu, Penghu Channel, Jiading, Zuoying, Lingyuan, Dapeng, Linbian, Fangliao. The coordinates of these sites covered between 119.49-120.84°E and 22.17-24.70°N. |
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| Quality Control | All cephalopod samples were put in the -20°C freezer on board immediately after finishing the trawling, and soon transfered to the freezer in lab to prevent the samples spoiling. To make sure the accuracy of the identification, we complied with the guideline of the cephalopod taxonomy with these 2 publications: Lu & Chung (2017) "Guide to the Cephalopod of Taiwan" and Okutani (2015) "Cuttlefishes and Squids of the World". Afterwards, the data were validated again by matching them against Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TAICOL), World Register of Marine Specie (WoRMS), etc. |
Method step description:
- 1. Data collection: described as the column of "Sampling Description" 2.Sample identification: the professional would identify the cephalopod samples referring to 2 publications: Lu & Chung (2017) "Guide to The Cephalopod of Taiwan" and Okutani (2015) "Cuttlefishes and Squids of the World". After finishing the identification, all information would be recorded on the log book, such as species name, body length, state of specimen, etc. 3. Data processing and preserving: All the information would be keyed in and saved as excel files. After validating all data, the dataset would be uploaded on the GBIF website.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 173c93da-9ed9-4cf3-b521-dc3e77f28890 |
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| https://ipt.taibif.tw/resource?r=a_dataset_of_trawling_cephalopods_in_coastal_waters_off_western_taiwan |