Description :
The overall objective of the NECTALIS 3 cruise is studying intermediate trophic levels in pelagic ecosystem: characterizing the environment, acoustics, sampling and modelling of zooplankton and micronekton in New Caledonia.
The Nectalis 3 cruise contributes to explore the southern area of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of New Caledonia in the south-west Pacific to collect data and samples on the pelagic ecosystem where tuna swim, particularly albacore tuna.
Link GBIF portal : https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7c0cd863-8b81-4937-84f9-2f596fd3fa79
Project :
Title : NECTALIS 3 scientific cruise, micronekton collection
Abstract : The NECTALIS3 project studies the mid-trophic levels of the pelagic ecosystem of New-Caledonia: zooplankton and micronekton. Those components are the link between physical/chemical factors which influence their distribution and abundance, and fish exploited resources, particularly tuna, which are their predators. To complement a larger project based on observations, technology and modelling, we propose a multidisciplinary cruise to collect sea water physical and chemical data as well as data on zooplankton and micronekton.
To characterise physico-chemical conditions and primary production, we measure temperature, salinity, oxygen, fluorescence, light, currents, nutrients, photosynthetic pigments, phytoplankton abundance, primary production, phytoplanktonic communities. Secondary production (zooplankton, micronekton) is measured with acoustic (TAPS, S-ADCP, L-ADCP, EK60) and net sampling of zooplankton and micronekton. This cruise is complemented by physical, chemical and biogeochemical modelling, by tuna diet study and by modelling of the pelagic ecosystem including several sub-models.
Specialists in dynamic, acoustic, biogeochemistry, oceanography, biology and fisheries coming from different research institutions collect, analyse and model observations on the mid-trophic levels. We have two goals:
1) sustainable fish resources management with the improvement of our understanding of spatio-temporal distribution and behaviors of the tuna preys to eventually better understand tuna-environment relationships
2) conservation and protection of offshore waters by providing new information on pelagic biodiversity to contribute to the identification of ecologically and biologically significant areas in the Caledonian EEZ.
Funding : The Nectalis 3 cruise received the financial support of IRD, SPC and AAMP (French Marine Protected Areas), now Agence Française de la Biodiversité (AFB).
Data prepared and published under project "Capacity building and data mobilization for conservation and decision making in the South Pacific" - BID-PA2016-0002-REG
Contact : Allain Valerie (POINT_OF_CONTACT)
Le jeu de données diffusé est issu d'un traitement automatique appliqué sur les données issues du GBIF. Les règles de l'INPN et plus globalement du SINP (en termes de périmètre et de contrôle sur les données) peuvent impliquer que l'ensemble des données du jeu source ne soit pas restitué dans le SINP.
The disseminated dataset stems from an automatic treatment applied to data coming from GBIF. INPN rules, and more generally SINP rules (in terms of perimeter and data quality controls) may imply that the whole of the source dataset might not be provided on the SINP platform.
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