Original dataset objective: Reference stations for future annual surveys of petroleum activities in the Finnmark/ southern Barents Sea area.

Contains information mainly from studies around offshore oil and gas platforms in the Norwegian waters.

Benthic fauna in the Nothern Barents Sea was mapped in July 1992 by Akvaplan-niva

Benthic fauna in the Franz-Josef Land was mapped in August 1992 by Akvaplan-niva

The original dataset objective is the sampling of reference stations for large-scale annual surveys of petroleum installations.

The original dataset objective is the sampling of reference stations for large-scale annual surveys of petroleum installations.

Benthic fauna in the Pechora Sea was mapped in July 1992 by Akvaplan-niva