Title | Anchovy Recruitment on the Africana Voyage 047, August 1986 |
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Authors |
Ian Hampton |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023) |
Contributors |
Project Leader: Tarron Lamont Project Leader: Gavin Tutt |
Abstract | The main objectives of the cruise were a direct assessment of the biomass of adult anchovy and pilchard on the South and East coasts by acoustic survey, supplemented by aerial fish spotting (East Coast only); an acoustic investigation of the distribution and behaviour of other pelagic fish of commercial importance; an investigation of the relationship between anchovy, pilchard and the hydrobiological environment, specifically water temperature and plankton distribution; a determination of the extent to which anchovy recruits penetrated onto the South Coast, as follow-up to recruit surveys on the West Coast in May and June (Voyages 44 and 45) and a study of the broad physical and chemical features of the Agulhas Bank and East Coast continental shelf in winter. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 04 Aug 1986 – 29 Aug 1986 |
Geographic extent |
North: -28.5 |
Keywords | Africana, Africana 047, chemistry report, sailing orders, SDG 14.4.1 Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels, SDG Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development |
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