Name: West Coast Whale Cruise - In-depth sampling of humpback whale feeding super-groups on the Algoa Voyage 254, November 2018
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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07502023

Title	West Coast Whale Cruise - In-depth sampling of humpback whale feeding super-groups on the Algoa Voyage 254, November 2018
Authors	Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DFFE), South Africa, email: Smseakamela@environment.gov.za
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors	Contact Person: Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), email: Smseakamela@environment.gov.za
Abstract	The West Coast Whale Cruise was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 254 between 1 and 14 November 2018. The cruise operated between the shelf, slope and offshore regions (<2000m depth) off the west coast of South Africa, between Cape Point (-34.36.111, 18.38064) and Groenriviermond (-30.8277, 17.52061). This cruise was undertaken for data collection as part of a collaborative project led by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in collaboration with the Whale Unit, Mammal Research Institute of the University of Pretoria, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA), Aqualie Institute (Brazil) and Oregon State University (USA). The greater programme is titled 'Large whale research - genetic relatedness, stock identification, abundance, feeding and migratory behaviours' and has two components, the east coast and west coast components. This cruise focused on the west coast humpback whales.
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Temporal extent	01 Nov 2018 – 14 Nov 2018
Geographic extent	North: -29.0 South: -35.0 West: 14.0 East: 19.0
Keywords	Algoa, Algoa 254, cruise report, sailing orders
Related resources	Digital objects included in this collection: Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Algoa Voyage 254, November 2018 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07512023) Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Algoa Voyage 254, November 2018 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07522023)

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