Name: West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015
License: https://repository.saeon.ac.za/index.php/s/PzfgExZEQ3ysGKK

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.26052234

Title	West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015
Authors	Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2022)
Contributors	Contact Person: Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), email: smseakamela@dffe.gov.za
Abstract	The West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 219, 28 October to 06 November 2015. The cruise operated on the shelf and slope regions off the west coast of South Africa, between Dassen Island and Groenriviermond. 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 "The ecology of Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in South Africa" 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	28 Oct 2015 – 06 Nov 2015
Geographic extent	North: -32.05 South: -33.58 West: 17.76 East: 18.32
Keywords	abundance, Algoa, Algoa 219, Aqualie Institute, behaviour, cetacean, cruise report, DEFF, Department of Environment, feeding, Forestry and Fisheries, genetic relatedness, humpback whales, Mammal Research Institute, migration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State University, sailing orders, stock identification, University of Pretoria, west coast, West Coast Cetacean

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