Title Compilation of validated and processed data (deck, flow and count) from the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 181, August 2003
Authors

Pillay, Keshnee
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Worship, Marco
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Pillay, Keshnee
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Pillay, Keshnee
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Worship, Marco
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Van Der Poel, Janine
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Jones, Susan
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Wright, Elana
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Project Member: Setati, Sandra
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Abstract Compilation of processed and validated data of mesozooplankton along the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) (now under the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB)) on the Africana, Voyage 181, from 12 to 13 August 2003. This includes the validated flow, processed counts and validated ship`s information. This is ready for analysis by a user. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated under the IEP:SB in 2013 consolidating a long-term, multi-decadal time-series (from 1951 onward) of information for this important region and has continued monitoring in the form of the IEP:SB. The programme is a multi-disciplinary, collaborative and capacity building platform undertaking relevant science, including updating technology, with the aim to develop ecosystem indicators that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela. These include physical, chemical, planktonic, microbial, seabird, marine mammal, benthic and pollution (plastic) ecosystem indicators as required by ecosystem-based management regarding the following priorities: ocean warming, ocean acidification, trophic functioning, pollution and water quality. It is an on-going monitoring programme.
Methods

Mesozooplankton observations were collected as part of the multidisciplinary monitoring programme. Flow measurements and ship-based information were recorded during the survey to support the processing and interpretation of the mesozooplankton data.

Taxonomic information

General Taxonomic Coverage:
This dataset covers mesozooplankton communities sampled along the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) off the west coast of South Africa. The dataset contains processed mesozooplankton counts generated during the August 2003 Africana Voyage 181 survey. Taxonomic coverage and the level of taxonomic identification are dependent on the taxa recorded in the processed counts; the dataset is intended to provide analysis-ready information on mesozooplankton abundance within the Southern Benguela monitoring programme.

Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 12 Aug 2003 – 13 Aug 2003
Geographic extent

Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa

Keywords Africana 181 , ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES , BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , BONGO NETS , CC-BY-SA 4.0 , completed , Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) , SDG 14.1 , SDG 14.1.1 , SDG 14.3.1 , SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , Taxonomic/phylogenetic diversity , vector , Zooplankton biomass and diversity