| Title | Compilation of validated and processed Bongo data (deck, flow and count) from the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Algoa Voyage 088, December 2000 |
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| Authors |
Pillay, Keshnee Worship, Marco |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Pillay, Keshnee Project Member: Pillay, Keshnee Project Member: Worship, Marco Project Member: Van Der Poel, Janine Project Member: Jones, Susan Project Member: Setati, Sandra |
| 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) on the Algoa, Voyage 088, from 12 to 13 December 2000. 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 Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (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 |
Vertical zooplankton samples were collected at fixed stations along the SHBML transect during Voyage 088 of the RV Algoa, conducted from 12 to 13 December 2000. |
| Taxonomic information |
General Taxonomic Coverage:
Taxonomic Classification |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 12 Dec 2000 – 13 Dec 2000 |
| Geographic extent |
St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa |
| Keywords | Algoa 088 , ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES , BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , BONGO NETS , CC-BY-SA 4.0 , completed , Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) , Primary productivity , SDG 14.1.1 , SDG 14.3.1 , SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , Species abundances , vector , Zooplankton biomass and diversity |