Name: State of the ocean and coasts around South Africa 2016 report card
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Title	State of the ocean and coasts around South Africa 2016 report card
Authors	Hans Verheye Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Robert Crawford Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Steve Kirkman Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Jenny Huggett Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2019)
Contributors	Contact Person: Jimmy Khanyile Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), email: Jkhanyile@environment.gov.za
Abstract	Please note that the contact information included in the report is superseded by the contact information that can be found in the Responsible Parties field of this metadata record. This report is compiled primarily by staff within the Chief Directorate: Oceans and Coasts Research that resides within the Branch: Oceans and Coasts. Contributors from outside the Department are acknowledged. The Branch maintains and seeks to grow human capacity and infrastructure in all aspects of marine sciences towards improving understanding and management of marine ecosystems. In this report, DEA provides updated information on the status of some parameters for South Africa’s oceans and coasts, ranging from chemical and physical properties to biological assessments. These have been selected as potentially-useful indicators of the change, health and management of South Africa’s marine ecosystems. The format of this report card is aimed at providing a brief overview of the research and monitoring undertaken within the Department, with articles generally not exceeding a page. This format does not allow for an in-depth description or discussion. Readers are welcome to contact contributing authors within the Chief Directorate for more information on the various research aspects covered. The Department wishes to express its appreciation to the many collaborating agencies that have contributed to the work presented in this compilation.
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Temporal extent	01 Jan 2016 – 01 Jan 2016
Geographic extent	North: -23.77 South: -45.95 West: 10.06 East: 44.57
Keywords	African Penguins, Benguela Upwelling, boobies, Cape Canyon, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll a, copepods, Cormorants, Eubalaena australis, Eutrophication, gannets, Humpback Whale, Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins, Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus, Marine Protected Areas, Megaptera novaeangliae, Micro-plastic pollution, MPA, Ocean acidification, oxygen, Penguins, Phalacrocoracidae, Phoebetria albatrosses, SDG 14.2.1 Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas, sea surface temperature, SHBML, Sousa plumbea, South Africa, Southern Right Whales, Spheniscidae, SST, St Helena Bay Monitoring Line, State of the Marine Environment, State of the Ocean, State of the Ocean and Coasts, Sterna bergii, Sulidae, surface seawater PH, Swift Tern, turtles, Vondeling Island, West Coast Benguela Upwelling

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