Name: South African Weather Service (SAWS) data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015
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Title	South African Weather Service (SAWS) data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015
Project	West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey
Authors	Mduduzi Seakamela Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Biologist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Smseakamela@environment.gov.za
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) Marine Biologist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Smseakamela@environment.gov.za
Abstract	This is South African Weather Service (SAWS) data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey 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.
Methods	Raw data in their original format, as received from the instrument and unprocessed.
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Temporal extent	28 Oct 2015 – 06 Nov 2015
Geographic extent	South East Atlantic, South African West Coast North: -32.05 South: -33.58 West: 17.76 East: 18.32
Keywords	Algoa, Algoa 219, Automated Weather System, AWS, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Related resources	This digital object is part of West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052234)

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