DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10122024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085, August 1990

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 16 August and 29 August 1990, during the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085 in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.26072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 084, July 1990

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 12 July and 06 August 1990, during voyage 084 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.24072024
West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 084, July 1990

The West Coast Hake Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 084 from 12 July - 06 August 1990. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake in South African waters; to investigate diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the occurrence, distribution, and abundance of squid; to study the biology of chondrichthyan species; to investigate zooplankton scattering layers and their influence on the feeding and distribution of small hake; to investigate the feasibility of using carbon and nitrogen isotopes for tracing hake diet; to obtain extensive coverage of chlorophyll-fluorescence distribution at the sea surface as part of an ongoing monitoring program; to collect live chaetognaths and medusae for gut evacuation and feeding experiments, and for gut content analysis; and lastly to train...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.25072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 084, July 1990

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 12 July and 06 August 1990, during voyage 084 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 082, May 1990

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 23 May and 13 June 1990, during voyage 082 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.12072024
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 082, May 1990

The South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 082 was conducted from 23 May - 13 June 1990. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by bottom-trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake, sole and other trawl target species; to make experimental bottom-trawls in deep water to establish the limit of hake distribution, and to collect deep-water specimens of fish and squid; to investigate the environment and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species in the various depth strata; to study demersal community relationships; to investigate the occurrence, distribution and abundance of squid and squid larvae; to investigate the occurrence of line fish species in shallow waters; to study the biology of sharks and skates; to study the biology of kob; and to train senior staff and oceanographic research assistants.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.13072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 082, May 1990

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 23 May and 13 June 1990, during voyage 082 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.08072024
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 081, May 1990

The Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 081 was conducted from 07-12 May 1990. The objectives of the survey were to attain an estimation of the abundance and size-structure of anchovy recruits; describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of anchovy recruits and the influence of oceanographic variables on these; collect biological data on pelagic fish species; examine the distribution, abundance and production of zooplankton in relation to the environment, and to recruit distribution and condition; and the profiling of currents by means of the acoustic doppler current profiler.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 081, May 1990

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 and 12 May 1990, during voyage 081 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.09072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 081, May 1990

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 07 and 12 May 1990, during voyage 081 on the FRS Africana in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11782023
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 079, January 1990

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 04 January and 29 January 1990, during Voyage 079 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11772023
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 079, January 1990

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 04 January and 29 January 1990, during Voyage 079 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11882023
Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 078, November 1989

The Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 078 from 7 - 30 November 1989. The objectives of the cruise were to conduct an estimation of the biomass and population structure of anchovy, pilchard and round herring off South Africa by means of echo-integration and midwater trawling; to conduct an estimation of anchovy biomass by means of the egg production method; to describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of commercially harvested epi-pelagic and meso-pelagic fish, and the influence of oceanographic variables on these; to collect biological data on reproduction, condition and diet of pelagic fish species; to conduct an examination of the distribution, abundance and production of zooplankton in relation to the environment and to pelagic fish distribution, condition, diet and spawning activity; and lastly to conduct a profiling of currents by means of the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP).

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11752023
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 078, November 1989

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 November and 30 November 1989 during Voyage 078 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey were to conduct an estimation of the biomass and population structure of anchovy, pilchard and round herring off South Africa by means of echo-integration and midwater trawling; to conduct an estimation of anchovy biomass by means of the egg production method; to describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of commercially harvested epi-pelagic and meso-pelagic fish, and the influence of...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11742023
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 078, November 1989

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 07 November and 30 November 1989 during Voyage 078 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey were to conduct an estimation of the biomass and population structure of anchovy, pilchard and round herring off South Africa by means of echo-integration and midwater trawling; to conduct an estimation of anchovy biomass by means of the egg production method; to describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of commercially harvested epi-pelagic and meso-pelagic fish, and the influence of...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11872023
Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise on the Africana Voyage 077, September 1989

The Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 077, from 11 - 22 September 1989. There were several objectives to this cruise, covering Physical Environment (PE), Sedimentation and Nutrient cycling (SN), Chemical Environment (CE), Shoal Ecology (SE), Plankton studies (P) and testing of the new AIDA acoustic system with possible estimates of biomass in specific places such as in the baroclinic jets. The cruise objectives included identifying and documenting near-surface and mid-water baroclinic jets west of Cape Columbine and Cape Town using acoustic doppler profiling and Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data; observing currents in the upper 200m at regular intervals along the cruise track, using the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP); performing a 30 hour internal tide experiment at the shelf edge west of the Chamais Bay; deploying a series of current meter moorings on the Namibian remote shelf and eastern Cape Basin zones between Chamais...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11722023
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise on the Africana Voyage 077, September 1989

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 11 September and 22 September 1989 during Voyage 077 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. There were several objectives for the Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise, covering Physical Environment (PE), Sedimentation and Nutrient cycling (SN), Chemical Environment (CE), Shoal Ecology (SE), Plankton studies (P) and testing of the new AIDA acoustic system with possible estimates of biomass in specific places such as in the baroclinic jets. The objectives included identifying and documenting near-surface and mid-water baroclinic jets west of Cape Columbine and Cape Town using acoustic doppler profiling and...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11712023
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise on the Africana Voyage 077, September 1989

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 11 September and 22 September 1989 during Voyage 077 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. There were several objectives for the Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise, covering Physical Environment (PE), Sedimentation and Nutrient cycling (SN), Chemical Environment (CE), Shoal Ecology (SE), Plankton studies (P) and testing of the new AIDA acoustic system with possible estimates of biomass in specific places such as in the baroclinic jets. The objectives included identifying and documenting near-surface and mid-water baroclinic jets west of Cape Columbine and Cape Town using acoustic doppler profiling and...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11862023
West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 075, July 1989

The West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 075 was conducted from 14 July - 17 August 1989. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake in South African waters; to investigate the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and demersal species; to make some experimental trawls in deep water to determine hake distribution limits and to collect deep-water specimens of fish and squid; to collect routine biological material on demersal species from South West African waters; to investigate the occurence, distribution and abundance of squid and squid larvae; to study demersal community interrelationships; to study the biology of sharks and selected non-commercial fish species; to investigate zooplankton scattering layers and their influence on the feeding behaviour of small hake and to extend the primary production data further...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11692023
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 075, July 1989

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 14 July and 17 August 1989 during Voyage 075 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake in South African waters; to investigate the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and demersal species; to make some experimental trawls in deep water to determine hake distribution limits and to collect deep-water specimens of fish and squid; to collect routine biological material on demersal species from South...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11682023
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 075, July 1989

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 14 July and 17 August 1989 during Voyage 075 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake in South African waters; to investigate the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and demersal species; to make some experimental trawls in deep water to determine hake distribution limits and to collect deep-water specimens of fish and squid; to collect routine biological material on demersal species from South West...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11852023
South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 074, June 1989

The South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 074 from 22 June - 4 July 1989. The objectives of the survey were to undertake an acoustic / trawling survey of the pilchard stock off SWA and arrive at a stock estimate; to survey the horse-mackerel and anchovy stocks off South West Africa (SWA) and obtain stock estimates if possible and to collect the environmental information on the habitat of the above species primarily by means of Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) and U³ dips in the upper 200m.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11662023
Processed CTD discrete observations from the South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 074, June 1989

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 22 June and 04 July 1989 during Voyage 074 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey were to undertake an acoustic / trawling survey of the pilchard stock off SWA and arrive at a stock estimate; to survey the horse-mackerel and anchovy stocks off South West Africa (SWA) and obtain stock estimates if possible and to collect the environmental information on the habitat of the above species primarily by means of CTD and U³ dips in the upper 200m.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11652023
Processed CTD continuous observations from the South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 074, June 1989

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 22 June and 04 July 1989, during Voyage 074 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. The objectives of the South West African Pilchard and Anchovy Biomass Survey were to undertake an acoustic / trawling survey of the pilchard stock off SWA and arrive at a stock estimate; to survey the horse-mackerel and anchovy stocks off South West Africa (SWA) and obtain stock estimates if possible and to collect the environmental information on the habitat of the above species primarily by means of CTD and U³ dips in the upper 200m.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11842023
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 073, June 1989

The Anchovy Recruitment Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 073 from 8 - 22 June 1989. The survey objectives were to assess anchovy recruitment strength in South African waters in order to recommend a final quota for the 1989 RSA anchovy fishing season; to collect data for the determination of the target strength of anchovy and other pelagic and mesopelagic species; to collect data on shoaling behaviour of pelagic fish, specifically anchovy, pilchard and red-eye; to investigate relationships between the distribution of pelagic fish, zooplankton and water temperature; to determine standing stocks of phytoplankton and zooplankton in different regions and to estimate copepod secondary production in these regions through egg-production and moulting rate experiments.

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