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Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
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Gough Island Relief (23)
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International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (2)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (66)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (36)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (8)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (26)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (17)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (23)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (11)
Walters Shoal (4)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (2)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (5)
Winter Cruise (7)
ADCP (2)
AWS (3)
CO2 ANALYZERS (1)
CTD (231)
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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.
Integrated Ecosystem Programme cruise: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 232, November 2016
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme (IEP) cruise: Southern Benguela was conducted on the Algoa V232, 15 - 26 November, 2016. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional platform to undertake relevant science in the Southern Benguela; also functioning as a platform for collaboration and learning. All projects aim to develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela i.e physical, chemical, planktonic,...
Anchovy Assessment Survey on the Africana Voyage 013, November 1983
The Anchovy Assessment Survey was held on the Africana Voyage 013, between the 1st and 29th November 1983. Research was split up into three legs, Leg 1: Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, Leg 2: Port Elizabeth to East London and Leg 3: Olifants River to Cape Agulhas.
West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 039, January 1986
The objectives of this cruise were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake; to investigate the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environment and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species; to carry out acoustic target identification of mesopelagic species with RMT 8 nets; to make a few experimental trawls in deep water to search for the other species of monkfish and to determine the offshore limit of...
Anchovy Recruitment on the Africana Voyage 047, August 1986
The main objectives of the cruise were a direct assessment of the biomass of adult anchovy and pilchard on the South and East coasts by acoustic survey, supplemented by aerial fish spotting (East Coast only); an acoustic investigation of the distribution and behaviour of other pelagic fish of commercial importance; an investigation of the relationship between anchovy, pilchard and the hydrobiological environment, specifically water temperature and plankton distribution; a determination of...
West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 059, February 1988
The main objective of the cruise was 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 make some experimental trawls in deep water 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...
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.
West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 054, June 1987
The scientific targets of the trip revolved around the determination of biomass index of both Cape hake species off the South African west coast. The diurnal cycle of Cape hake and their relationship with environmental parameters was also studied. Some hake material were collected in South West African waters. Deep-water trawls were made to delimit the offshore extent of hake distribution and to collect rare specimens of fish for accession to museums. Demersal community interrelationships...
South Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 056, September 1987
The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake, sole and other trawl target species; to investigate the environment and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species in the various depth strata; to investigate the occurence, distribution and abundance of squid and squid larvae; to investigate the occurence of linefish species in shallow waters; to identify every species caught in the trawl net; and to do...
West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 046, July 1986
The West Coast Hake Biomass was carried out on the Africana Voyage 046 from 1 to 24 July 1986.
South Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 048, September 1986
The objective of the cruise was to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake, sole and other trawl target species; an investigation of the environment and interrelationships of hake and other demersal species in various depth strata; to investigate the occurence, distribution and abundance of squid and squid larvae; and to investigate the occurence of linefish species in shallow waters.
Spanish-Namibian Environmental Cruise (SNEC) on the Africana Voyage 035, September 1985
The objective of this cruise was to investigate the hydrology and plankton of the coastal waters off Nambia between 20 S and 26 S.
Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise on the Africana Voyage 070, March 1989
The Physical-Chemical Oceanography Cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 070 from 2 - 11 March 1989. The objectives of the cruise were to retrieve six acoustic current meters deployed in September 1988; to recover and redeploy the sequentially sampling sediment trap and the two Anderaa current meters incorporated on the array at a position 90 miles west of Walvis Bay; to repeat a line of Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) stations running at right angles to the shelf from the 4000m...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Compilation of validated and processed data (deck, flow and count) from the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 269, January 2011
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 Africana, Voyage 269, from 11 to 13 January 2011. This includes the validated flow, processed counts and validated ship`s information. This is ready for analysis by a user. The St Helena Bay Monitoring Line was initiated as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run...
South Coast Inshore Demersal Biomass and Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey on the Africana Voyage 125, September 1994
The South Coast Inshore Demersal Biomass and Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey was conducted on the Africana 125 from 21 September to 18 October 1994. The primary objective is to conduct a stratified bottom trawl survey to assess the biomass, abundance and distribution of hake, sole, horse mackerel, squid and other trawl species on the Agulhas Bank up to 200m, but biased in terms of number of stations in depths up to 120m.
Integrated Ecosystem Programme cruise: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 228, May 2016
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme (IEP) cruise: Southern Benguela was conducted on the Algoa V228, 19 - 27 May 2016. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional platform to undertake relevant science in the Southern Benguela; also functioning as a platform for collaboration and learning. All projects aim to develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela i.e physical, chemical,...
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
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...
Raw TSG data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme cruise: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 232, November 2016
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme (IEP) cruise: Southern Benguela on the Algoa V232, 15 - 26 November, 2016. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional platform to undertake relevant science in the Southern Benguela; also functioning as a platform for collaboration and learning. All projects aim to develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela i.e...
Processed CTD continuous observations from Africana Voyage 013, November 1983
Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000. Here we present processed downcast CTD continuous data collected between 02 and 28 November 1983, during Voyage 013 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem...
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.