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Gough Island Relief (23)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (152)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (37)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (65)
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (5)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
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South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (317)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (26)
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Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (11)
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Raw Seaglider data collected during GINA 2017 by Seaglider SG574
The Gliders IN the Agulhas (GINA) project is a multi-institutional effort to implement sustained glider observations around South Africa’s coastline to enhance existing regional networks and complement larger international observations systems such as the Ocean Gliders Boundary Ocean Observing Network (BOON). Ocean gliders are robotic platforms operated and piloted from land. The Seaglider during GINA was set-up to vertically profile the water column between depths of 0 and 1000m....
Carbonate chemistry time-series from discrete sampling at thirteen sites in Algoa Bay, South Africa, 2018 - 2020
Coastal monthly carbonate chemistry data and other associated physico-chemical parameters from Algoa Bay, on the temperate south coast of South Africa. Eight offshore and five inshore sites were sampled. Temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were measured at each offshore site, and temperature was measured at each inshore site. At each offshore and inshore site, a single sea water sample was collected at the surface for later analysis of pH and total alkalinity (TA) in the laboratory....
Benthic invertebrate fauna, associated habitats and potential factors influencing their distribution and abundance in the Southern Benguela Ecoregion, Algoa Voyage 263, August 2019
This Southern Benguela Cruise was conducted in the Southern Benguela Ecoregion on the Algoa Voyage 263, August 2019. This study focuses on providing a better understanding of the benthic invertebrate communities and associated habitats of three priority areas within the southernmost portion of the Southern Benguela Ecoregion. This includes Robben Island, the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area (TMNP MPA) and the newly proposed Seas of Good Hope Ecologically and Biologically...
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...
Seasonal flow cytometry counts of picoplankton from the west coast of South Africa (May 2015 to February 2017)
Little is known about the distribution and abundance of picoplankton in coastal waters off southern Africa. This data set is part of a PhD study in which picoplankton were sampled from two depths at four sampling lines along the west coast of South Africa in May, September and November 2015, February, May, August and November 2016, and February 2017. Cell counts were made using a BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer and a BD LSRII flow cytometer. The data set contains cell counts for Synechococcus,...
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 126, October 2014
This West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey was conducted on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 126, from 28 October to 10 November, 2014. The survey was planned for the region between Dassen Island and Groenriviermond up the west coast. The cruise track of the Ellen Kuzwayo is closely linked to that of the Algoa and while the latter was engaged in offshore and onshore parallel tracks up to the 250m isobaths, the former ran a saw tooth grid survey starting inshore Dassen Island (moving...
Unusual mortality events of whales of the genus Kogia along the South African coastline between 2010 and 2020
This report provides stranding trends of whales (genus Kogia) for the areas between Strandfontein on the West Coast and Grootbrak River on the South Coast of South Africa between 2010 and 2020 for the benefit of Municipalities, Scientists and Managers. The report is a product of Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) marine mammal health monitoring efforts under the title: "Long-term monitoring of the effects of environmental changes and humans activities on the health and...
A 2022 update to trends of seabirds and seals in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape
This report provides an update on the trends for seals and seabirds in Saldanha Bay for the year 2022. The Benguela Upwelling Ecosystem is home to various endemic seabirds and a single species of fur seal, exclusive to the southern African region (South Africa, Namibia, and Angola). The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has been conducting extensive monitoring of population trends, diet, and foraging behaviour of multiple seabird species. The objective is to gather...
Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pup trends at breeding colonies within the proposed Sandveld Coastal Complex Protected Area Management Plan
This report focuses on the trends of Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) pups within the proposed Sandveld Coastal Complex (SCC) Protected Area Management Plan at various breeding colonies. CapeNature is currently in the process of developing a Management Plan for the Sandveld Coastal Complex (SCC) Protected Area, in compliance with the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003). The SCC harbors significant breeding sites for Cape fur seals...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 122, June 1994
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 06 June and 05 July 1994, during Voyage 122 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) 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.
Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 122, June 1994
The Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana 122 from 6 June to 5 July 1994. The primary objective of this cruise was 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.
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 122, June 1994
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 06 June and 05 July 1994, during Voyage 122 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine ecosystem (ACLME) 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.
Effectiveness of Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area project (2017-2021)
Intertidal rocky shores are the most accessible marine habitats and therefore heavily impacted by harvesting. In recent years, they have also been increasingly invaded by alien species, which compounds the effects of harvesting on rocky shore community composition and functioning. Recent survey data, combined with historical data from 1970, were used to assess temporal changes over the intervening period in rocky shore communities at two sites (Wireless Point and Wireless Island).
State of the ocean and coasts around South Africa 2016 report card
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...
State of the oceans around South Africa: 2014
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State of the oceans around South Africa: 2012
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State of the oceans around South Africa: December 2011
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State of the marine environment around South Africa: July 2010
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State of the marine environment around South Africa: December 2010
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: July 2009
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: December 2008
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: July 2008
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: December 2007
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: July 2007
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State of the marine environment off South Africa: December 2006
Please note: 1. This report has not been peer-reviewed; 2. The conditions of use outlined in the report are superseded by the conditions specified by the License field in this metadata record; 3. 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 is the first in a new series of informal reports intended to provide an overview of marine environmental conditions off South...