DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.25042025
Raw TSG from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 239, May 2017

Please note that this dataset has been superseded by 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.06042025, as the data has undergone re-processing based on an updated Standard Operating Procedure, with improved quality control protocols. This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) onboard the Algoa Voyage 239 (ALG239) from 22 to 29 May 2017. This programme is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional platform to undertake relevant science in the...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.24042025
Raw TSG data from the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) Monitoring Line in the South-East Atlantic Ocean on Algoa Voyage 221, November 2015

Please note that this dataset has been superseded by 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04042025, as the data has undergone re-processing based on an updated Standard Operating Procedure, with improved quality control protocols. This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) Monitoring Line in the South-East Atlantic Ocean on Algoa Voyage 221, 30 November to 14 December, 2015. SAMBA forms part of the South African component of the...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.12042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 293, August 2023

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 15 August and 22 August 2023, during voyage293 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.02042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 209, August 2014

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 05 August and 12 August 2014, during voyage 209 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.06042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 239, May 2017

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 May and 29 May 2017, during voyage 239 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.26052268
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) cruise on SA Agulhas II Voyage 032, June 2018

The International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 is a collaborative regional cruise to build capacity and strength within Africa. The focus will be on developing students in the region in the areas of physical oceanography, chemistry, biological oceanography, benthic biodiversity, marine top predators and marine plastics.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.06122024
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected during the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 062, May 2024

Here we present 59 processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected along the Crossroads Transect, between 13 May 2024 and 15 May 2024, during the during the 2024 Marion Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 062. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean and time-varying components of the SAMOC in the South Atlantic Ocean and monitor the variability of the main...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07122024
Raw Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected during the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 062, May 2024

Here we present 59 raw Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected along the Crossroads Transect, between 13 May 2024 and 15 May 2024, during the 2024 Marion Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 062. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean and time-varying components of the SAMOC in the South Atlantic Ocean and monitor the variability of the main Southern Ocean frontal...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 293, August 2023

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 15 August and 22 August 2023, during voyage 293 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 298, January 2024

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 January and 26 January 2024, during voyage 298 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 221, November - December 2015

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 30 November and 06 December 2015, during voyage 221 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 221, November 2015 - December 2015

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 30 November and 06 December 2015, during voyage 221 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.18042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 032, June 2018 - July 2018

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 10 June 2018 and 13 July 2018, during voyage 032 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 239, May 2017

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 May and 29 May 2017, during voyage 239 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 252, August 2018

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 20 August and 28 August 2018, during voyage 252 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.17042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 032, June 2018 - July 2018

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 10 June 2018 and 13 July 2018, during voyage 032 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.21042025
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 061, December 2023 - February 2024

Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 26 December 2023 and 20 February 2024, during voyage 061 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05122024
Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 062, May 2024

The 2024 Marion Relief Voyage 062, offered the 12th opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, ship-based oceanographic research on board the SA Agulhas II en route to, from, and around, the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands (PEIs). The ship-based research was conducted as a joint multi-institutional, multidisciplinary effort with scientists, research technicians, interns and students from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment: Oceans & Coastal Research (DFFE-OCR),...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.22042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 061, December 2023 - February 2024

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 26 December 2023 and 20 February 2024, during voyage 061 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.16042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 298, January 2024

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 January and 26 January 2024, during voyage 298 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.20042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 16 December 2022 and 12 February 2023, during voyage 056 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 266, November 2019

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 04 November and 14 November 2019, during voyage 266 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14042025
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 297, January 2024

Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 12 January and 17 January 2024, during voyage 297 on the RS Algoa. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.09122024
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 086, September 1990

South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 086 from 07 September - 02 October 1990. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of bottom trawling (under 200 m) the abundance and distribution of adult and juvenile hake, sole, squid, horse mackerel and other demersal target species and to make biomass estimates of each; to study the hydrological environment using the CTD and ADCP and to relate this information to the catches of hake , sole, squid, horse...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11122024
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, May 1992

The Anchovy Recruitment Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 103 from 12 - 28 May 1992. The main objectives of the cruise were to estimate the abundance and size-structure of anchovy and pilchard recruits; to describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of anchovy and pilchard recruits and the influence of oceanographic variables on these; to collect biological data on pelagic fish species and to examine the distribution, abundance and production of plankton in relation to the...

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