African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (13)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (12)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (26)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (10)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (19)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (8)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (4)
Winter Cruise (7)
Short-term observations of hourly currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSN01 (25 May 2014 - 02 August 2015)
The Walters Shoal project, part of the broader African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP III), conducted an oceanographic and biological survey of the Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the southwest Indian Ocean, in order to understand the biodiversity and ecological processes occurring on this unique seamount. The project used a multidisciplinary approach that included the sampling of sponge fauna, fish populations, and oceanographic conditions. Oceanographic data (including moored...
Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 241, July 2017
The Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise was conducted on the Algoa V241, 12 July to 11 August, 2017. The area covered includes the Transkei shelf and continental slope (20m to 1000m), of the Eastern Cape, between Cape St Francis and Port Shepstone in the South-West Indian Ocean.Our knowledge of the distribution of offshore benthic biodiversity on the Transkei shelf is very limited. The region between Algoa Bay and Port Edward is not only important for understanding the functioning of existing...
Raw SDS data from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa 241, July 2017
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa 241, 12 July to 11 August, 2017. The area covered includes the Transkei shelf and continental slope (20m to 1000m), of the Eastern Cape, between Cape St Francis and Port Shepstone in the South-West Indian Ocean.Our knowledge of the distribution of offshore benthic biodiversity on the Transkei shelf is very limited. The region between Algoa Bay and Port Edward is not only important for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Raw CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 075, July 1989
Here we present raw 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...
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...
Raw CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 069, January 1989
Here we present raw Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 05 and 26 January 1989 during Voyage 069 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 West Coast Hake Biomass Survey was...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 069, January 1989
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 05 and 26 January 1989 during Voyage 069 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 West Coast Hake Biomass Survey...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 069, January 1989
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 05 and 26 January 1989 during Voyage 069 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 West Coast Hake Biomass Survey was...
Analysed Nutrient data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) cruise on the Algoa Voyage 235, February 2017
Nutrient data for the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB): Feb 2017.IEP:SB focuses on the biologically productive, cold waters of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem, which are inherently variable on short time-scales and responsive to changing weather patterms. The research aims to provide relevant, reliable and improved assessment of the ecosystem, in support of its effective management, preservation and conservation, so that South Africans can benefit from a...
Analysed Nutrient data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) cruise on the Algoa Voyage 242, August 2017
Nutrient data for the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB): Aug 2017 from all stations. IEP:SB focuses on the biologically productive, cold waters of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem, which are inherently variable on short time-scales and responsive to changing weather patterns. The research aims to provide relevant, reliable and improved assessment of the ecosystem, in support of its effective management, preservation and conservation, so that South...
CTD and bottle test data during GINA 2017 for Seaglider SG574 collected in Cape Town harbour
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....
Processed imagery data collected off the western margin's deep-sea environment on Algoa Voyage 246, February 2018
The aim of the Integrated Ecosystem Program (IEP) Benthic Project is to establish a baseline for epi-benthic invertebrate distribution, in order to identify benthic indicators for long-term monitoring within the pre-determined IEP monitoring lines. Ten stations were successfully surveyed, on board the R/V Algoa in February 2018, using a towed under-water benthic camera. The acquired abundance data represents five stations from the Kleinsee transect, four from Namaqua and one from St Helena Bay.
West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 033, July 1985
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 and to carry out acoustic target identification of mesopelagic species with RMT 8 nets.
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...
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.
Short-term observations of currents and sub-surface temperatures at the Walters Shoal, May 2014
The Walters Shoal project, part of the broader African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP III), conducted an oceanographic and biological survey of the Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the southwest Indian Ocean, in order to understand the biodiversity and ecological processes occurring on this unique seamount. The project used a multidisciplinary approach that included the sampling of sponge fauna, fish populations, and oceanographic conditions. Oceanographic data (including moored...
Marion Island Relief Voyage on SA Agulhas II Voyage 011, April 2014
The Marion Island Relief Voyage was conducted on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 011, 14 April to 14 May 2014. The 2014 Marion Relief Voyage on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II, offered another opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary ship-based oceanographic research focusing on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and biology. The overall aim was to continue contributing to the establishment of an...
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...
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.