African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (86)
Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (20)
Conservation Physiology Programme (155)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (85)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (5)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (938)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (50)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
Shelf Circulation Patterns off Port Edward (40)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (19)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (96)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (18)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (17)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (18)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (3)
Underwater Temperature Recorder Mooring Network (2)
Walters Shoal (1)
Weather stations (13)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (5)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (10)
Winter Cruise (6)
ANTARCTICA (6)
GOUGH ISLAND (7)
INDIAN OCEAN (1100)
SOUTH AFRICA (9)
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (747)
SOUTHERN OCEAN (45)
ADCP (209)
AWS (6)
CO2 ANALYZERS (2)
CTD (295)
NISKIN BOTTLES (19)
PIES (5)
PROFILERS (12)
SADCP (3)
SDS (1)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (129)
UTR (936)
XBT (23)
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 This report has not been peer-reviewed; 2. The conditions of use outlined in the report are superseded by the conditions specified by the License field in this metadata record; 3. The contact information included in the report is superseded by the contact information that can be found in the Responsible Parties field of this metadata record.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...
State of the oceans around South Africa: December 2011
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 This report has not been peer-reviewed; 2. The conditions of use outlined in the report are superseded by the conditions specified by the License field in this metadata record; 3. The contact information included in the report is superseded by the contact information that can be found in the Responsible Parties field of this metadata record.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 series of informal biannual reports was introduced in December 2006 for purposes of establishing general principles (such as annual...
Annual State of the Oceans reports
A series of reports on State of the Oceans around South Africa, produced by Branch Oceans and Coasts of South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, was introduced in December 2006. The reports initially considered environmental parameters for the purposes of establishing general principles, such as annual cycles, and long-term trends, which may provide insight into the local effects of global warming and climate change. The reports were intended to provide an overview of marine...
State of the marine environment off South Africa: July 2007
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 second in a new series of informal reports introduced in December 2006, intended to provide an overview of marine...
State of the oceans around South Africa: 2014
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. A series of reports on State of the Oceans around South Africa, produced by Branch Oceans and Coasts of South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, was introduced in December 2006. The reports initially considered environmental parameters for the purposes of establishing general principles, such as annual...
State of the marine environment around South Africa: December 2010
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 series of informal biannual reports was introduced in December 2006 for purposes of establishing general principles (such as annual...
State of the marine environment around South Africa: July 2010
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 series of informal biannual reports was introduced in December 2006 for purposes of establishing general principles (such as annual...
State of the marine environment off South Africa: December 2007
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 third in a series of informal biannual reports introduced in December 2006, intended to provide an overview of marine...
State of the marine environment off South Africa: December 2008
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 fifth in a series of informal biannual reports introduced in December 2006, with the intention to establish general...
State of the marine environment off South Africa: July 2008
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 fourth in a series of informal biannual reports introduced in December 2006, intended to provide an overview of marine...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (March 2012 - May 2013)
Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 16 March 2012 and 06 May 2013. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (August 2003 - September 2007)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 15 August 2003 and 15 September 2007. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (March 2012 - May 2013)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 16 March 2012 and 06 May 2013. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (August 2003 - September 2007)
Here we present raw temperatures from Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 15 August 2003 and 15 September 2007. At selected sites around UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...
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...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius (March 2014 - November 2016)
Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 17.5m off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius (20.0284°S 57.5364°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 05 March 2014 and 01 November 2016. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously...
Gliders In the Agulhas (GINA) Seaglider project
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....
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...
Raw ADCP Data for short-term observations of hourly currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (29 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...
Short-term observations of hourly currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (29 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...
Short-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSN01 (26 May 2014 - 01 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...
Raw ADCP Data for 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 Walter 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...
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066, May 2025
Here we present 74 processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected along the Crossroads Transect, between 16 May 2025 and 18 May 2025, during the 2025 Marion Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066. 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...
Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures 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...
Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Port St Johns, along the east coast of South Africa (July 2013 - December 2013)
Between 2013 and 2014, a short-term mooring deployment was conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability of Port St Johns, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (PJ) was deployed, at a depth of 95m, between July 2013 and September 2014. This mooring measured currents, as well as sub-surface bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Port St Johns on the east coast of South Africa. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (90 m) from an...