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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.25072024
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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.24072024
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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.26072024
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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.30072024
West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 088, January 1991

The West Coast Hake Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 088 from 07-29 January 1991. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of bottom trawling the abundance of hake and other demersal species on the West Coast of South Africa; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the possible recovery of the stocks of West Coast Sole; to study the biology of chondrichthyan species; to collect...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.31072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 088, January 1991

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 07 and 29 January 1991, during voyage 088 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.32072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 088, January 1991

Here we present processed CTD discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 and 29 January 1991, during voyage 088 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 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.55072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Pelagic Pre-Recruit Mesopelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 101, March 1992

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 11 and 23 March 1992, during voyage 101 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.54072024
Pelagic Pre-Recruit Mesopelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 101, March 1992

The Pelagic Pre-Recruit Mesopelagic Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 101 from 11-23 March 1992. The objectives of the cruise were to get an estimation of the biomass and population structure of pelagic pre-recruit fish off the West Coast by means of echo-integration and midwater trawling; to get an estimation of a pelagic pre-recruit biomass index using quantitative Methot trawls; to get an an estimation of the biomass and population structure of mesopelagic fish using...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.56072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Pelagic Pre-Recruit Mesopelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 101, March 1992

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 11 and 23 March 1992, during voyage 101 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.45072024
Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 097, November 1991

The Pelagic Fish Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 097 from 07 November to 03 December 1991. The objectives of the cruise were to estimate the biomass and population length structure of anchovy, pilchard, and round herring off South Africa by means of echo-integration and midwater trawling; to estimate anchovy biomass by means of the egg production method, and trial estimate pilchard biomass by means of the egg production method; to describe the distribution and behaviour...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.46072024
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Pelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 097, November 1991

Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 07 November and 03 December 1991, during voyage 097 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa, 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.47072024
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Pelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 097, November 1991

Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 November and 03 December 1991, during voyage 097 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa, 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15102024
Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures on the Prince Edward Island shelf at M2 (April 2023 - April 2024)

The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. Here we present processed daily bottom temperature from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location M2 (46.713°S;...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.26052019
Long-term moored observations at the Prince Edward Island archipelago

Here we present long-term observations from the Prince Edward Island (PEI) shelf moorings. These moorings form part of the South African component of the International South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA), which aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. Two...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15202024
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the Prince Edward Island shelf at M2 (April 2023 - April 2024)

The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperature from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location M2 (46.713°S;...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15302024
Raw ADCP Data for long-term observations of currents on the Prince Edward Island shelf at M1 (May 2023 - April 2024)

The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. Here we present raw data from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), deployed at a depth of 167m, at location M1 (46.772°S;...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15402024
Raw ADCP Data for long-term observations of currents on the Prince Edward Island shelf at M2 (April 2023 - April 2024)

The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. Here we present raw data from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), deployed at a depth of 267m, at location M2 (46.713°S;...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.78072024
Short-term observations of currents and sub-surface temperatures on the continental shelf and slope along the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa (project period 2009-2013)

The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) III project on Ecosystem Processes in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, jointly funded by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), with collaborative support from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was conducted from 2009 to 2013, in order to improve our understanding of the drivers of ecological functioning and biodiversity of the KZN...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.144072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Sez01 (December 2009 - July 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.143072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB02 (February 2010 - September 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.142072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB02 (September 2009 - February 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.141072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB02 (April 2009 - September 2009)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.140072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (February 2010 - September 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.139072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (September 2009 - February 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.138072024
Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn03 (February 2010 - September 2010)

Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010,...