| Title | South Coast Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 129, April 1995 |
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| Authors |
Japp, David Sims, Peter |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2026) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Tutt, Gavin Project Leader: Lamont, Tarron |
| Abstract | The Demersal South Coast Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 129 took place from 21 April to 16 May 1995. The cruise surveyed demersal fish stocks and collected hydrological data along the Agulhas Bank, trawling from Cape Agulhas (20°E) eastwards past Port Elizabeth (27°E) to depths of up to 500m. CTD transects extended to the shelf margin and comparative trawl and longline sampling was undertaken in the 'Blues' region of the Agulhas Bank. |
| Methods | Demersal fish biomass surveys were conducted using bottom trawl sampling along the Agulhas Bank between Cape Agulhas and Port Elizabeth. Hydrological measurements were collected using CTD transects extending from the continental shelf to the shelf margin. Comparative trawl and longline sampling was also undertaken in the 'Blues' region to evaluate demersal fish assemblages. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 21 Apr 1995 – 16 May 1995 |
| Geographic extent |
Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem
North: -33.0 |
| Keywords | BIOSPHERE , INDIAN OCEAN , OCEANS |
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