Abstract: Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) is one of four branches of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. It is the regulatory authority responsible for managing all marine and coastal activities. The demersal data set has been collected from cruises around the South African Coast, and currently contains 201741 of 230 families. For ease of extraction the dataset has been divided into 6 - years ranging from 1983-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005 and 2006.
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Supplemental Information: Platform Information: SHIPS Sensor Information: VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Project: OBIS OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Progress: in work
Update Frequency: as needed

Theme Keywords: ISO Topic Keyword, biota, oceans, GCMD, Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Demersal Habitat, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Arthropods, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Vertebrates, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Echinoderms, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Mollusks, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Sponges, Acropomatidae, Albulidae, Alepisauridae, Alepocephalidae, Alopiidae, Ancistrocheiridae, Anoplogastridae, Antennariidae, Aploactinidae, Apogonidae, Argentinidae, Argonautidae, Ariidae, Ariommatidae, Aristeidae, Astronesthidae, Ateleopodidae, Balistidae, Barbourisiidae, Bathylagidae, Bathyteuthidae, Batrachoididae, Berycidae, Blenniidae, Bothidae, Brachioteuthidae, Bramidae, Bregmacerotidae, Bythitidae, Calappidae, Callanthiidae, Callionymidae, Callorhynchidae, Caproidae, Carangidae, Carapidae, Carcharhinidae, Caristiidae, Centracanthidae, Centriscidae, Centrolophidae, Ceratiidae, Cetomimidae, Cetorhinidae, Chaetodontidae, Champsodontidae, Chauliodontidae, Chaunacidae, Cheilodactylidae, Chiasmodonitidae, Chimaeridae, Chiroteuthidae, Chlamydoselachidae, Chlorophthalmidae, Cirrhitidae, Cirroteuthidae, Clupeidae, Congiopodidae, Congridae, Coracinidae, Corystidae, Cranchiidae, Crangonidae, Cyclopteridae, Cycloteuthidae, Cyematidae, Cynoglossidae, Dasyatidae, Derichthyidae, Diretmidae, Dromiidae, Emmelichthyidae, Engraulidae, Enoploteuthidae, Epigonidae, Euphausiidae, Eurypharyngidae, Evermannellidae, Fistulariidae, Galatheidae, Gempylidae, Geryonidae, Gobiidae, Goneplacidae, Gonorynchidae, Gonostomatidae, Grammicolepididae, Grimalditeuthidae, Gymnuridae, Haemulidae, Halosauridae, Hexanchidae, Himantolophidae, Histioteuthidae, Hyperiidae, Idiacanthidae, Incertae Sedis Genera, Joubiniteuthidae, Lamnidae, Lepidoteuthidae, Linophrynidae, Lithodidae, Loliginidae, Lophiidae, Loveniidae, Lycoteuthidae, Macrouridae, Macrurocyttidae, Majidae, Malacosteidae, Mastigoteuthidae, Melamphaidae, Melanocetidae, Melanonidae, Melanostomiidae, Mellitidae, Merlucciidae, Microstomatidae, Molidae, Monacanthidae, Monocentridae, Moridae, Myctophidae, Myliobatidae, Mysiidae, Myxinidae, Narkidae, Nemichthyidae, Nephropidae, Nettastomatidae, Nomeidae, Notocanthidae, Notosudidae, Octopodidae, Octopoteuthidae, Odontaspididae, Ogcocephalidae, Ommastrephidae, Omosudidae, Oneirodidae, Onychoteuthidae, Ophichthidae, Ophidiidae, Opisthoproctidae, Opistotheuthidae, Oreosomatidae, Ostraciidae, Palinuridae, Pandalidae, Paralepididae, Parapaguridae, Parascorpididae, Parazenidae, Parthenopidae, Pasiphaeidae, Penaeidae, Pentacerotidae, Pholidoteuthidae, Photichthyidae, Platytroctidae, Polychelidae, Polymixiidae, Polyprionidae, Pomatomidae, Portunidae, Priacanthidae, Pristiophoridae, Psychrolutidae, Pyroteuthinae, Rajidae, Raninidae, Regalecidae, Rhinobatidae, Rhinochimaeridae, Rondeletiidae, Rosellidae, Sciaenidae, Scomberesocidae, Scombridae, Scopelarchidae, Scorpaenidae, Scrombropidae, Scyliorhinidae, Scyllaridae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sergestidae, Serranidae, Serrivomeridae, Setarchidae, Sicyoniidae, Soleidae, Sparidae, Sphyraenidae, Sphyrnidae, Spirulidae, Squalidae, Squatinidae, Squillidae, Sternoptychidae, Stomiidae, Stromateidae, Stylephoridae, Suberitidae, Synaphobranchidae, Syngnathidae, Synodontidae, Tetragonuridae, Tetraodontidae, Torpedinidae, Trachichthyidae, Trachipteridae, Triacanthodidae, Triakidae, Trichiuridae, Triglidae, Triodontidae, Vampyroteuthidae, Vitreledonellidae, Zeidae, Zoarcidae
Place Keywords: South Africa, Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

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