Content Description
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 linefish
dataset is collected around the Southern African Coast, and currently contains
2759599 records of 63 families. For ease of extraction the dataset has been
divided into 42 smaller datasets - one per semester for each year from 1985 to
2005.
Purpose: Not Available
Supplemental Information:
Platform Information: SHIPS
Sensor Information: VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Project: OBIS OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Content Status
Progress: in work
Update Frequency: as needed
Content Keywords
Theme Keywords: ISO Topic Keyword, biota, oceans, GCMD, Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Vertebrates, Earth Science > Biosphere > Animal Taxonomy > Fish, Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish, Albulidae, Alopiidae, Ariidae, Belonidae, Berycidae, Bramidae, Callorhynchidae, Carangidae, Carcharhinidae, Centracanthidae, Chanidae, Cheilodactylidae, Chirocentridae, Coracinidae, Coryphaenidae, Dasyatidae, Dinopercidae, Drepanidae, Elopidae, Ephippidae, Gempylidae, Haemulidae, Hexanchidae, Holocentridae, Istiophoridae, Kyphosidae, Labridae, Lamnidae, Lethrinidae, Loliginidae, Lutjanidae, Merlucciidae, Mugilidae, Mullidae, Odontaspididae, Ophidiidae, Oplegnathidae, Parascorpididae, Platycephalidae, Polyprionidae, Pomatomidae, Rachycentridae, Rajidae, Rhinobatidae, Scaridae, Sciaenidae, Scombridae, Scorpaenidae, Scorpidae, Scyliorhinidae, Serranidae, Sillaginidae, Sparidae, Sphyraenidae, Sphyrnidae, Squalidae, Stromateidae, Synodontidae, Triakidae, Trichiuridae, Triglidae, Xiphiidae, Zeidae
Place Keywords: South Africa, Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean