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Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) - Linefish Dataset

Entry ID: mcm_linefish

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Summary

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.

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Description: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1991)
(AfrOBIS)

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -8.81

S: -34.83

E: 40.51

W: 11.74

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Marine and Coastal Management, South Africa

Dataset Title: Linefish Dataset

Dataset Release Place: Cape Town, South Africa

Dataset Publisher: AfrOBIS, South Africa

Online Resource: http://www.iobis.org/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1885-01-01

Stop Date: 2005-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA > SOUTH AFRICA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 100 m
Longitude Resolution: 100 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 meters - < 250 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

Quality Wrongly entered positions were corrected according to the locality.

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form
appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of
the OBIS facility.

For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full
citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any
constituent part.

Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS.

Ancillary Keywords

Albulidae

Alopiidae

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Dept. of Environmental Affairs and Tourism: MCM, South Africa

Data Center

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA