AFROBIS Report

CoML ISSC meetingCape Town, 17 June 2009

Marten Gründlingh and Ursula v St Ange

Marine and Coastal Management

S. A. Navy

CSIR

S. A. Environmental Observation Network

Namibian Ministry for Fisheries & Marine Resources

S.A. Weather Service

Institute for Maritime Technology

University of Cape Town

Industry

S. A. Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research

Census of Marine Life

ODINAFRICA

Supervision and Funding

Steering Committee

Marine and Coastal Management

S. A. Navy

CSIR

S. A. Environmental Observation Network

Namibian Ministry for Fisheries & Marine Resources

S.A. Weather Service

Institute for Maritime Technology

University of Cape Town

Industry

S. A. Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research

Census of Marine Life

ODINAFRICA

SADCO

Supervision and Funding

Marine and Coastal Management

S. A. Navy

CSIR

S. A. Environmental Observation Network

Namibian Ministry for Fisheries & Marine Resources

S.A. Weather Service

Institute for Maritime Technology

University of Cape Town

Industry

S. A. Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research

Census of Marine Life

ODINAFRICA

AFROBIS

Supervision and Funding

Achievements with SLOANE funding

• System development• Extensive scouting• Amount of data loaded: 3.2m

records• Number of species: 22 933

Example: UCT Algae data

14 000 fish records from Iziko Museum

Funding 2008/9

• Planned funding model: consortium

• SAEON 2008/9: [R50k, $6k]

Data loading 2008/9

• Sea bird data [Animal Demographic Unit, UCT]: – “Birds in Reserve Project”: 23 236 obs– “Coordinated Waterbird Counts”: 15 827

obs– “SAFRING”: 164 366 obs

• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife: 586 obs

SAFRING bird data

CWAC bird data

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Aliwal shoal

Funding 2009/10

• SAEON funding renewed

• Proposals to – SA National Biodiversity Institute– Benguela Current Commission– MCM (Marine & Coastal

Management)

Data loading 2009/10

• BCLME data [est. 4 300 records]• IZIKO data [est. 11 897 records]• Natal University Herbarium

seaweed data [est. 14 000 records]

• ACEP/Sustainable Seas Trust [?]• Updating SAIAB data (fish)• African submissions and scouting

Country Data type

Liberia and Cote d’Ivore

marine algae; macrophytes; bacteria; zooplankton; molluscs; polychaetes; crustaceans; fish; aquatic reptiles

Ghana, Togo, Benin

polychaetes; crustaceans; molluscs; echinoderms; bryozoans; plankton; birds; mammals

Nigeria phytoplankton; zooplankton; crustaceans; decapods; molluscs; gastropods; fish

Cameroon fish; crustaceans; molluscs

Gabon fish

Angola fish; seabirds

Namibia birds, fish; mammals; cephalopods; lobsters; crabs; shrimps; invertebrates; crustaceans, jellyfish

Tanzania phytoplankton

Kenya marine plants; crustaceans; fish; birds; mammals; molluscs

Mauritius

Seychellesmangroves; seagrass; macroalgae; zooplankton; sponges; corals; worms; crustaceans; molluscs; reef fish; marine mammals

Somali seaweed

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