AFROBIS Report CoML ISSC meeting Cape Town, 17 June 2009 Marten Gründlingh and Ursula v St Ange.

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AFROBIS Report CoML ISSC meeting Cape 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:

Example : UCT Algae data

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”: obs –“Coordinated Waterbird Counts”: obs –“SAFRING”: 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 records] IZIKO data [est records] Natal University Herbarium seaweed data [est records] ACEP/Sustainable Seas Trust [?] Updating SAIAB data (fish) African submissions and scouting

CountryData 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 Nigeriaphytoplankton; zooplankton; crustaceans; decapods; molluscs; gastropods; fish Cameroonfish; crustaceans; molluscs Gabonfish Angolafish; seabirds Namibiabirds, fish; mammals; cephalopods; lobsters; crabs; shrimps; invertebrates; crustaceans, jellyfish Tanzaniaphytoplankton Kenyamarine plants; crustaceans; fish; birds; mammals; molluscs Mauritius Seychelles mangroves; seagrass; macroalgae; zooplankton; sponges; corals; worms; crustaceans; molluscs; reef fish; marine mammals Somaliseaweed

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