Echo sounder data from ACEP Deep Secrets: The Outer Shelf and Slope Ecosystems of the Eastern Cape on the Algoa Voyage 230, September 2016

This is Echo Sounder data collected on the ACEP Deep Secrets Cruise which set out to fill in gaps and shed light on the priority areas and research questions identified during the recent Marine Protected Area and Marine Spatial Planning Initiatives of Operation Phakisa’s Marine Protection and Governance Lab. Using underwater cameras (SkiMonkey and Drop camera), grabs, dredges and a CTD the study aimed to improve our knowledge on marine offshore habitats, as well as to build understanding of the effects of the expanding fishing and petroleum industries on marine offshore communities.

本数据集源自于ACEP深海奥秘远征所收集的回声测深仪数据，该远征旨在填补空白，并对近期由Phakisa海洋保护与管理实验室在海洋保护区及海洋空间规划倡议中确定的优先区域和研究问题进行深入剖析。研究团队通过使用水下摄像机（SkiMonkey及Drop摄像机）、抓斗、挖泥设备和CTD探测器，旨在深化我们对海洋离岸栖息地的认知，并构建对不断扩张的渔业和石油工业对海洋离岸生态社区影响的理解。