Sampling Effort Metadata for the Central and South Atlantic Offshore and Deep-Sea Benthos

Metadata containing information on the sampling of benthic taxa in =&gt; 30 m water depth in the Central and South Atlantic. This data was compiled as part of a baseline review of the science, policy and management of the region (Bridges et al. in press). Metadata was compiled from sources identified through a literature search and information provided by members of the Challenger 150 Central and South Atlantic Regional Scientific Research Working Group. Version 1 (November, 2022): Metadata used in the Bridges et al. (in press) gap analysis with the exclusion of sensitive datasets (Atkinson et al. In prep). These are in the process of being made open access and will be added in due course. <strong>References</strong> Atkinson et al in prep. SeaMap FBIP. Bridges. A.E.H., Howell, K.L., Amaro, T., Atkinson, L., Barnes, D.K.A., Bax, N., Bell, J.B., Bernardino, A.F., Beuck, L., Braga-Henriques, A., Brandt, A., Bravo, M.E., Brix, S., Butt, S., Carranza, A., Doti, B.L., Elegbede, I.O., Esquete, P., Freiwald, A., Gaudron, S.M., Guilhon, M., Hebbeln, D., Horton, T., Kainge, P., Kaiser, S., Lauretta, D., Limongi, P., Mcquaid, K.A., Milligan, R.J., Miloslavich, P., Narayanaswamy, B.E., Orejas, C., Paulus, S., Pearman, T.R.R., Perez, J.A., Ross, R.E., Saeedi, H., Shimabukuro, M., Sink, K., Stevenson, A., Taylor, M., Titschack, J., Vieira, R.P., Vinha, B. &amp; Wienberg, C. Review of the Central and South Atlantic Shelf and Deep-Sea Benthos: Science, Policy and Management. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review</em>.