Short-term observations of currents and sub-surface temperatures on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa

Between 2005 and 2014, multiple short-term studies were conducted to determine the circulation patterns across the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa. One mooring (CR01) was deployed off Cape Recife at a depth of 65m, between June 2013 and December 2014. A set of four moorings (ABay01; ABay02; ABay03 and ABay04) were deployed between the mouth of Algoa Bay and the edge of the continental slope, at depths of 75m, 115m, 120m and 160m, between December 2013 and December 2014. A set of three moorings (PA01, PA02 and PA03) were deployed off Port Alfred at depths of 30m, 85m and 165m, between May 2005 and April 2006. The purpose of these moorings were to measure currents and sub-surface temperatures.