ACEP Phase 1 cruise data
An inventory has been compiled of all the data sets collected during African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) field activities, including ten ship-based cruises and three shore-based expeditions. The ACEP data inventory contains 258 records compiled by scientists, technicians and data managers, each of which describes a unique data set. The purpose of the data inventory was to document the primary products of the numerous multidisciplinary research activities funded by the first phase of ACEP that generated data sets of value to the countries of the Western Indian Ocean region. It has been used by the Programme to meet its responsibility to ensure that proper archives are kept, that data collected within the EEZs of each country are made available to those countries, and that specimens and samples are tracked.
Metadata records may be accessed from http://www.saeonocean.co.za/geonetwork
For further information please contact:
Dr TG Bornman
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Coordinator
African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
In accordance with Programme principles and agreements, ACEP has:
1. Provided full sets of all data collected in each country to Nationally appointed National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) which will be the primary contact for ACEP data sets.
2. Archived DVD copies of all ACEP cruise data at the regional host institution, the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) in their raw form (archive only, not for re-distribution).
3. Lodged specimens at National Collections for open access and study by scientists worldwide.
4. Incorporated fish specimen data into SAIAB’s Specify database which contributes to the South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF) and hence to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), thereby making species distribution data information immediately available as part of the online GBIF global data set.
5. Established that the four main avenues for data dissemination are:
a) National Oceanographic Data Centres (for data sets):
South Africa
SADCO and Marine & Coastal Management, DEAT
2nd Floor, Foretrust Building , Martin Hammerschlag Rd ,
Foreshore,
8001, Cape Town
South Africa
Tel: +27 861 123 626
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Mozambique
Centro Nacional de Dados Oceanograficos (CENADO)
INAHINA
Av. Karl Marx, 153 C.P. 2089- Maputo
Tel. +258 2143 01 86/8
+258 2142 86 70
Fax: +258 2143 01 85
http://www.nodc-mozambique.org/
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Tanzania
The Tanzania National Oceanographic Data Centre
Institute of Marine Sciences
P O Box 668
Zanzibar , TANZANIA
Phone 255-024-2232128/2230741
http://www.nodc-tanzania.org/
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Kenya (although Kenyan scientists participated in ACEP, no data were collected in Kenyan waters)
The Kenya National Oceanographic Data Centre
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
P.O. Box 81651 - Code 80100,
Mombasa, KENYA
Tel: +254 41 471129/475151-4
Fax: +254 41 475157
http://www.nodc-kenya.org/
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Comoros
CNDO/CNDRS
MORONI BP 266 COMOROS
MORONI
COMOROS ,
Phone: 269 73 09 61,
Fax: 269 73 17 24
http://www.nodc-comoros.org/
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Madagascar
Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines
Université de Toliara
PO Box 141 , Route du Port
Tuléar , Madagascar
Tel : +261 20 944 35 52
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b) The Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse Mechanism (for metadata): http://gridnairobi.unep.org/CHMPortal/
c) The African Marine Atlas (for metadata & open-access spatial data):
http://iodeweb2.vliz.be/omap/OMAP/index.htm and http://www.africanmarineatlas.net/
d) The Remote Sensing Server for Marine Sciences (for SST and Ocean Colour data) at http://www.rsmarinesa.org.za.
The commitment and contributions of all scientists, managers, students and learners, to the growing body of data & information for the Western Indian Ocean is gratefully acknowledged, and all who are interested are encouraged to explore the information portals listed above.