Exp Year: 2012

Exp Name: Tanzania Deepwater CrustaceanTrap survey

Sampling Method: Long lines, baited traps, CTD (temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity,conductivity, depth profiles, chl-a), wind, current, turbidity, depthand bottom type, bottomtrawl

Research Period: 11 to 25 April

Geographic Range: Off Dar es Salaam/Pangani, Latham Is., Mafia Channel

Responsible Institutions: TAFIRI

Reference Notes: Data available at TAFIR

Exp Year: 2012

Exp Name: Kenya Deepwater Crustacean Trapsurvey

Sampling Method: Long lines, baited traps, CTD (temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity,conductivity, depth profiles, chl-a), wind, current, turbidity, depthand bottom type, bottomtrawl

Research Period: 1 to 15 May

Responsible Institutions: KMFRI

Reference Notes: Data available at KMFRI

Exp Year: 1980

Exp Name: cruise REVES II

Sampling Method: Echo sounder SIMRAD EK 38R, frequency 38 kHz, echo integrator SIMRAD QM MK II.trawl

Research Period: 11-29 August 1980and 30 August – 22September 1980

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data can be request ed at IRD

Exp Year: 1987

Exp Name: cruise INDOTHON

Sampling Method: Nansen bottles at standardlayers down to 650, XBT, CTDApplied Micro Systems downto 300 m.

Research Period: 3 to 17 October 1987

Geographic Range: Seychelles to Cap Guardafui then to Antsiranana

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD

Exp Year: 1987

Exp Name: cruise CEPROS

Sampling Method: Conical pots and rectangularor semi-cylindrical shrimp

Research Period: 20 October to 2 November 1987

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD

Exp Year: 2002

Exp Name: 1 cruise

Sampling Method: sonar, echosounder.Bottom(demersal) longline

Research Period: 24 July 2002 – 05 August 2002

Responsible Institutions: SFA - Seychelles

Reference Notes: Data - SFA

Exp Year: 2002

Exp Name: L’Amitie cruises 1 - 9

Sampling Method: CTD probe, XBTs. pelagic longline

Research Period: July and September- October 2002

Geographic Range: Seychelles & Mozambiqu e channe

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD

Exp Year: 2003

Exp Name: First FADIO cruise

Sampling Method: large pelagic fish tagging andtracking

Research Period: 6-26 September 2003

Geographic Range: Seychelles

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD

Exp Year: 2004

Exp Name: Second FADIO cruise

Sampling Method: first action was underwaterobservations, followed bysonar and echosounder surveys. A VEMCO "listeningstation"

Research Period: 22 January – 17 February 2004

Geographic Range: Seychelles

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD

Exp Year: 2004

Exp Name: Third FADIO cruise

Sampling Method: Vemco’ listening stations

Research Period: 3 to 21 October 2004

Geographic Range: Seychelles

Responsible Institutions: IRD (ORSTOM)

Reference Notes: Data IRD