National Oceanographic Data Centre

1. Name of Institution : Shoals Rodrigues

2. Type of Data ( e.g: Physical, Biological, Chemical ) :Physical, Chemical

3. Parameters Observed ( e.g: Sea Level, Current, Salinity ) : Temperature, Salinity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, B.O.D, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate

4. Location where data is collected ( place or geographic co-ordinate or boundary co-ordinates ) : Riviere Banane, Passe Cabri, Passe Armand, Passe Ile aux Fou, Grande Bassin, Passe Demi, Passe aux Sables

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open seas? : Close to fringing reef

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : Various km

7. Data frequency ( hourly, daily, etc.) : Weekly or monthly, depending on site

8. Equipment used : Valeport 600 Mk II CTD, Hanna HI9025 pH Meter, Jenway 9200 Dissolved oxygen meter with BOD probe, Palintest 5000 photometer and reagents

9. Beginning date of data set : February 2002 End date : Ongoing

10. No of observations : Varies with site

11. Purpose for which data was collected : Coral reef monitoring project

12. Format of data storage : Microsoft Excel files

13. Access constraints ( e.g: freely available etc ) : Not available prior to inclusion of data in reports/papers by Shoals Rodrigues and outside agencies involved in the project, freely available when these documents are in the public domain .

14. Data accuracy : Depends on parameter measured

15. Contact person :

Ms Tara Lynch
Field Centre Manager
Marine Research, Training and Education Centre Pointe Monier, Rodrigues
Phone : 831 1225 Fax : 831 0287
e-mail address :shoals.rod@intent.mu