The Agulhas Bank (/əˈɡʌləs/, from Portuguese for Cape Agulhas, Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles")[1] is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental shelf which extends up to 250 km (160 mi) south of Cape Agulhas before falling steeply to the abyssal plain.
It is the ocean region where the warm Indian Ocean and the cold Atlantic Ocean meet. This convergence leads to treacherous sailing conditions, accounting for numerous wrecked ships in the area over the years. However, the meeting of the oceans here also fuels the nutrient cycle for marine life, making it one of the best fishing grounds in South Africa.
The AgulhasBank (/əˈɡʌləs/, from Portuguese for Cape Agulhas, Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles") is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental...
these pulses moves along the coast on the AgulhasBank, they tend to pinch off Agulhas rings from the Agulhas Current. Such a ring shedding can be triggered...
Cape Agulhas (/əˈɡʊljəs/; Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas [ˈkaβu ðɐz ɐˈɣuʎɐʃ], "Cape of Needles") is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is...
the formation of the Agulhas Basin. The Agulhas Ridge extends from the northern tip of the Meteor Rise towards the AgulhasBank south of South Africa...
Africa. During the latest glacial stages, the now-submerged plains of the AgulhasBank were exposed above sea level, extending the South African coastline farther...
Banks of Newfoundland (280,000 km2) - terrigenous bankAgulhasBank (116,000 km2) Great Bahama Bank (95,798.12 km2, has islands, area without islands)...
zone between the Benguela and Agulhas currents, which separates their fish communities. This line divides the Agulhasbank into a western part which is...
Cape Agulhas National Park, a national park protecting areas around Cape Agulhas The AgulhasBank, an area of ocean south of the Cape The Agulhas Current...
The AgulhasBank Complex Marine Protected Area is an offshore marine protected area on the continental shelf lying approximately 39 nautical miles southeast...
are different spawning strategies for the western AgulhasBank and the West Coast. On the AgulhasBank, spawning is initiated by a decrease in sea surface...
Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax – spawn in the cool waters of the AgulhasBank and move northward along the east coast of South Africa. Their sheer...
two or three years. Adult sardines, about two years old, mass on the AgulhasBank where they spawn during spring and summer, releasing tens of thousands...
African east-coast and the AgulhasBank before retroflecting eastward across the Agulhas Plateau into the Indian Ocean. The Agulhas Current, the western boundary...
inshore Agulhas marine ecoregion which extends from Cape Point to the Mbashe river over the continental shelf, in the overlap zone between Cape Agulhas and...
The Agulhas National Park is a South African national park located in the Agulhas Plain in the southern Overberg region of the Western Cape, about 200...
two or three years. Adult sardines, about two years old, mass on the AgulhasBank where they spawn during spring and summer, releasing tens of thousands...
The Agulhas Passage is an abyssal channel located south of South Africa between the AgulhasBank and Agulhas Plateau. About 50 km (31 mi) wide, it connects...
hermaphroditic. They spawn from October to January, peaking in December at the AgulhasBank. Males have a very low gonadosomatic index (GSI) of 1.6% and this suggests...
South America, close to Cape Horn, leaving behind only the submarine AgulhasBank along the southern coastline of Africa. The Cape Fold Mountains possibly...
maturity is attained at around 4 or 5 years old. They spawn mainly at the AgulhasBank and spawning occurs throughout the year. The panga is an important species...
Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax) spawn in the cool waters of the AgulhasBank and move northward along the east coast of South Africa. This great fish...
at the AgulhasBank on the path of the Agulhas current, and far from other warm temperate regions. This region is largely bypassed by the Agulhas current...
The Agulhas Current follows the continental shelf of the African east-coast, pass through the Agulhas Passage until it leaves the AgulhasBank and reaches...
from June to October) along the continental shelf break of the western Agulhasbank and the South African west coast, at a depth of between 150 and 400 m...
humpback dolphin. The bay falls within the AgulhasBank ecoregion (bioregion), specifically within the Agulhas inshore ecozone. There has been a long history...
"Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa's west coast and AgulhasBank. 1. The grenadiers (Teleostei: Macrouridae)". African Journal of Marine...
Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax spawn in the cold waters of the AgulhasBank and move northward along the east coast of South Africa between May and...
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