Legend (OC/MSP_Nat_Enviro)

Bathymetry (1) -100 -500 Marine coastal ecosystem types (3) Agulhas Basin Abyss Agulhas Basin Complex Abyss Agulhas Blues Agulhas Boulder Shore Agulhas Coarse Sediment Shelf Edge Agulhas Dissipative-Intermediate Sandy Shore Agulhas Dissipative Sandy Shore Agulhas Exposed Rocky Shore Agulhas Exposed Stromatolite Rocky Shore Agulhas Inner Shelf Mosaic Agulhas Inner Shelf Reef Agulhas Intermediate Sandy Shore Aghulhas Island Agulhas Kelp Forest Agulhas Lower Canyon Agulhas Mid Shelf Mosaic Agulhas Mid Shelf Reef Complex Agulhas Mixed Shore Agulhas Muddy Mid Shelf Agulhas Muddy Outer Shelf Agulhas Outer Shelf Reef Sand Mosaic Agulhas Plateau Agulhas Plateau Mosaic Agulhas Reflective Sandy Shore Agulhas Rocky Outer Shelf Agulhas Rocky Plateau Agulhas Sandy Inner Shelf Agulhas Sandy Mid Shelf Agulhas Sandy Outer Shelf Agulhas Sheltered Rocky Shore Agulhas Stromatolite Mixed Shore Agulhas Upper Canyon Agulhas Very Exposed Rocky Shore Agulhas Very Exposed Stromatolite Rocky Shore Aliwal Shoal Reef Complex Alphard Bank Amathole Hard Shelf Edge Amathole Lace Corals Browns Bank Rocky Shelf Edge Cape Bay Cape Basin Abyss Cape Basin Complex Abyss Cape Boulder Shore Cape Exposed Rocky Shore Cape Island Cape Kelp Forest Cape Lower Canyon Cape Mixed Shore Cape Rocky Inner Shelf Cape Rocky Mid Shelf Mosaic Cape Sandy Inner Shelf Cape Sheltered Rocky Shore Cape Upper Canyon Cape Very Exposed Rocky Shore Central Agulhas Outer Shelf Mosaic Childs Bank Coral Childs Bank Plateau Delagoa Deep Shelf Edge Delagoa Lower Canyon Delagoa Lower Canyon Delagoa Mixed Shore Delagoa Rocky Mid Shelf Delagoa Sandy Inner Shelf Delagoa Sandy Mid Shelf Delagoa Shelf Edge Delagoa Upper Canyon Delagoa Very Exposed Rocky Shore Durnford Mid Shelf Reef Complex Durnford Inner Shelf Reef Complex Eastern Agulhas Bay Eastern Agulhas Outer Shelf Mosaic False and Walker Bay Kei Fluvial Fan Kei Reef Mosaic Kingklip Koppies Kingklip Ridge Kosi Coral Community KZN Bight Deep Shelf Edge KZN Bight Mid Shelf Mosaic KZN Bight Mid Shelf Reef Complex KZN Bight Muddy Inner Shelf KZN Bight Muddy Shelf Edge KZN Bight Outer Shelf Mosaic KZN Bight Sandy Inner Shelf Leadsman Coral Community Namaqua Exposed Rocky Shore Namaqua Kelp Forest Namaqua Mid Shelf Fossils Namaqua Mixed Shore Namaqua Muddy Sands Namaqua Muddy Mid Shelf Mosaic Namaqua Sandy Inner Shelf Namaqua Sandy Mid Shelf Namaqua Sandy Middle Shelf Namaqua Sheltered Rocky Shore Namaqua Very Exposed Rocky Shore Natal Boulder Shore Natal Deep Shelf Edge Natal Delagoa Dissipative Intermediate Sandy Shore Natal Delagoa Intermediate Sandy Shore Natal Delagoa Dissipative Sandy Shore Natal Delagoa Reflective Sandy Shore Natal Exposed Rocky Shore Natal Lower Canyon Natal Mixed Shore Natal Upper Canyon Natal Very Exposed Rocky Shore Orange Cone Inner Shelf Mud Reef Mosaic Orange Cone Muddy Mid Shelf Port St Johns Inner Shelf Mosaic Port St Johns Muddy Shelf Edge Port St Johns Muddy Mid Shelf Protea Mid Shelf Reef Complex Sodwana Coral Community Southeast Atlantic Lower Slope Southeast Atlantic Mid Slope Southeast Atlantic Seamount Southeast Atlantic Slope Seamount Southeast Atlantic Upper Slope Southern Benguela Dissipative Sandy Shore Southern Benguela Dissipative Intermediate Sandy Shore Southern Benguela Intermediate Sandy Shore Southern Benguela Muddy Outer Shelf Mosaic Southern Benguela Muddy Shelf Edge Southern Benguela Outer Shelf Mosaic Southern Benguela Reflective Sandy Shore Southern Benguela Rocky Shelf Edge Southern Benguela Sandy Outer Shelf Southern Benguela Sandy Shelf Edge Southern Benguela Shelf Edge Mosaic Southern KZN Inner Shelf Mosaic Southern KZN Mid Shelf Mosaic Southern KZN Shelf Edge Mosaic Southwest Indian Lower Slope Southwest Indian Mid Slope Southwest Indian Seamount Southwest Indian Slope Seamount Southwest Indian Upper Slope St Helena Bay St Lucia Mid Shelf Mosaic St Lucia Sandy Inner Shelf St Lucia Sandy Mid Shelf Transkei Basin Abyss Trafalgar Reef Complex uThukela Canyon uThukela Mid Shelf Mosaic uThukela Mid Shelf Mud Coarse Sediment Mosaic uThukela Outer Shelf Muddy Reef Mosaic Western Agulhas Bays Wild Coast Mid Shelf Mosaic Wild Coast Inner Shelf Mosaic Wild Coast Shelf Edge Mosaic n/a Sub-Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Map (5) Prince Edward Island Temperate Prince Edward Island Subantarctic Prince Edward Island Basin Polar Front Ob and Lena Polar Front Land (PEI) (7) Sub Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Types (8) PEI SA* Least Exposed Mixed Shore PEI SA Least Exposed Cliff & Broken Shore PEI SA Exposed Cliff & Broken Shore PEI SA Highly Exposed Cliff & Broken Shore PEI SA Inner Shelf PEI SA Outer Shelf PEI SA Shelf Edge PEI SA Upper Slope PEI SA Mid Slope PEI SA Lower Slope PEI SA Abyss PEI SA Shallow Seamount PEI SA Seamount PEI SA Lower Spreading Ridge PEI SA Mid Spreading Ridge PEI SA Lower Rift Valleys & Troughs PEI SA Deep Rift Valleys & Troughs PEI SA Lower Plateau PEI SA Mid Plateau PEI SA Shallow Plateau PEI SA Shallow Spreading Ridge PEI SA Upper Spreading Ridge PEI Polar Front Seamount PEI Polar Front Abyss PEI TM* Abyss PEI TM Lower Slope PEI TM Mid Slope PEI TM Seamount Ob And Lena Polar Front Abyss Offshore geology (10) C-J: Jurassic-Cretaceous sandstone Db: Devonian shale Dw: Devonian quartzite K: Cretaceous siltstone Kl: Cretaceous shale Ku: Cretaceous siltstone M-S: Palaeozoic quartzite N: Proterozoic quartzite and phyllite O-Sn: Ordovician-Silurian quartzite O-St: Ordovician-Silurian quartzite Precambrian granite T1: Palaeogene volcanics T2: Neogene limestone T3: Neogene limestone T4: Neogene limestone Tl: Palaeogene limestone and siltstone Tu1: Neogene limestone Tu2: Neogene limestone Tu3: Neogene limestone Tu: Neogene limestone Tuff: Palaeogene volcanics Escarpments (14) Escarpment Basins (15) Basin Canyons (16) Canyon Guyots (17) Guyot Seamounts (18) Seamount Shelf_valleys (19) Shelf valley Ridges (20) Ridge Fans (21) Fan Rises (22) Rise Terraces (23) Terrace Plateaus (24) Plateau Shelf (26) High Medium Low Abyssal (28) Mountains Hills Plains Shelf (29) Slope (30) Abyss (31) VMEI Species (34) VMEI Species (35) VMEI Species (36) VMEI Species (37) VMEI Species (38) Bathymetry (39) -100 -500 Marine ecosystem condition (41) Natural / near natural (Good) Moderately modified (Fair) Moderately modified (Fair) NBA Marine Threat Status (43) Critical endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near threatened Least concern Marine protected area (45) Zonation Sub-Antarctic Marine Threat Status (46) Least concern Near threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically endangered Marine ecosystem protection level (48) Well protected Moderately protected Poorly protected Not protected Land (PEI) (50) PEI EEZ (51) Marine protected area (52) Zonation Marine ecosystem protection level (53) Well Protected Moderately Protected Poorly Protected Not Protected