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Table 3. The incomplete seasonal coverage of selected areas covered in greater detail during the HOE
Area
1. West Coast of India and Pakistan
07° 00' N - 25° 00' N
65° 00' E-77° 00' E
2. Somali Coast
06°00'N-12°00'N
40° 00' E- 55° 00' E
3. South Arabian Coast
12° OO'N -25° OO'N
47° 00' E- 65° 00' E
4. West Bay of Bengal
10 0 00'N-21°00'N
80° 00' E- 91 ° 00' E
5. East Bay of Bengal
05°00'N-21°00'N
90° 00' E-lOO° 00' E
6. Equatorial Zone
06° OO'N -06° 00'5
40° 00' E-lOO° 00' E
7. West Australian Coast
12°00'5-45°00'5
104° 00' E-114° 00' E
Incomplete months during the period of HOE
January, April, June, July,
September and October
February, March, April, May, June,
September, October and November.
January, March, April, August and September.
February, August, October,
November and December.
January, February, May, July, October,
November and December.
March
March, June, and November
Table 4. Areas of poor coverage of zooplankton sampling during the HOE
1. Mozambique Channel
2.
5° 5
50° 5
40
0
E
53° E
3.
5°S
22"5
59°E
64° E
4.
7°N - 50°5
72°E - 75° £
5.
5°S
50°5
80 0 E - 90° E
6.
r s - 50°5
95°E - 99° E
7.
7° 5 - 50° 5
100 0 E -104°N
8.
9°S - 20°5
114°E -lIrE
9. Gulf of Mannar
10. Coastal areas of Bay of Bengal
18°N - 22°N
85°E - 99°E
I. Biomass
11. East Bay of Bengal
16°N 22°N
91°E -99°E
12. lOoN -12°N
82"E -90 0 E
13. 6°N - 8°N
83°£ -91°£
14. Off Sumatra Coast
SON-7 0 S
15.
SON-lOON
53°E -58°E
16. 13°N -15°N
60 0 E -70 0 E
17. 20 0 N -25°N
61°E -66°E
18. lOoN -13°N
70 0 E -74°E
19. Persian Gulf
20. RedSea
Plankton biomass distribution in the Indian Ocean formed the subject matter for
Vol. I, fascicles 1 and 2, of the Plankton Atlas issued by the IOBC (IOBC, 1968 a, b).
PRASAD (1966, 1970) has given a detailed account of the distribution of the biomass