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    <title>Vatova A., 1935. The fishery grounds near Alexandria, II. A bottom sample taken at Alexandria, Notes and Memoirs No 9. Fisheries Research Directorate, Egypt</title>
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      <individualName>
        <givenName>Irini</givenName>
        <surName>Tsikopoulou</surName>
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      <organizationName>University of Crete</organizationName>
      <positionName>Data Manager</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>fellow_irene@yahoo.gr</electronicMailAddress>
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      <individualName>
        <givenName>Stamatina</givenName>
        <surName>Nikolopoulou</surName>
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      <organizationName>Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture</organizationName>
      <positionName>Research Technician</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>snikolo@hcmr.gr</electronicMailAddress>
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        <givenName>Irini</givenName>
        <surName>Tsikopoulou</surName>
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      <organizationName>University of Crete</organizationName>
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        <givenName>Stamatina</givenName>
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    <pubDate>2020-04-16</pubDate>
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    <abstract>This is a historical report, published in 1935 by A. Vatova. It contains specific information about a bottom sample that was taken once in the eastern harbour of Alexandria, near the Marine Laboratory during the floristical and faunistical survey of Adolf Steuer on the coasts near Alexandria mainly with the vessel “El Hoot”. The digitization of this report was done by LifewatchGreece team.</abstract>
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      <para>marine, harvested by iOBIS.</para>
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        To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the
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        . Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
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        <url function="download">http://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=egyptexpeditionbottomsampler</url>
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        <geographicDescription>This site is located in the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, near the swimming bath.</geographicDescription>
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          <westBoundingCoordinate>29.89</westBoundingCoordinate>
          <eastBoundingCoordinate>29.89</eastBoundingCoordinate>
          <northBoundingCoordinate>31.21</northBoundingCoordinate>
          <southBoundingCoordinate>31.21</southBoundingCoordinate>
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          <beginDate>
            <calendarDate>1933-09-02</calendarDate>
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          <endDate>
            <calendarDate>1933-09-02</calendarDate>
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        <para />
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      <maintenanceUpdateFrequency>unkown</maintenanceUpdateFrequency>
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      <individualName>
        <givenName>Irini</givenName>
        <surName>Tsikopoulou</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Crete</organizationName>
      <positionName>Data Manager</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>fellow_irene@yahoo.gr</electronicMailAddress>
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      <individualName>
        <givenName>Stamatina</givenName>
        <surName>Nikolopoulou</surName>
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      <organizationName>Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture</organizationName>
      <positionName>Research Technician</positionName>
      <electronicMailAddress>snikolo@hcmr.gr</electronicMailAddress>
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          <para>This will be finished later</para>
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            <para>This report is only a part from a large faunistical expedition that took place in the coasts near Alexandria at 1933 by A. Steuer.</para>
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          <para>This historical report contain infromation about a bottom sample that was taken in the Eastern Harbour, Alexandria with a Petersen grab of 0.2 square meter surface. During A. Steuer's expedition in the coasts of Alexandria, this sampler was use only once at 2 September 1933. According to A. Steuer's preliminary report difficulties in the manipulation of this sampler prevented further investigations with this gear.</para>
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      <title>Digitization of Historical Dataset-Egypt Expedition</title>
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          <givenName>Irini</givenName>
          <surName>Tsikopoulou</surName>
        </individualName>
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        <para />
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        <para>LifewatchGreece</para>
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        <dateStamp>2026-04-14T08:22:45Z</dateStamp>
        <citation>Tsikopoulou Irini (2016). Digitization of The fishery grounds near Alexandria. II A bottom sample taken at Alexandria. Notes and Memoirs No 9. Fisheries Research Directorate, Egypt https://doi.org/10.15468/dw1dfv accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.</citation>
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