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The 2009 ASCLME Project Cruise is planned in 4 Legs: - East African Coastal Current
- Comoros Basin
- ATLAS Mooring Deployment and Servicing
- Seamounts Cruise
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Note: Due to security concerns around piracy in the north-western Indian Ocean region, there is currently a "security exclusion zone" in operation. This will preclude the work planned for Leg 1 and affect some of the stations for Legs 2 and 3. This zone extends from 10 degrees South (Southern Tanzania around Lindi) northwards, and from the African coastline across the Indian Ocean to 70 degrees East. A regularly updated map of piracy activity in the world is available from here. The ASCLME Project and its partner agencies are working with National Governments on this problem, but at the moment, it is likely that this year's cruise plan will be severely curtailed by the threat of piracy. As the cruise plans are finalised, more information, including more details about the various legs will be posted here.
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