The physical and biogeochemical parameters along the coastal waters of Saudi Arabia during field surveys in summer, 2021

Author:

Abualnaja Yasser O.ORCID,Pavlidou AlexandraORCID,Churchill James H.,Hatzianestis IoannisORCID,Velaoras DimitrisORCID,Kontoyiannis Harilaos,Papadopoulos Vassilis P.,Karageorgis Aristomenis P.,Assimakopoulou Georgia,Kaberi HelenORCID,Kannelopoulos Theodoros,Parinos Constantine,Zeri Christina,Ballas Dionysios,Pitta Elli,Paraskevopoulou Vassiliki,Androni Afroditi,Chourdaki Styliani,Fioraki Vassileia,Iliakis Stylianos,Kabouri Georgia,Konstantinopoulou Angeliki,Krokos GeorgiosORCID,Papageorgiou DimitraORCID,Papageorgiou Alkiviadis,Pappas Georgios,Plakidi Elvira,Rousselaki Eleni,Stavrakaki Ioanna,Tzempelikou Eleni,Zachioti Panagiota,Yfanti Anthi,Zoulias Theodore,Al Amoudi Abdulah,Alshehri Yasser,Alharbi Ahmad,Al Sulami Hammad,Boksmati Taha,Mutwalli Rayan,Hoteit Ibrahim

Abstract

Abstract. During the last decades, the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, have been subjected to intense economic and industrial growth. As a result, it may be expected that the overall environmental status of Saudi Arabian coastal marine waters has been affected by human activities. As a consequence, adequate management of the Saudi Arabian coastal zone requires an assessment of how the various pressures within this zone impact the quality of seawater and sediments. To this end, environmental surveys were conducted over 15 hotspot areas (areas subject to environmental pressures) in the Saudi Arabian coastal zone of the Red Sea and over three hotspot areas in the Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf. The survey in the Red Sea, conducted in June/July 2021, acquired measurements from hotspot areas spanning most of the Saudi coastline, extending from near the Saudi–Jordanian border in the north to Al Shuqaiq and Jizan Economic City (close to the Saudi–Yemen border) in the south. The survey in the Arabian Gulf, carried out in September 2021, included the areas of Al Khobar, Dammam and Ras Al Khair. The main objective of both cruises was to record the physical and biogeochemical parameters along the coastal waters of the kingdom, tracing the dispersion of contaminants related to specific pressures. Taken together, these cruises constitute the first multidisciplinary and geographically comprehensive study of contaminants within the Saudi Arabian coastal waters and sediments. The measurements acquired revealed the influence of various anthropogenic pressures on the coastal marine environment of Saudi Arabia and also highlighted a strong influence of hydrographic conditions on the distribution of biochemical properties in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. The data can be accessed at SEANOE https://doi.org/10.17882/96463 (Abualnaja et al., 2023), whereas the details of the sampling stations are available at https://mcep.kaust.edu.sa/cruise-postings (last access: 25 March 2024). The dataset includes the parameters shown in Tables 1a, b and 2a.

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Copernicus GmbH

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