This dataset includes plankton taxa and counts, gear type, tow type, net mouth diameter and mesh size. The data were collected from 1928 through 1987 from numerous vessels worldwide. The data were compiled by the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) and submitted to NODC in 1994.
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| Title | Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561) |
|---|---|
| Description | This dataset includes plankton taxa and counts, gear type, tow type, net mouth diameter and mesh size. The data were collected from 1928 through 1987 from numerous vessels worldwide. The data were compiled by the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) and submitted to NODC in 1994. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:17:36.453Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0000561 , PLANKTON , SPECIES IDENTIFICATION , SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT , TAXONOMIC CODE , net - plankton net , trap - plankton , biological , plankton , ALAMINOS , ANTON BRUUN , ARGO , ARLIS I , ARLIS II , BERING STRAIT , CHARLES H. GILBERT , EASTWARD , HERO , HUGH M. SMITH , ICE ISLAND , LETS GO , LYNCH , NOAA Ship Albatross IV , NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan , NOAA Ship Discoverer , OIKOS , RV Alpha Helix , SIGANUS , TE VEGA , UNDAUNTED , USCGC Glacier , USCGC NORTHWIND , USCGC Rockaway , USNS De Steiguer , USNS ELTANIN , USNS James M. Gilliss , USNS Thomas Washington , USS DAVIS , WESTWARD , XIPHIAS , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo , Duke University , International Pacific Halibut Commission , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , NOAA Fisheries , Scripps Institution of Oceanography , Smithsonian Institution , Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center , Stanford University , Texas A&M University , United States Coast Guard , University of Connecticut , University of Georgia , University of Maine , University of Miami , University of Southern California , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center , Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent Regions (CSK) , International Cooperative Effort Toward Understanding of the Oceanography of the Eastern TROpical PACific (EASTROPAC) , International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) , Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) , PACIFIC OCEAN FISH and INVERTS (POFI) , UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAM (USARP) , World-Wide Distribution , oceanography , DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , UMAINE > University of Maine , WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION , MARMAP > Marine Resources, Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction , USARP > U.S. Antarctic Research Program , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON , PLANKTON NETS , TRAPS > TRAPS , BPS (Bathy Pel Smplr) , Bongo Net , Clarke-Bumpus Net , Closing Net , Indian Ocean Standard Net , MPS (Mult Plankton Smplr) , Meter Net , Micro Net , NORPAC Net , Neuston Net , Open Net , POFI Net , PUMP , Plankton Net , Plankton Trap , Ring Net , Speed Net , WP2 NET , Water Pump , Ships , ALAMINOS (ICES code: 31OS) , ALBATROSS IV (call sign: WMVF, ICES code: 31A4, 1963-2008) , ALPHA HELIX (call sign: WSD7078, ICES code: 31HX, 1966-) , ANTON BRUUN (ICES code: 31AO) , ARGO (ICES code: 31AR) , ARLIS I (ICES code: 31AW) , ARLIS II (ICES code: 31AY) , BERING STRAIT (ICES code: 31BS) , C. H. GILBERT (ICES code: 31CG) , DAVID STARR JORDAN (call sign: WTDK, ICES code: 31JD, 1966-2010) , DAVIS (call sign: NDLV, ICES code: 31DI) , DE STEIGUER (ICES code: 315D) , DISCOVERER (ICES code: 31DS) , EASTWARD (ICES code: 31EZ) , ELTANIN (ICES code: 31ET, 1962-1975) , GILLISS (ICES code: 31GI) , GLACIER (ICES code: 31GL) , H. M. SMITH (ICES code: 31HS) , HERO (ICES code: 316J) , ICE ISLAND (ICES code: 31T3) , LETS GO (ICES code: 320M) , LYNCH (ICES code: 31LY) , NORTHWIND (call sign: NRFJ, ICES code: 31NW, 1945-1989) , OIKOS (ICES code: 3311) , ROCKAWAY (ICES code: 31RC) , SIGANUS (ICES code: 3312) , TE VEGA (ICES code: 31V5) , THOMAS WASHINGTON (call sign: KGWU, ICES code: 31WT, 1965-1992) , UNDAUNTED (ICES code: 31UN) , WESTWARD (ICES code: 3195) , XIPHIAS (ICES code: 32XI) , GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN , environment , oceans , biota |
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