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    "title": "Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton abundance and distribution in the North Atlantic collected by the Ecosystem Monitoring (EcoMon) Project from 1977-02-13 to 2023-11-15 (NCEI Accession 0187513)",
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    "modified": "2025-11-19T16:08:39.486Z",
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        "FISHERY SURVEY",
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