EcoMon plankton counts (10-m2) from Bongo tows, including MARMAP data from multiple cruises in the Northeast Continental Shelf of the United States from 1977-2015 (EcoMon Zooplankton project) (NCEI Accession 0277460)

This dataset contains biological, physical, and survey - biological data collected on F/V Admiral Arciszewski, F/V Karen Elizabeth, F/V Katahdin, F/V Nobska, R/V Abel-J, R/V Advance II, R/V Albatross IV, R/V Aliot, R/V Argo M, R/V Argus, R/V Belogorsk, R/V Delaware II, R/V Delta Mar, R/V Ekliptika, R/V Gosnold, R/V Gyre, R/V Isabel-S, R/V Marion C, R/V Mount Mitchell, R/V Nogliki, R/V Nordic Pride, R/V Pelican, R/V Wieczno, and R/V Yubileiniy during cruises AA8704, AI7801, AJ9604, AJ9901, AL0001, AL0002, AL0005, AL0006, AL0007, AL0102, AL0103, AL0106, AL0109, AL0110, AL0111, AL0202, AL0203, AL0204, AL0206, AL0210, AL0305, AL0306, AL0401, AL0402, AL0403, AL0405, AL0408, AL0409, AL0410, AL0502, AL0503, AL0505, AL0507, AL0508, AL0509, AL0602, AL0603, AL0605, AL0607, AL0608, AL0702, AL0703, AL0707, AL7702, AL7802, AL7804, AL7807, AL7903, AL7906, AL7911, AL7913, AL8002, AL8003, AL8010, AL8012, AL8101, AL8107, AL8110, AL8113, AL8114, AL8202, AL8206, AL8208, AL8211, AL8301, AL8302, AL8304, AL8307, AL8308, AL8402, AL8403, AL8406, AL8407, AL8408, AL8502, AL8504, AL8507, AL8508, AL8602, AL8604, AL8605, AL8701, AL8705, AL8707, AL8802, AL8807, AL8809, AL8811, AL9203, AL9206, AL9208, AL9210, AL9211, AL9302, AL9303, AL9304, AL9409, AL9501, AL9503, AL9504, AL9507, AL9509, AL9510, AL9512, AL9603, AL9604, AL9609, AL9611, AL9702, AL9703, AL9704, AL9706, AL9709, AL9711, AL9802, AL9803, AL9804, AL9807, AL9811, AL9902, AL9903, AL9910, AL9911, AM0301, AM9101, AR7701, AR7804, AV9401, BE7801, BE7803, BE7804, BE7901, BE7903, BE7905, DE0006, DE0105, DE0210, DE0301, DE0302, DE0303, DE0305, DL0501, DL0602, DL0616, DL0701, DL0706, DL0709, DL0711, DL7703, DL7705, DL7707, DL7802, DL7903, DL7904, DL7905, DL8002, DL8003, DL8102, DL8103, DL8104, DL8105, DL8106, DL8202, DL8203, DL8205, DL8209, DL8301, DL8302, DL8307, DL8309, DL8401, DL8406, DL8409, DL8501, DL8503, DL8507, DL8508, DL8510, DL8601, DL8603, DL8604, DL8607, DL8608, DL8610, DL8701, DL8703, DL8704, DL8708, DL8710, DL8801, DL8812, DL8901, DL8902, DL8906, DL8907, DL8909, DL9001, DL9003, DL9004, DL9011, DL9012, DL9014, DL9101, DL9103, DL9110, DL9111, DL9113, DL9201, DL9202, DL9203, DL9212, DL9214, DL9301, DL9302, DL9304, DL9311, DL9312, DL9314, DL9401, DL9402, DL9403, DL9405, DL9410, DL9710, DL9813, DL9901, DL9905, EK8001, EK8004, EK8006, GO7701, GY8507, IS9701, IS9801, IS9901, KE7711, KE8103, KT9503, MC9501, MM7701, MM7711, NO7702, NP9901, NS0201, PE9602, WI7804, WI7903, WI8002, WI8601, and YU7702 in the Bay of Fundy, New York Bight, and North Atlantic Ocean from 1977-02-13 to 2015-11-04. These data include abundance, salinity calculated from CTD primary sensors, taxon, and water temperature. These data were collected by Jonathan Hare of Northeast Fisheries Science Center - Narragansett as part of the "EcoMon Zooplankton (EcoMon Zooplankton)" project and "National Marine Fisheries Service / Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC)" program. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.

The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:

EcoMon plankton counts from Bongo tows. Includes MARMAP data.

Dataset Description:
Notes:

Values are the number of organisms beneath 10 m^2 of sea surface. Taxa were selected based on time series mean abundance > 100 per 100 m^3 and occurrence in greater than 5% of samples. Number of stations between the 100 m^3 and 10 m^2 datasets may be different because the number of larvae under 10 m^2 was not calculated at stations where the net was greater than 5-m off the bottom.

Date: 26 January 2011:
As of July 30, 2010 we have attempted to replace the taxonomic abbreviations with the actual names in the displayed data. The original abbreviations are shown below for historical purposes.

List of taxonomic abbreviations and MARMAP codes:

COLUMN NAME TAXONOMIC NAME MARMAP TAXONOMIC CODE(S) ctypCentropages typicus103 calfinCalanus finmarchicus101 pseudoPseudocalanus spp.102 and 4128 peniliaPenilia avirostris611 and 613 tlongTemora longicornis104 chamCentropages hamatus109 echinoEchinodermata1500-1599 appendAppendicularia700-799 paraParacalanus parvus135 gasGastropoda300-399, 1100-1199, 3300-3399 acarsppAcartia spp.4027 mlucensMetridia lucens105 evadnesppEvadne spp.605 salpsSalpa3400-3499 oithsppOithona spp.138 cirrCirripedia2100-2199 chaetoChaetognatha200-299 hyperHyperiidea400-499, 800-849, 4600-4699 gamGammaridea870-899, 4400-4499 evadnordEvadne nordmanni607 coeCoelenterata1200-1299, 1800- 1899, 2300-2399 calminorCalanus minor143 copepodaCopepoda100 clausoClausocalanus arcuicornis157 decDecapoda500-599, 1000- 1099,3100-3299 euphEuphausiacea2000-2099 protProtozoa3900-3999 acarlongAcartia longiremis107 eucEucalanus spp.180 pelPelecypoda1300-1399 polyPolychaeta2500-2599 podonPodon spp.601 fishPisces3500 bryBryozoa900-949 furClausocalanus furcatus 4064 calsppCalanus spp.178 oncaeaOncaea spp.191 coryCorycaeidae4045 ostOstracoda3600-3699 tstylTemora stylifera153 oithspinOithona spinirostris114 mysidsMysidacea2800-2899 temsppTemora spp.4059 tortTortanus discaudatus108 parasppParacalanus spp.4118

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