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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)
Abstract: 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.
Date received: 19940101
Start date: 19280121
End date: 19870818
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West boundary: 6.25
East boundary: -9.23
North boundary: 88.35
South boundary: -78.5
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Submitting institution: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center
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Metadata version: 6
Keydate: 2001-08-23 13:49:18+00
Editdate: 2019-08-23 12:59:20+00