Oceanography Branch Plankton Database

Description

Shelf-wide Research Vessel Surveys are conducted 4-8 times per year over the continental shelf from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, using NOAA research ships or charter vessels. The Cape Hatteras to Cape Sable area is divided into four regions, and 30 randomly selected stations are targeted for sampling from each region. The investigation utilizes shelf-wide research vessel surveys to gather data on planktonic organisms including zooplankton and ichtyoplankton. Environmental parameters are also collected but stored in different databases (e.g., OCDBS). The investigation monitors the fishery-relevant components of the Northeast Shelf ecosystem, to characterize the baseline conditions and to determine the effects of biological and physical processes on the recruitment of Northeast shelf fishes.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 ftp site for zooplankton data ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9286
21 Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/ocean/MainPage/ioos.html
0 Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/dropoff/jhare/EcoMon_Data/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/9286.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 ftp site for zooplankton data ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9286
21 Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/ocean/MainPage/ioos.html
0 Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/dropoff/jhare/EcoMon_Data/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/9286.pdf
0 ftp site for zooplankton data ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/hydro/zooplankton_data/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/9286
21 Webpage to download data Excel files (ECOMON Zooplankton data) https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/epd/ocean/MainPage/ioos.html
0 Webpage with ftp access to download data Excel files ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/dropoff/jhare/EcoMon_Data/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/nefsc/dmp/pdf/9286.pdf

Tags

  • ecosystem monitoring
  • east florida
  • 1971-present
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/nefsc
  • baseline conditions
  • noaa
  • northeast fisheries science center
  • oceanography
  • plankton
  • south carolina
  • gulf of maine
  • shelf-wide
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • mid-atlantic bight
  • southern new england
  • ichthyoplankton
  • georges bank
  • georgia
  • uses a random stratified design based on nefsc trawl survey
  • zooplankton
  • carolina capes (north carolina)
  • 4-8 times per year
  • remote sensing
  • nova scotia

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