Dataset

Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Zooplankton

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Continuous Zooplankton Recorder Survey by NOAA in the Northwest Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine and the Mid Atlantic Bight.

Citation
Melrose, C. 2010. Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Zooplankton. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:31
License
Restricted

Contacts

Chris Melrose
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Marine Biological Association of the UK
Marine Biological Association of the UK

The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science; The Laboratory
The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science; The Laboratory

62,881
total submitted occurrences
62,881
accepted occurrences
192
taxa
91
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 62,881
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 4,441
7.1%
MARINE_UNSURE 230
0.4%

Measurement types

DNA derived data