Continuous Plankton Recorder Dataset (NOAA) - Phytoplankton

Continuous Phytoplankton Recorder Survey by NOAA in the Northwest Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine and the Mid Atlantic Bight. Phytoplankton samples were collected by continuous plankton recorders (CPRs) towed along repeated transect lines between New York and Boston and between Boston and Halifa. Samples were periodically cross-checked between analysts for consistency.Specimens are preserved in formalin.

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Temporal extent1961-07-16 – ongoing
Date (publication)2012-08-21
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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