Floating microplastics concentration collected from MV Maersk Transporter in the eastern North Pacific Ocean from 2015-08-02 to 2019-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0276263)
This study was carried out to estimate the floating microplastics (plastics from size 0.5mm to 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Microplastics data was collected from 2015-08-02 to 2019-12-09 aboard MV Maersk Transporter, using a manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 54 sampling efforts, in a spreadsheet format.
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Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2015-08-02 – 2019-12-09 |
|---|---|
| Date (publication) | 2023-01-12 |
| Date (creation) | 2023-01-12 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |