Dataset: Gelatinous zooplankton observations during four research cruises (SKQ202204S, MGL2207, SKQ202303S, SR2317) carried out in the Northern California Current from March 2022 to August 2023

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.923337.1Version 1 (2024-04-09)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: Kelly Rakow Sutherland (University of Oregon)

Co-Principal Investigator: Robert K. Cowen (Oregon State University)

Co-Principal Investigator: Su Sponaugle (Oregon State University)

Student: Farzana Yesmin (University of Oregon)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Collaborative Research: Plankton size spectra and trophic links in a dynamic ocean (Plankton Size Spectra)


Abstract

These data include a list of gelatinous zooplankton species observed during four 14-day research cruises carried out in the Northern California Current from March 2022 to August 2023. Plankton samples were collected with a coupled MOCNESS system that was towed to 100 m (or 5 m off the bottom in stations with <100 m depth). Samples were subsequently poured into sorting tray and picked for gelatinous taxa. This data set represents the first comprehensive list of gelatinous taxa from this region...

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Gelatinous zooplankton were sampled using MOCNESS (Multiple Opening-Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System) tows. The nets had opening of 1m2 and 4m2 with mesh sizes of 333µm and 1000µm, respectively. The dataset describes daytime samples only.


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