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EK60 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During R21601

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2017-03-09T00:00:00.000+00:00
SEAMAP Spring 2016 Plankton Survey (R21601, EK60). During the 2016 Spring Plankton Survey, plankton samples were collected from a systematic grid of stations to assess distribution, occurrence and abundance of the early life stages of a variety of species of fishes and invertebrates in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The survey specifically targets larval bluefin tuna.

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:R21601_EK60
issued 2016-04-30T00:00:00.000+00:00
language []
rights otherRestrictions, otherRestrictions
spatial -83.4694322068985,23.9797901801811,-96.0144856197843,30.3102557888823
temporal 2016-04-30T00:00:00+00:00/2016-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

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