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In situ observations of pteropod (Limacina helicina) presence and abundance collected in Bongo nets from in the Pacific Ocean for the NOAA West Coast Ocean Acidification cruises from 2011 to 2016 (NCEI Accession 0251154)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2022-04-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset includes biological data collected on the NOAA West Coast cruises in years 2011, 2013 and 2016. The data include pteropod (Limacina helicina) abundance data (in ind per m-3) or their presence (in year 2013). Pteropods were generally collected during nighttime sampling at 48 stations, using 333 μm mesh Bongo nets with 30- to 45-minute oblique tows from 100 m depth to the surface.

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0251154 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS MOLLUSKS species abundance SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT net - zooplankton net Optical plankton counter visual observation survey - biological NOAA Ship Fairweather NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown POINT SUR R/V WECOMA NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory US DOC; NOAA; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Coastal Waters of California North Pacific Ocean West Coast - US/Canada oceanography DOC/NOAA/OAR/PMEL > Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce WCOA2011 WCOA2013 WCOA2016 317W20130803 32P020130821 32WC20110812 33RO20160505 Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project Coastal, OAP NOAA West Coast Ocean Acidification Cruises (WCOA) EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS Biological survey Bongo net Limacina helicina WCOA abundance pteropod sea butterfly sea snail pteropod abundance OPC > Optical Plankton Counter PLANKTON NETS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Ships FAIRWEATHER (call sign: WTEB, ICES code: 317W) POINT SUR (call sign: WSC2276, ICES code: 32P0, 1980-) Ronald H. Brown (call sign: WTEC, ICES code: 33RO, 1997-) WECOMA (call sign: WSD7079, ICES code: 32WC, 1976-) OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN California Current Ecosystem North American Pacific Coast U.S. West Coast

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