Plankton Net Cast Data from the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, 1976

Plankton and other data were collected from net casts in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea aboard the NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN. The data collection occurred from April 26 to May 31, 1976, and was submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service with support from the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical plankton community composition based on net cast sampling.
• Study seasonal biological patterns in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea based on the 1976 time range.
• Assess baseline marine ecosystem conditions for environmental assessment programs.
• Model historical food web dynamics based on plankton data.

Strengths

• Data collected from a defined geographic region (Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea).
• Collection period is precisely documented (April 26 to May 31, 1976).
• Data originates from a known research vessel (NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN) and program (OCSEAP).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1976-05-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Net casts from NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

Time Range

1976-04-26 to 1976-05-31

Freshness

1976-05 31 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea