BCF - POFI
Zooplankton biomass data (displacement volume) and zooplankton abundance data (functional groups) sampled by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (BCF) during the Pacific Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (POFI).
PLANKTON CONTENT SUMMARY:
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show biomass data
BIOM 		ZOOP
show zooplankton data 		PHYT
data not available 		data not available
TSOX 		data not available
NUTS 		data not available
CHLA
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A dash ("-") indicates data type not available.

TEMPORAL COVERAGE SUMMARY:
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Graphic: Histogram of sampling dates: 1950 - 1961
May 1950 - July 1961

SHIP & CRUISE SUMMARY:
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SAMPLING METHODS SUMMARY:
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INVESTIGATOR SUMMARY:
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DATA STATUS:
Data Status: Available online NOW!
These Data are available ONLINE here!
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Data Coverage Map: -169 West to -136 West ; -16 South to 30 North
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( Gold dots represent non-quantitative samples. )

Graphic: A world map showing a red box that outlines the geographic coverage of this data set.
The Red Box indicates the area of the focused map above.
This data summary is for just one out of over 150 plankton data sets present in the NMFS-COPEPOD global plankton database.
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COPEPOD-SAR (logo): The Plankton Data Rescue Project Sub-Collection:   BCF - POFI
North Pacific (68%) , South Pacific (32%)

      CDMP:   #0092, #0094 		NMFS-COPEPOD(logo): The global plankton database.

Web v7.1   [ 2008-Oct ]
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/plankton