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Title: Surface plastic debris collected from SSV Robert C. Seamans in Eastern Pacific Ocean from 2001-10-12 to 2012-12-20 (NCEI Accession 0211008)
Abstract: Data contains floating plastic debris in the eastern North and South Pacific Oceans from more than 2500 plankton net tows conducted between 2001 and 2012. From these data, the researchers defined an accumulation zone (25 to 41°N, 130 to 180°W) in the North Pacific subtropical gyre that closely corresponds to centers of accumulation resulting from the convergence of ocean surface currents.
Date received: 20200611
Start date: 20011012
End date: 20121220
Seanames: North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
West boundary: -150.79
East boundary: -117.18
North boundary: 32.42
South boundary: -17.11
Observation types: in situ
Instrument types: net - plankton net
Datatypes: DEBRIS
Submitter: Nyadjro, Ebenezer
Submitting institution: Mississippi State University
Collecting institutions: Sea Education Association
Contributing projects:
Platforms: SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS (33GY)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information:
Availability date:
Metadata version: 8
Keydate: 2020-06-25 17:32:46+00
Editdate: 2024-09-10 17:44:26+00