Marine Scientific Research Data

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Marine Scientific Research data (MSR) program provides permission for research cruises from international partners to collect oceanographic, meteorological, and marine geophysical data in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction in exchange for sharing data with U.S. parties. 

For questions or additional information, please contact MarineScience@state.gov or NCEI.Coastal@noaa.gov.

MSR data collected by international partners must be submitted to NCEI. These data must be accompanied by observation/processing notes and relevant interpretive reports. See the data submission instructions for more information. 

MSR U2012-030 Final Report (France): Bathymetric map of all the Haiti-SIS cruise (onboard R/V L’Atalante) Leg 1 & 2

MSR Survey Data

Available datasets include oceanographic measurements, visual observations of marine wildlife, chemical measurements, and marine geophysical data. These data types are used by government and public scientists to understand the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone environmental and ecological resources.

MSR Survey Table
*PRC=People's Republic of China | *ROK=Republic of Korea | *UK=United Kingdom
MSR Survey IDContributing CountryDOI (Data Access)
U2010-031Canadadoi.org/10.25921/cwnb-4283
U2010-033Canadadoi.org/10.25921/cwnb-4283

U2011-003

Japandoi.org/10.25921/nkzz-dy46
U2011-004Japandoi.org/10.25921/ngcx-zk31
doi.org/10.25921/5d9m-a060
U2011-005Japandoi.org/10.25921/kv1x-1k70
U2011-006Spaindoi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar
_a05_29ah20110128
U2011-009Spaindoi.org/10.25921/873n-9572
U2011-010Canadadoi.org/10.25921/3t0y-sn85
U2011-013Canadadoi.org/10.25921/3t0y-sn85
U2011-015Canadadoi.org/10.25921/s6hv-kj44
U2011-018Francedoi.org/10.25921/dqh4-5134
U2011-021Japandoi.org/10.25921/fdc1-nm13
U2011-023Japandoi.org/10.25921/svbs-8j43
U2011-024Germanyhttps://www.pangaea.de/?q
=MSM20%2F4
U2012-001Japandoi.org/10.25921/vn0f-b567
U2012-005Canadadoi.org/10.25921/zy6s-6t20
U2012-006Canadadoi.org/10.25921/d3bk-g855
U2012-007Canadadoi.org/10.25921/325t-0g67
U2012-010Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/9y96-kd76
U2012-018Japandoi.org/10.25921/87np-1113
U2012-026Australiadoi.org/10.25921/trdq-t510
U2012-030Francedoi.org/10.25921/xtzv-gd88
U2013-002Canadadoi.org/10.25921/hqnz-ap13
U2013-003Canadadoi.org/10.25921/hqnz-ap13
U2013-005Japandoi.org/10.25921/66nr-kv23
U2013-006Japandoi.org/10.25921/gpdt-c762
U2013-007Japandoi.org/10.25921/z4bx-k783
U2013-011Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/9y96-kd76
U2013-027Japandoi.org/10.25921/tba6-ec87
U2013-030Japandoi.org/10.25921/fv1t-6594
U2013-031Japandoi.org/10.25921/2vc2-bp87
U2014-002Japandoi.org/10.25921/myem-rk71
U2014-003Canadadoi.org/10.25921/45d1-ez08
U2014-007Japandoi.org/10.25921/j2va-ka94
U2014-009Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/9y96-kd76
U2014-021Japandoi.org/10.25921/7wmj-ck83
U2014-022PRC*doi.org/10.25921/he87-n625
U2014-024PRC*doi.org/10.25921/r39m-yh32
U2014-025Germanydoi.org/10.5884/12713
U2014-028PRC*doi.org/10.25921/r39m-yh32
U2014-036Japandoi.org/10.25921/geh3-hz07
U2014-038Japandoi.org/10.25921/enev-2n05
U2015-030UK*doi.org/10.25921/5dbe-mb50
U2015-014ROK*doi.org/10.25921/a5s2-3224
U2015-018Francedoi.org/10.25921/pcjc-n033
U2015-021Francedoi.org/10.25921/gtrd-mm40
U2015-022Japandoi.org/10.25921/yg96-kp39
U2015-028Francedoi.org/10.25921/3hyp-dq41
U2015-032Australiadoi.org/10.7289/v5p26wdd
U2015-034PRC*doi.org/10.25921/r39m-yh32
U2016-002Japandoi.org/10.25921/6fw9-1p47
U2016-003Japandoi.org/10.25921/swqc-th84
U2016-010Francedoi.org/10.25921/82t4-e686
U2016-012ROK*doi.org/10.25921/29f1-g612
U2016-014Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/9y96-kd76
U2016-024PRC*doi.org/10.25921/b44k-xr97
U2016-025PRC*doi.org/10.25921/07GC-6644
U2016-026PRC*doi.org/10.25921/5zvy-z273
U2016-029Japandoi.org/10.25921/rh1j-xa80
U2016-031Japandoi.org/10.25921/twe5-9q24
U2017-001PRC*doi.org/10.25921/k1fj-xs79
U2017-009PRC*doi.org/10.25921/qme2-4021
U2017-012Japandoi.org/10.25921/3s2e-8t55
U2017-014ROK*doi.org/10.25921/29f1-g612
U2017-016PRC*doi.org/10.25921/9b7s-gb48
U2017-023PRC*doi.org/10.25921/bxww-fe83
U2017-024Japandoi.org/10.25921/8gmr-nb45
U2018-001Japandoi.org/10.25921/hrmg-gf70
U2018-002Japandoi.org/10.25921/6btr-3y81
U2018-007Japandoi.org/10.25921/7hjj-4z32
U2018-008Japandoi.org/10.25921/4mcy-a798
U2018-011Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/9y96-kd76
U2018-013Japandoi.org/10.17596/0001888
U2018-024Japandoi.org/10.25921/54hh-3m06
U2019-002Japandoi.org/10.25921/5dr9-3d84
U2019-007Japandoi.org/10.25921/cd7g-8z62
U2019-010Japandoi.org/10.25921/ce99-x721
U2019-014Japan  doi.org/10.25921/81ck-8z38
U2019-016Francedoi.org/10.25921/bej8-4h26
U2019-026Japandoi.org/10.25921/7py2-hp21
U2019-028Mexicodoi.org/10.25921/7py2-hp21
U2020-001Japandoi.org/10.25921/zxte-n762
U2020-017Japandoi.org/10.25921/1gst-9843
U2020-022Japan  doi.org/10.25921/7ymw-0y31
U2021-009ROKdoi.org/10.25921/hagv-4b70
U2021-010ROKdoi.org/10.25921/6xf0-8v58
U2021-022Francedoi.org/10.25921/h57v-m402
U2021-023Francedoi.org/10.25921/t0kj-q230

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