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.

How do I access MSR data?
The MSR Survey Table includes links to every dataset in the collection. 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.
| *PRC=People's Republic of China | *ROK=Republic of Korea | *UK=United Kingdom | ||
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| MSR Survey ID | Contributing Country | DOI (Data Access) |
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U2008-007 |
Japan |
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U2009-017 |
Japan |
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U2010-022 |
Japan |
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U2010-031 |
Canada |
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U2010-033 |
Canada |
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U2011-003 |
Japan |
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U2011-004 |
Japan |
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U2011-005 |
Japan |
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U2011-006 |
Spain |
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U2011-009 |
Spain |
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U2011-010 |
Canada |
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U2011-013 |
Canada |
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U2011-015 |
Canada |
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U2011-018 |
France |
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U2011-021 |
Japan |
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U2011-023 |
Japan |
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U2011-024 |
Germany |
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U2012-001 |
Japan |
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U2012-005 |
Canada |
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U2012-006 |
Canada |
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U2012-007 |
Canada |
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U2012-010 |
Mexico |
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U2012-018 |
Japan |
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U2012-020 |
*PRC |
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U2012-021 |
Japan |
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U2012-026 |
Australia |
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U2012-030 |
France |
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U2013-002 |
Canada |
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U2013-003 |
Canada |
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U2013-005 |
Japan |
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U2013-006 |
Japan |
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U2013-007 |
Japan |
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U2013-011 |
Mexico |
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U2013-017 |
Japan |
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U2013-022 |
Canada |
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U2013-027 |
Japan |
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U2013-030 |
Japan |
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U2013-031 |
Japan |
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U2014-001 |
Japan |
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U2014-002 |
Japan |
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U2014-003 |
Canada |
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U2014-007 |
Japan |
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U2014-009 |
Mexico |
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U2014-010 |
Canada |
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U2014-021 |
Japan |
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U2014-022 |
*PRC |
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U2014-024 |
*PRC |
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U2014-025 |
Canada |
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U2014-026 |
Japan |
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U2014-027 |
Canada |
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U2014-028 |
*PRC |
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U2014-036 |
Japan |
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U2014-038 |
Japan |
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U2015-004 |
Canada |
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U2015-011 |
Japan |
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U2015-013 |
Canada |
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U2015-014 |
*ROK |
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U2015-015 |
Japan |
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U2015-018 |
France |
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U2015-020 |
Canada |
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U2015-021 |
France |
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U2015-022 |
Japan |
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U2015-026 |
Canada |
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U2015-028 |
France |
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U2015-029 |
Canada |
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U2015-030 |
*UK |
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U2015-032 |
Australia |
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U2015-034 |
*PRC |
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U2016-002 |
Japan |
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U2016-003 |
Japan |
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U2016-004 |
Canada |
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U2016-009 |
Japan |
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U2016-010 |
France |
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U2016-011 |
Japan |
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U2016-012 |
*ROK |
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U2016-014 |
Mexico |
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U2016-018 |
Canada |
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U2016-024 |
*PRC |
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U2016-025 |
*PRC |
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U2016-026 |
*PRC |
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U2016-028 |
Canada |
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U2016-029 |
Japan |
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U2016-031 |
Japan |
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U2016-032 |
Japan |
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U2016-033 |
Japan |
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U2016-038 |
Japan |
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U2017-001 |
*PRC |
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U2017-002 |
Japan |
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U2017-005 |
Canada |
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U2017-006 |
Japan |
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U2017-009 |
*PRC |
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U2017-012 |
Japan |
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U2017-014 |
*ROK |
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U2017-016 |
*PRC |
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U2017-021 |
Australia |
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U2017-023 |
*PRC |
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U2017-024 |
Japan |
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U2017-033 |
Canada |
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U2018-001 |
Japan |
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U2018-002 |
Japan |
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U2018-007 |
Japan |
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U2018-008 |
Japan |
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U2018-009 |
Canada |
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U2018-010 |
France |
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U2018-011 |
Mexico |
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U2018-012 |
*PRC |
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U2018-013 |
Japan |
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U2018-015 |
Canada |
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U2018-018 |
China |
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U2018-020 |
Canada |
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U2018-024 |
Japan |
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U2019-002 |
Japan |
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U2019-006 |
Canada |
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U2019-007 |
Japan |
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U2019-008 |
China |
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U2019-010 |
Japan |
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U2019-012 |
*PRC |
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U2019-013 |
*PRC |
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U2019-014 |
Japan |
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U2019-016 |
France |
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U2019-017 |
*ROK |
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U2019-020 |
China |
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U2019-023 |
Canada |
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U2019-026 |
Japan |
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U2019-028 |
Mexico |
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U2019-032 |
*PRC |
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U2020-001 |
Japan |
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U2020-004 |
Japan |
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U2020-005 |
*ROK |
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U2020-006 |
*ROK |
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U2020-012 |
Canada |
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U2020-017 |
Japan |
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U2020-019 |
Japan |
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U2020-022 |
Japan |
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U2020-023 |
Canada |
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U2021-002 |
Japan |
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U2021-007 |
Japan |
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U2021-009 |
*ROK |
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U2021-010 |
*ROK |
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U2021-015 |
Canada |
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U2021-017 |
Norway |
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U2021-019 |
Canada |
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U2021-020 |
Germany |
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U2021-022 |
France |
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U2021-023 |
France |
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U2021-024 |
Japan |
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U2022-001 |
Japan |
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U2022-002 |
Japan |
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U2022-004 |
Japan |
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U2022-005 |
*ROK |
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U2022-006 |
*ROK |
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U2022-008 |
Canada |
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U2022-041 |
Canada |
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U2022-042 |
Canada |
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U2022-046 |
Spain |
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U2022-047 |
Japan |
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U2022-049 |
Germany |
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U2022-050 |
Canada |
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U2022-051 |
Japan |
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U2022-052 |
Japan |
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U2023-003 |
Japan |
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U2023-004 |
Japan |
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U2023-005 |
Japan |
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U2023-006 |
*ROK |
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U2023-007 |
*ROK |
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U2023-009 |
Japan |
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U2023-011 |
Germany |
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U2023-012 |
Mexico |
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U2023-013 |
Canada |
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U2023-014 |
Japan |
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U2023-017 |
Canada |
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U2023-018 |
France |
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U2023-024 |
Canada |
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U2024-001 |
Japan |
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U2024-004 |
Italy |
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U2024-005 |
Canada |
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U2024-006 |
Japan |
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U2024-007 |
Canada |
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U2024-009 |
Canada |
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U2024-010 |
Japan |
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U2024-014 |
UK |
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U2024-016 |
Japan |
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U2024-018 |
Japan |
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U2024-025 |
Canada |
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U2024-026 |
Canada |
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U2025-002 |
Japan |
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U2025-005 |
Japan |
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U2025-010 |
Mexico |
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U2025-017 |
Japan |
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