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#1 Federal

The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Data Collection (1972-present)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 04, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of...

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#2 Federal

The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Harmonized Database during 1972-04-20 to present (NCEI Accession 0306475)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 07, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This database contains a harmonized subset of variables from the NOAA NCEI Marine Microplastics collection, which is used to generate the accompanying ArcGIS map. It includes microplastic...

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#3 Federal

Chemical, physical, and other data collected in the coastal waters of California as part of the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CalCOFI) project since 1949

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This collection includes data collected from multiple platforms in the coastal waters of California over many years, as part of the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CalCOFI)...

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#4 Federal

Biological, chemical, and physical data from the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network from 2001-09-13 to 2013-03-07 (NCEI Accession 0117942)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM

The Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) is a part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). The PMN was created as an outreach program to connect volunteers and professional...

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#5 Federal

Physical, chemical and biological data from the NOAA Marine EcoSystems Analysis Program (MESA) Puget Sound project from 1965 through 1986

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 07, 2023 at 12:00 AM

This collection consists of physical, chemical, meteorological, and biological data collected in Puget Sound, Washington, between 1965 and 1986. These data were collected from numerous platforms...

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#6 Federal

Oceanographic data used in support of the Gulf of Mexico Brine Disposal Analysis Project, from 1977-02-02 to 1985-08-26

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 07, 2023 at 12:00 AM

This collection includes physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Gulf of Mexico in support of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Brine Disposal Analysis Project, including water...

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#7 Federal

PHYTOPLANKTON - WET WEIGHT and Other Data from THOMAS WASHINGTON and Other Platforms From Coastal Waters of California and Others from 1967-09-01 to 1967-09-19 (NCEI Accession 7000565)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 06, 2020 at 12:00 AM

No description was provided.

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#8 Federal

Chemical, physical, phytoplankton weight, and other data collected using meteorological sensors, plankton net, Secchi disk, CTD, and bottle casts from the G.W. PIERCE from 1971-06-19 to 1980-09-14 (NCEI Accession 8300037)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 07, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Chemical, physical, phytoplankton weight, and other data were collected from the G.W. PIERCE from June 19, 1971 to September 14, 1980. Data were collected using meteorological sensors, plankton...

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#9 Federal

The Coastal and Oceanic Plankton Ecology, Production, and Observation Database (COPEPOD): The Global Plankton Database: quality-reviewed, globally distributed plankton abundance, biomass and composition data, 1950 to 2017

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 05, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This dataset includes a subset of data from COPEPOD's global plankton database. The database provides plankton and ecosystem researchers with an integrated data set of quality-reviewed, globally...

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#10 Federal

Physical, chemical and biological data from the NOAA Marine EcoSystems Analysis Program (MESA) New York Bight project from 1957 through 1984

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 03, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This collection consists of physical, chemical, meteorological, and biological data collected for the NOAA Marine EcoSystems Analysis Program (MESA) New York Bight project, between 1973 and 1984....

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#11 Federal

Oceanic Environmental data from the ALAMINOS and other platforms from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) from 1971-02-01 to 1971-12-01 (NCEI Accession 7200737)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: July 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Oceanic Environmental data were collected from the ALAMINOS and other platforms from 01 February 1971 to 01 December 1971. Data were collected in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean by Texas A&M...

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#12 Federal

Biological, physical, nutrients, and other data were collected from bottle casts, CTD casts, net casts, and other instruments from the A.V. HUMBOLDT and the JOHAN HJORT from the Norwegian Sea in support of the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics from 1993-06-02 to 1993-06-13 (NCEI Accession 0000780)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: September 05, 2002 at 12:00 AM

Bottle, CTD, net, and other data were collected from the A.V. HUMBOLDT and the JOHAN HJORT from the Norwegian Sea. Data were collected by multiple institutions in support of the Global Ocean...

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#13 Federal

Ichthyoplankton identity and length collected by net in the Bering and Chukchi Seas from 7/31/1988 - 8/23/1988 (NCEI Accession 0000178)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 14, 2013 at 12:00 AM

No description was provided.

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#14 Federal

Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton abundances based on bongo nets tows during the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ECOA-3 cruise (EXPOCODE 33RO20220806) along the East Coast of North America from 2022-08-06 to 2022-09-23 (NCEI Accession 0310406)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 06, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains zooplankton and ichthyoplankton abundances from bongo net tows during the third East Coast Ocean Acidification cruise (ECOA-3). The cruise took place from August 6 to...

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#15 Federal

Zooplankton data collected from net casts in the Lower Cook Inlet from NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and NOAA Ship SURVEYOR from 1976-05-05 to 1976-08-30 (NCEI Accession 7700119)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 06, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Zooplankton data were collected using net casts from NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and NOAA Ship SURVEYOR in the lower Cook inlet from 05 May 1976 to 30 August 1976. Data were collected by the Pacific...

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#16 Federal

Ecosystem monitoring information collected from Norseman II in Beaufort Sea for the ANIMIDA III project from 2014-07-31 to 2015-08-12 (NCEI Accession 0162530)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains physical, chemical, and biological data collected during research cruises for the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in Development Area (ANIMIDA) III Study. The study...

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#17 Federal

Pribilof Birds (Bering Sea) Zooplankton Data Sets (NCEI Accession 0000135)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Various of data on Pribilof birds were collected using net and flow meter casts from the ALPHA HELIX in the Bering Sea. Data were collected from 08 August 1989 to 28 August 1989. Data were...

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#18 Federal

Plankton, temperature and other measurements found in datasets OSD and CTD taken from the HUDSON, PARIZEAU, and other platforms in the North Atlantic, Coastal N Atlantic and other locations for the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Canada from 1989 to 1997 (NCEI Accession 0000480)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 02, 2022 at 12:00 AM

This report presents data sets collected as part of the Canadian portion of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study. It contains sets of data, which are stored as text files in a number of different...

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#19 Federal

WAVE DIRECTION and other data from FIXED PLATFORM and other platforms from Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon and others from 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8700189)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The accession contains multiple data sets that were collected as part of the Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program (CREDDP). The data were submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers...

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#20 Federal

Zooplankton and primary productivity data from THOMAS G. THOMPSON and BROWN BEAR from 1961-01-11 to 1966-08-10 (NCEI Accession 7000442)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Zooplankton and primary productivity data was submitted by W.R. Walker of the University of Washington. The data were collected aboard the Brown Bear from November 1961 to November 1965 on cruises...

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