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NCCOS Mapping: Collaborative Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes Basin: Data collected during cruise GL-23-01 at Madeline Island, Lake Superior from 2023-06-20 to 2023-08-04

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This dataset includes information and environmental data collected during the GL-23-01 mapping cruise by an assortment of equipment including a drop camera, remotely operated vehicle, and a ponar dredge. These data were collected to map benthic habitats around Madeline Island and Gull Island Shoal, Lake Superior.

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title NCCOS Mapping: Collaborative Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes Basin: Data collected during cruise GL-23-01 at Madeline Island, Lake Superior from 2023-06-20 to 2023-08-04

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