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problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of marine microplastics, and the need to curb its threats, require expansive, and continuous monitoring. While microplastic research has increased in recent years and generated significant volumes of data, there is a lack of a robust, open access, and long-term aggregation of this data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) marine microplastic data collection provides a global open access to marine microplastic data on an easily discoverable and accessible GIS web map and data portal (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/microplastics). The objective of this data portal is to develop a repository where microplastics data are aggregated, archived, and served in a user friendly, consistent, and reliable manner. This work contributes to NCEI’s efforts towards data standardization, integration, harmonization, and interoperability among national and international collaborators for monitoring global marine microplastics. To provide a robust, open access, and long-term aggregation of marine microplastics data. 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SARS LA PELAGIA MALIPPO NEW HORIZON NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer ODEN ORION POINT SUR PROFESSOR KAGANOVSKIY R/V Pelagia RRS Discovery RV Polarstern S.A. AGULHAS II Sir James Clark Ross Solander SOUTHERN SURVEYOR SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS Tara URANIA USS Sea Dragon XIANG YANG HONG 03 platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS 5 Gyres Institute Adventure Scientists Atlantic Technological University Auburn University Bangladesh Agricultural University Beibu Gulf University Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Catholic University of Valencia Saint Vincent Martyr Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Chulalongkorn University City University of Hong Kong Duke University EAN University Federal University of Pará Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Goa University Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute Manipal Institute of Technology Marine Scotland Science Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari Metropolitan Autonomous University National Research Council National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences National School of Marine Science and Coastal Planning National Taiwan University, Department of Geosciences NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Norwegian Institute for Water Research NOVA University Lisbon Oceaneye Association Plymouth Marine Laboratory Polytechnic University of Tapachula Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Scion Research Scottish Association for Marine Science Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sea Education Association Sorbonne University State Oceanic Administration, Third Institute of Oceanography Sultan Qaboos University The Ocean Cleanup The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Texas at Austin The University of Western Australia Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology University of Alaska Anchorage University of Barcelona University of Copenhagen University of Cuenca University of Cádiz University of Exeter University of Ferrara University of Fribourg University of Ghana University of Haifa University of La Laguna University of Liège University of Newcastle University of Nova Gorica University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rovira i Virgili University of South Florida University of the Philippines Diliman University of the South Pacific University of the West Indies University of Tokyo University of Toronto University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean UT Austin Marine Science Institute Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Zhejiang University of Technology dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS 5 Gyres Institute Atlantic Technological University Auburn University Bangladesh Agricultural University Beibu Gulf University Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Catholic University of Valencia Saint Vincent Martyr Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Chulalongkorn University City University of Hong Kong Duke University EAN University Federal University of Pará Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel Goa University Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute Manipal Institute of Technology Marine Scotland Science Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari Metropolitan Autonomous University Minjiang University Mississippi State University National Research Council National Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences National School of Marine Science and Coastal Planning National Taiwan University, Department of Geosciences NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Norwegian Institute for Water Research NOVA University Lisbon Oceaneye Association Plymouth Marine Laboratory Polytechnic University of Tapachula Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Sail and Explore Association Scion Research Scottish Association for Marine Science Scripps Institution of Oceanography Sorbonne University State Oceanic Administration, Third Institute of Oceanography Sultan Qaboos University The Ocean Cleanup The University of Texas at Austin The University of Western Australia Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology University of Alaska Anchorage University of Barcelona University of Copenhagen University of Cuenca University of Cádiz University of Exeter University of Ferrara University of Ghana University of Haifa University of La Laguna University of Liège University of Nova Gorica University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rovira i Virgili University of South Florida University of the Philippines Diliman University of the South Pacific University of the West Indies University of Tokyo University of Toronto University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean UT Austin Marine Science Institute Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Zhejiang University of Technology dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CalCOFI) Ecosystems & Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (EcoFOCI) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DE/GEOMAR > GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NO/NIVA > Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway TUMST > Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology UH&I-UK/SAMS > Scottish Association for Marine Science, University of Highlands and Islands, UK UK/NERC/PML > Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom URI/GSO > Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island UWA/ATMOS/JISAO > Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CALCOFI > California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations project Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Adventure Scientists Microplastic Data Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition European Commission IDEM Exzellenzcluster Proposal CP1756, Volvo Ocean Race Global Change and Air-sea Interaction II (GASI-01-NPAC-STsum) I-MarCat Italian Antarctic Research Program (PNRA, 30th Antarctic Expedition) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Collaborative Research Fellowships for a Responsive and Innovative Europe (CAROLINE) NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program NUREIEV Plastics in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre RESTORE Project- Linking habitat to recruitment: evaluating the importance of pelagic Sargassum to fisheries management in the Gulf of Mexico Red BAMAR Research on the Marine Chemistry and Sedimentary Environment Baseline in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (No.DY135-E2-5-02) Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) Surface plastic debris in the eastern Pacific Ocean project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > SEA SURFACE CONTAMINANTS > MICROPLASTIC CONCENTRATION Earth Science > Agriculture > Agricultural Aquatic Sciences > Fisheries Earth Science > Biological Classification > Plants > Macroalgae (Seaweeds) > Brown Algae theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Field Observation theme NCCOS Research Data Types NOAA RESTORE Science Program Award NA17NOS4510099 theme Provider Funding Agencies Adventure Scientists-Global Microplastic volunteer initiative Fish Diet Analysis Fish Gut Analysis Fisheries Microplastic Concentration Microplastic Ingestion Microplastics Pelagic Habitat Pelagic Sargassum Plastic Surface Plastic Debris theme Provider Keywords BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS COMPASSES DREDGING DEVICES > DREDGING DEVICES FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY > FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY FTIR SPECTROMETER > Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS GRAB SAMPLERS GRANULOMETRIC SIEVES MICROSCOPES > MICROSCOPES NETS > NETS NEUSTON NET NISKIN BOTTLES PLANKTON NETS SEDIMENT CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS SPECTROMETERS TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS THERMOSALINOGRAPHS TRAPS > TRAPS TRAWL instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CTD: Idronaut Ocean Seven 304Plus, (Temperatur, Salinität) Chla: Trios MicroFlu (TTOP Leg 0 till 7, AN Leg 9 till 11) or Trios NanoFlu (TTOP Leg 8 till 12, AN Leg 7; due to swapped systems in Itajaí) Ocean Pack pCO2: Licor 840-A instrument Provider Instrument Types 1-L sample bottle Aluminum bucket Bongo net Day grab Dip Net Dissecting Microscope Ekman dredge Ekman grab Hand picking Intake seawater pump Kubiena box MOCNESS multinet Manta net Manta net, Neuston net, AVANI net (All-purpose Velocity Accelerated Net Instrument) Megacorer Metal scoop Metal spoon Net tow Net tows Neuston Neuston net Neuston net; Manta net PVC cylinder Petite Ponar benthic grab Ponar grab sampler Pump Purse seine net Remotely operated vehicle Sabiki hook and line fishing Sediment grab sampler Shipek grab sampler Stainless steel bucket Stainless steel spoon Steel bucket Surface water intake Trowel Van Dorn sampler Van Veen grab Van Veen grab sampler Water pump beam trawl bottom trawling box corer cage cylindrical crab trap glass jar hand collection hand line handpicking longline with hooks market purchase metal shovel metallic trowel minnow trap polycarbonate bottles quadrat shovel stainless steel sampler stainless steel shovel stainless steel spatula stainless-steel spatula steel corer stranding surface gillnet zooplankton net instrument Provider Instruments SUBMARINE Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV (call sign: UBXH3, ICES code: RUB3, 2012-) CELTIC VOYAGER (call sign: EIQN, ICES code: 45CV, 1997-) CORWITH CRAMER (call sign: WTF3319, ICES code: 33CC, 1988-) Cabo de Hornos (call sign: CB7960, ICES code: 20HZ, 2004-) Celtic Explorer (call sign: EIGB, ICES code: 45CE, 2003-) Discovery (call sign: 2FGX5, ICES code: 74EQ, 2013-) G.O. SARS (call sign: LMEL, ICES code: 58G2, 2003-) LA PELAGIA (call sign: FTNJ, ICES code: 35LG, 1965-1986) NEW HORIZON (call sign: WKWB, ICES code: 32NM, 1978-2015) ODEN (call sign: SMLQ, ICES code: 77DN) OKEANOS EXPLORER (call sign: WTDH, ICES code: 334A, 2008-) ORION (ICES code: 28OR) PELAGIA (call sign: PGRQ, ICES code: 64PE, 1991-) POINT SUR (call sign: WSC2276, ICES code: 32P0, 1980-) Polarstern (call sign: DBLK, ICES code: 06AQ, 1982-) Robert C. Seamans (call sign: WDA4486, ICES code: 33GY, 2001-) S. A. Agulhas II (call sign: ZSNO, ICES code: 91AH, 2009-) SEA DRAGON (ICES code: 32S2) SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS (ICES code: 587O, 1923-1930) SOLANDER (call sign: VMQ9273, ICES code: 09CX) SOUTHERN SURVEYOR (call sign: VLHJ, ICES code: 09SS, 1988-2014) Tara (call sign: FVNM, ICES code: 35XI, 2009-) URANIA (ICES code: 64UR) XIANG YANG HONG 03 (call sign: BNVB, ICES code: 76X3) Ángeles Alvariño (call sign: EASE, ICES code: 29AJ, 2012-) Академик Мстислав Келдыш (ICES code: 90BP, 1981-1992) ПРОФЕССОР КАГАНОВСКИЙ (call sign: UTTW, ICES code: 90ZH, 1987-1991) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV (call sign UBXH3 - ICES code RUB3) Angeles Alvarino (call sign EASE - ICES code 29AJ) Comac Enterprise Dongfeng Race Team MRV Alba na Mara MRV Scotia MS Malippo MS “Malippo” MV Maersk Launcher MV Maersk Transporter Mapfre NEW HORIZON (call sign WKWB - ICES code 32NM) ORV Alguita Okeanos Explorer (call sign WTDH - ICES code 334A) R.V Celtic Explorer R.V. G. O. Sars R.V. Minerva R/V Aegeao R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh R/V Angeles Alvariño R/V Cap’n Bert R/V Celtic Voyager R/V Filia R/V Kiya R/V Mediterranean Explorer R/V Mtafiti R/V SURAT ARASTIRMA R/V Tara R/V Xuelong ROVs RRS Discovery RRS James Clark Ross RV Celtic Explorer RV IV Lluerna RV Orion RV Pelagia RV Polarstern RV Professor Kaganovskiy RV Sir John Murray RV Stad Amsterdam RV XIANG YANG HONG 03 S.A. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian Avani trawl net Avani trawl net The Avani trawl net is designed for offshore microplastics sampling. The vertical orientation of the aperture of the net ensures that samples are collected from the top few centimetres of the water’s surface in slight to moderate swell conditions. barometer barometer Barometers are instruments for measuring atmospheric pressure; two types include mercury barometers and aneroid barometers. bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. compass compass magnetic compass instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation corer corer submersible, hydraulic rotary coring drill dredge dredge 6 x6 inch, weighted drege Wildco Petite Ponar weighted bottom-sediment sampler Flow-through pump Flow-through pump Flow-through pump refers to a pump system, often found onboard a research vessel. Such pump can feed seawater continuously into instrument that record certain properties of the seawater continuously. fluorescence microscope fluorescence microscope Light Stimulating Microscope An optical microscope used to study properties of substances using fluorescence. The specimen is illuminated with light of a specific wavelength (or wavelengths) which is absorbed, causing light of longer wavelengths to be emitted. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer An FTIR spectrometer simultaneously collects high-resolution spectral data over a wide spectral range. This confers a significant advantage over a dispersive spectrometer, which measures intensity over a narrow range of wavelengths at a time. GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation Manta net Manta net Manta net is a small, easily manageable net designed to sample plankton or microplastics located in the first few centimeters of the water column. metallic bucket metallic bucket metal bucket used for microplastics sampling and research. metal is used to avoid contamination from plastic materials. microscope microscope instrument is used in lab analyses A microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. net net net net - plankton net net - plankton net net - plankton net net - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net Neuston net Neuston net Neuston net is a net designed to sample plankton or microplastics located in the first few centimeters of the water column. cf. net - plankton net (insttypes_id 31) Niskin bottle Niskin bottle Device for obtaining samples of seawater at a specific depth Why special entry for Niskin bottle but no entry for Nansen bottle? pump sampler pump sampler generic name for instrument that pumps water from depth to be filtered through a sieve Raman spectrometer Raman spectrometer Raman spectroscopy is based on the interaction of light with the chemical bonds of a substance. This yields detailed information about chemical structure, polymorphism, crystallinity and molecular dynamics. sediment sampler - corer sediment sampler - corer sediment coring device gravity or other coring device used to collect surfacial and near-surficial sediment samples sediment sampler - grab sediment sampler - grab grab sampler is used to take a sample of surficial seafloor sediments sediment sieve sediment sieve USA standard testing sieve (A.S.T.M.E.) temperature sensor temperature sensor A sensor used to measure temperature. thermosalinograph thermosalinograph automated sea surface temperature and salinity instrument, usually attached to the hull of a ship Thermosalinograph is an automated Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity measurement system making measurement on board a ship using a water intake. [https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/tsg/about.php 2021-01-29] trap trap generic type of instrument used to capture sediment, animals, etc. trawl trawl A fishing net that is dragged behind a boat. A wide range of demersal (bottom) or pelagic (mid-water) species of fish are taken by this fishing method which entails one or a pair of vessels towing a large bag-shaped net either along the seafloor or in mid-water. AKADEMIK MSTISLAV KELDYSH Flag: Russia Vessel type: Research Built: 12.1980 IMO: 7811018 AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV (Akademik Treshnikov) ICES request for the vessel AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV from RU: RUSSIAN FEDERATION. Name : AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV Country(s) : RU: RUSSIAN FEDERATION (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31: Research vessel Synonyms: Akademik Treshnikov Call Sign : UBXH3 MMSI: 273359440 IMO : 9548536 Commissioned Date : 2012 Built : 2012 Notes : Ship Name sometimes translated as Treshnikov from Russian. Built as AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV. Information Sources: - http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:348863/mmsi:273359440/imo:9548536/vessel:AKADEMIK_TRYOSHNIKOV - http://www.meteo2.shom.fr/cgi-bin/meteo/display_vos_ext.cgi?callchx=UBXH3 - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?search_imo=9548536 Confirmed by NOAA on 2016-12-06. Angeles Alvarino Updated information from ICES for the vessel Angeles Alvarino from SPAIN. Name : Angeles Alvarino Flag : SPAIN - ES (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : EASE Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9524645 Commissioned Date : 2012 Current Length : 46.7 Built : 2012 Notes : MMSI 225431000. Angeles Alvarino is a new Fisheries and Oceanographic Research vessel that will start to operate early 2012 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.ieo.es/en/flota?p_p_id=ieolistadosestructuramain_WAR_IEOListadoContenidosPorEstructuraportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_ieolistadosestructuramain_WAR_IEOListadoContenidosPorEstructuraportlet_journalId=276440&_ieolistadosestructuramain_WAR_IEOListadoContenidosPorEstructuraportlet_mode=detail - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/9524645/vessel:ANGELES_ALVARINO General Comments: The name for IEO114 is actually Angeles Alvariño as the "IEO-114" is just an internal code for shipyard documentation. Confirmed by NOAA on 2010-06-17. Cabo de Hornos ICES request for the vessel Cabo de Hornos from CL: CHILE. Name : Cabo de Hornos Country(s) : CL: CHILE (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 36: Fishing vessel Call Sign : CB7960 MMSI: 725002360 IMO : 7404372 Commissioned Date : 2004 Built : 1976 Previous Name (Notes): ORION Notes : Built as AROSA DIEZ, became POLAR FURY in 1998, became ORION in 2004, became CABO DE HORNOS in 2004 Information Sources: - https://www.marinetraffic.com/no/ais/details/ships/shipid:777567/mmsi:725002360/imo:7404372/vessel:CABO_DE_HORNOS - https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/shipstation/one/150504 - http://www.fao.org/figis/vrmf/finder/!/display/vessel/IMO/7404372 General Comments: IMO confirmed in Miramar and Equasis Confirmed by NOAA on 2019-02-22 (FY2019). Celtic Explorer Updated information from ICES for the vessel Celtic Explorer from IRELAND(IE). Code : 45CE Name : Celtic Explorer Country(s) : IRELAND(IE) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Call Sign : EIGB MMSI: 250487000 IMO : 9244439 Commissioned Date : 2003 Current Length : 65.5 Built : 2002 WOD Code: 9215 Notes : Marine Institute Galway research vessel Information Sources: - http://www.marine.ie/Home/site-area/infrastructure-facilities/research-vessels/celtic-explorer - http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=322212 - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:291593/mmsi:250487000/imo:9244439/vessel:CELTIC_EXPLORER CELTIC VOYAGER CELTIC VOYAGER CORWITH CRAMER WTF3319 G.O. SARS Updated information from ICES for the vessel G.O. SARS from NORWAY. - USE 58G2 for data from NORWAY vessel G.O. SARS (call sign = LMEL) collected from 2003-04-25 to present. - USE 58G3 for data from NORWAY vessel G.O. SARS (call sign = LLZG) collected from 1970-06 to 2003-02-09. - DO NOT USE 58GS to identify any specific platform. - USE 58G1 for data from NORWAY vessel G.O. SARS (call sign = unknown) collected from 1950 to 1970-03. Name : G.O. SARS Flag : NORWAY - NO (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : LMEL Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 9260316 Commissioned Date : 2003-04-25 Current Length : 77.50 Built : 2003-02-01 Notes : Active as of 20070420 Information Source : http://www.imr.no/om_havforskningsinstituttet/fasiliteter/fartoy/g_o_sars/en (URL) Multiple Hull Info 58GS - G.O. SARS Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-05-13. LA PELAGIA LA PELAGIA MALIPPO MALIPPO NEW HORIZON Flag: United States Type: Research Vessel IMO: 7723821 Operator: Scripps DOB: 1978-09 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States Vessel Type: DOB: 19881028 Commissioned: 20080813 IMO: 8835114 MMSI: 369888000 Notes: Previous Name USNS Capable (T-AGOS-16) Lloyds URL http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=5115136 Additional Info Source http://www.moc.noaa.gov/oe/ (URL) Confirmed by NOAA on 01 July 2011. ODEN Icebreaker ORION ORION POINT SUR POINT SUR PROFESSOR KAGANOVSKIY Vessel Type: M.Research/Fishing Built: 1987 IMO: 8607012 New Callsign: UDDH R/V Pelagia R/V BUILT 1991 RRS Discovery ICES request for the vessel Discovery from UNITED KINGDOM. Name : Discovery Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : 2FGX5 Title : RRS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9588029 Commissioned Date : 2014 Current Length : 99.7 Built : 2013 Notes : Replacement NERC research vessel for the ship of the same name(ICES code 74E3). As of November 2012 delivery is scheduled for June 2013, with the first research cruise planned for 2014. Additional Information Sources: - http://noc.ac.uk/research-at-sea/ships/rrs-discovery-replacement - Picture of IMO on hull General Comments: The current ship in on her last cruise and will be decommissioned in December. Confirmed by NOAA on 2012-12-05. RV Polarstern Additional information provided by ICES on 7/9/2009: Polarstern Flag : GERMANY - DE (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : DBLK Title : Research vessel IMO : 8013132 Commissioned Date : 1982-12-01 Current Length : 118 Built : 1982 Notes : Icebreaker rV Information Source : http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/ships/polarstern/ () Lloyds URL : http://www.lloydsmiu.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=154010 S.A. AGULHAS II Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. Agulhas II from SOUTH AFRICA. T Name : S. A. Agulhas II Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZSNO Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9577135 Commissioned Date : 2009-11-17 Current Length : 134.2 Built : 2012-04-03 Notes : Icebreaker owned by the South African Government and used as a research vessel and polar research base supply ship. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.sanap.ac.za/sanap_agulhas2.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas_II - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/601986000 Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-02-03. Sir James Clark Ross Updated information from ICES for the vessel SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS from NORWAY(NO). Name : SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Country(s) : NORWAY(NO) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 36 Fishing vessel IMO : 1120868 Commissioned Date : 1923 Decommissioned Date : 1930 Current Length : 143.4 Built : 1905-08 Previous Name (Notes): MAHRONDA WOD Code: 10169 Notes : Built as cargo and passenger ship MAHRONDA (GBR). Rebuilt to the whaling factory ship (NOR) in 1923. Sold and renamed FRATERNITAS (DNK) in 1930. WOD 1923-1924 Ross Sea data. Information Sources: - http://www.lardex.net/rasmussen/skipstekst/1922_sir_james_clark_ross1.htm - http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLK_%C2%ABSir_James_Clark_Ross%C2%BB_%281905%29 Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-09-17. Submitted to ICES 2015-03-09. Solander Updated information from ICES for the vessel SOLANDER from AUSTRALIA(AU). Name : SOLANDER Country(s) : AUSTRALIA(AU) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Call Sign : VMQ9273 MMSI: 503540000 IMO : 9423463 Current Length : 35 Built : 2007 WOD Code: 10521 Notes : Operated by Australian Institute of Marine Science. Information Sources: - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=819019 - http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/about/facilities/rv-solander.html - http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:695968/mmsi:503540000/imo:9423463/vessel:SOLANDER - https://www.fleetmon.com/vessels/solander_9423463_2866252/ Submitted to ICES 2016‐07-14 Confirmed by NOAA 2017-06-09 SOUTHERN SURVEYOR Flag: Australia Vessel Type: Biological and Oceanographic Research Stern Trawler BOD:197205 IMO: 7113002 MMSI: 503851249 SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS Tara ICES request for the vessel Tara from FR: FRANCE. NOTE: This platform has changed name, call sign, and or country affiliation. Be sure to use the appropriate code to identify data from this platform correctly. Name : Tara Country(s) : FR: FRANCE (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31: Research vessel Call Sign : FVNM MMSI: 226070000 IMO : 8817552 Commissioned Date : 2009-10 Current Length : 34.29 Built : 1989 Previous Name (Notes): Tara V WOD Code: 10005 Notes : Polar schooner used for environmental research. Built as Antartica in 1989, renamed Antarctic Explorer in 1999, renamed Seamaster in 2000, renamed Tara V in 2004, became Tara in 2009-10. WOD OCL data 2010-2013 Information Sources: - http://shipping-data.com/ship/tara-v - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=682731 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(Schiff) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Blake_(sailor) - https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_(1989) - https://shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6159 - https://world-ships.com/ship/79b32ea9103b3e75ddda03fc621c5349#tabs_view_tab_0 - https://www.bateaux-fecamp.fr/taraimo-8817552/ - https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/shipstation/one/180197 Same Vessels Info: 35HI - Tara V General Comments: IMO confirmed in Equasis Built as Antartica, bought by the Cousteau Society in 1999 and renamed Antarctic Explorer. Bought by Peter Blake in 2000 and renamed Seamaster. In 2004, new owners the Tara Foundation renamed it Tara V, then it became Tara in October 2009. Currently used for environmental research. http://www.e-ships.net/index/T3.shtml has the name as "Tara" with call sign FVNM and IMO 8817552. 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