d10fc7a9-f955-4163-9d30-18b2338c8a62 Data curator National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research curator@niwa.co.nz 2012-08-20T12:03:32 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 NZ-Ross Sea Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) dataset The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is towed by a fishing vessel in coastal and oceanic waters from the South Island, NZ to the Ross Sea, Antarctica. It provides data on plankton numbers every 5 nautical miles at a depth of about 10 m. These data provide temporal and spatial distributions of plankton over a variety of water masses and is a valuable tool in identifying changes in community composition. These data also contribute to the Global Alliance of CPR Surveys and the Southern Ocean CPR Survey. Minimum identifiable size is 400micron (0.4mm) Aperture size of sampling device is 12.5mm. Sampling frequency: annual. Data collection is ongoing. Number of samples: 945 completed Positional accuracy: 5 nautical miles Depths sampled: 0-10 m. Quality assurance was imposed in the methods. The taxonomic analysis of plankton was undertaken at NIWA Christchurch. Australian Antarctic Division, Ministry for Primary Industries, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Graham Hosie Australian Antarctic Division +61 3 6232 3209 +61 3 6232 3288 Channel Highway Kingston Tasmania 7050 AUSTRALIA graham.hosie@aad.gov.au http://globalcpr.org/about-gacs/scar-so-cpr-survey.aspx WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Link to website of the SCAR SO-CPR Survey marine coastal ocean surface water ecological MEMP Karen Robinson National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research +64-3-348 8987 +64-3-348 5548 karen.robinson@niwa.co.nz Restricted data. Access to data must be requested from the Australian Antarctic Division or contact NIWA point of contact listed above. eng oceans Waters south of New Zealand to the Ross Sea, Antarctica 171.3700 178.005 -76.9950 -44.721667 Reference system for temporal information is UTC 2008-12-19T10:11:00 https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/d10fc7a9-f955-4163-9d30-18b2338c8a62 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record