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2025-05-14
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
MOCNESS Zooplankton data collected at the mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak on R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904 and R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368 to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018 and May/July2019
2025-05-16
publication
2025-05-16
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Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)
2025-06-16
publication
https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.961749.1
Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
principalInvestigator
Christian Petitpas
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
principalInvestigator
Jefferson Turner
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
principalInvestigator
Weifeng Gordon Zhang
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
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02543
USA
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Cite this dataset as: Turner, J., Petitpas, C., Zhang, W. G., McGillicuddy, D. J. (2025) MOCNESS Zooplankton data collected at the mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak on R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904 and R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368 to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018 and May/July2019. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-05-16 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.961749.1 [access date]
Shipboard grazing experiment phytoplankton Dataset Description: Methods and Sampling: <p>Zooplankton were sampled at selected stations using a Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) with a 0.5 m<sup>2</sup> mouth area (Wiebe et al., 1976). The first net sampled the entire sampling water column, and the other nets sampled at discrete depths.&nbsp;</p>
<p>At each station, 3 epipelagic depths (shallower than 100 m) were sampled based on the CTD fluorescence profiles: the surface, the subsurface chlorophyll maximum, and below the subsurface chlorophyll maximum. All three depths were sampled with 150 µm-mesh nets for 2 minutes and an additional sample was collected at the subsurface chlorophyll maximum using a 100 µm-mesh net.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A calibration was conducted at the end of the cruise consisting of two separate half-kilometer tows in opposite directions at 30-m depth, to confirm flow-meter readings with distance traveled. This allowed calculation of the volume of water sampled during each MOCNESS tow.</p>
Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1658054 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=1658054
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Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
508-289-2683
266 Woods Hole Road Bigelow 209B, Mail Stop 11
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
dmcgillicuddy@whoi.edu
pointOfContact
Christian Petitpas
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
508-742-9766
MA
USA
christian.petitpas@mass.gov
pointOfContact
Jefferson Turner
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
508-999-8229
Violette Research Building, Room 202 285 Old Westport Road
Dartmouth
MA
02747-2300
USA
jturner@umassd.edu
pointOfContact
Weifeng Gordon Zhang
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
+1 508 289 2521
Bigelow 201 (MS# 11) 266 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1050
USA
wzhang@whoi.edu
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Dataset Version: 1
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Cruise
Date
MOCNESS_Cast_No
Latitude
Longitude
Mesh_size_microns
Station
Depth_m
Volume_Sampled_m3
Split_Factor
Taxa
Count
Taxa_Concentration_animals_m3
Comment
theme
None, User defined
Cruise identfier
date
cast
latitude
longitude
net mesh size
station id
depth
volume
sample description
taxon
count
abundance
comments
featureType
BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
CTD Sea-Bird SBE 911plus
Niskin bottle
instrument
BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
AR29
RB1904
TN368
service
Deployment Activity
New England Shelfbreak
place
Locations
otherRestrictions
otherRestrictions
Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use.
Collaborative Research: Shelfbreak Frontal Dynamics: Mechanisms of Upwelling, Net Community Production, and Ecological Implications
http://science.whoi.edu/users/olga/SPIROPA/SPIROPA.html
Collaborative Research: Shelfbreak Frontal Dynamics: Mechanisms of Upwelling, Net Community Production, and Ecological Implications
<p>NSF award abstract:</p>
<p>The continental shelf break of the Middle Atlantic Bight supports a productive and diverse ecosystem. Current paradigms suggest that this productivity is driven by several upwelling mechanisms at the shelf break front. This upwelling supplies nutrients that stimulate primary production by phytoplankton, which in turn leads to enhanced production at higher trophic levels. Although local enhancement of phytoplankton biomass has been observed in some circumstances, such a feature is curiously absent from time-averaged measurements, both from satellites and shipboard sampling. Why would there not be a mean enhancement in phytoplankton biomass as a result of the upwelling? One hypothesis is that grazing by zooplankton prevents accumulation of biomass on seasonal and longer time scales, transferring the excess production to higher trophic levels and thereby contributing to the overall productivity of the ecosystem. However, another possibility is that the net impact of these highly intermittent processes is not adequately represented in long-term means of the observations, because of the relatively low resolution of the in-water measurements and the fact that the frontal enhancement can take place below the depth observable by satellite. The deployment of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Pioneer Array south of New England has provided a unique opportunity to test these hypotheses. The combination of moored instrumentation and autonomous underwater vehicles will facilitate observations of the frontal system with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. This will provide an ideal four-dimensional (space-time) context in which to conduct a detailed study of frontal dynamics and plankton communities needed to examine mechanisms controlling phytoplankton populations in this frontal system. This project will also: (1) promote teaching, training and learning via participation of graduate and undergraduate students in the research , (2) provide a broad dissemination of information by means of outreach in public forums, printed media, and a video documentary of the field work, and (3) contribute to improving societal well-being and increased economic competitiveness by providing the knowledge needed for science-based stewardship of coastal ecosystems, with particular emphasis on connecting with the fishing industry through the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation.</p>
<p>The investigators will conduct a set of three cruises to obtain cross-shelf sections of physical, chemical, and biological properties within the Pioneer Array. Nutrient distributions will be assayed together with hydrography to detect the signature of frontal upwelling and associated nutrient supply. The investigators expect that enhanced nutrient supply will lead to changes in the phytoplankton assemblage, which will be quantified with conventional flow cytometry, imaging flow cytometry (Imaging FlowCytobot, IFCB), optical imaging (Video Plankton Recorder, VPR), traditional microscopic methods, and pigment analysis. Zooplankton will be measured in size classes ranging from micro- to mesozooplankton with the IFCB and VPR, respectively, and also with microscopic analysis. Biological responses to upwelling will be assessed by measuring rates of primary productivity, zooplankton grazing, and net community production. These observations will be synthesized in the context of a coupled physical-biological model to test the two hypotheses that can potentially explain prior observations: (1) grazer-mediated control and (2) undersampling. Hindcast simulations will also be used to diagnose the relative importance of the various mechanisms of upwelling. The intellectual merit of this effort stems from our interdisciplinary approach, advanced observational techniques, and integrated analysis in the context of a state-of-the-art coupled model. The project will address longstanding questions regarding hydrodynamics and productivity of an important ecosystem, leading to improved understanding of physical-biological interactions in a complex continental shelf regime. Given the importance of frontal systems in the global coastal ocean, it is expected that knowledge gained will have broad applicability beyond the specific region being studied.</p>
SPIROPA
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oceans
New England Shelfbreak
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2018-04-18
2019-07-17
Shelf break south of New England, OOI Pioneer Array
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from MOCNESS Zooplankton data collected at the mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak on R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904 and R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368 to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018 and May/July2019
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
info@bco-dmo.org
http://www.bco-dmo.org
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962081.rdf
Name: Cruise
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Cruise identifier</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962082.rdf
Name: Date
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Date of sample collection (Based on Local Time: EDT)</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962083.rdf
Name: MOCNESS_Cast_No
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Consecutive number of MOCNESS cast for Cruise</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962084.rdf
Name: Latitude
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>North latitude of tow start</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962085.rdf
Name: Longitude
Units: decimal degrees
Description: <p>West longitude as indicated by negative of tow start</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962086.rdf
Name: Mesh_size_microns
Units: micrometer (µm)
Description: <p>size of the openings (pores) in the plankton net</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962087.rdf
Name: Station
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Alphanumeric Station identifier.</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962088.rdf
Name: Depth_m
Units: meters (m)
Description: <p>Depth where MOCNESS was towed and sample collected</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962089.rdf
Name: Volume_Sampled_m3
Units: cubic meter (m3)
Description: <p>Estimated volume of seawater that flowed through the MOCNESS</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962090.rdf
Name: Split_Factor
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Inverse of ratio of Folsom plankton splitter split to whole sample</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962091.rdf
Name: Taxa
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Zooplankton identification to the lowest practical taxonomic level</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962092.rdf
Name: Count
Units: unitless
Description: <p>Number of organisms counted within the subsampled split volume</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962093.rdf
Name: Taxa_Concentration_animals_m3
Units: animals/m3
Description: <p>Concentration of identified zooplankton taxa</p>
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/962094.rdf
Name: Comment
Units: unknown
Description: <p>description</p>
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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<p>Zooplankton were sampled at selected stations using a Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) with a 0.5 m<sup>2</sup> mouth area (Wiebe et al., 1976). The first net sampled the entire sampling water column, and the other nets sampled at discrete depths.&nbsp;</p>
<p>At each station, 3 epipelagic depths (shallower than 100 m) were sampled based on the CTD fluorescence profiles: the surface, the subsurface chlorophyll maximum, and below the subsurface chlorophyll maximum. All three depths were sampled with 150 µm-mesh nets for 2 minutes and an additional sample was collected at the subsurface chlorophyll maximum using a 100 µm-mesh net.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A calibration was conducted at the end of the cruise consisting of two separate half-kilometer tows in opposite directions at 30-m depth, to confirm flow-meter readings with distance traveled. This allowed calculation of the volume of water sampled during each MOCNESS tow.</p>
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<p>After retrieval, nets were washed down with a saltwater deck hose to concentrate zooplankton into net cod ends. Samples were then transferred to one-liter jars and preserved in approximately 10% formalin:seawater solutions for microscopic analyses ashore. At the shore-based laboratory, samples were drained through 64 µm-mesh sieves for removal of formalin:seawater and concentrated zooplankton were transferred to 70% ethanol for microscopic identification and enumeration as described in Petitpas et al. (2014).</p>
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MA
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USA
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PI Supplied Instrument Name: PI Supplied Instrument Description:CTD/Niskin bottle rosette equipped with a SBE 911 plus CTD system, and twenty-four 10 L Niskin bottles fitted with Teflon-coated external closures were used for water column sampling. Instrument Name: CTD Sea-Bird SBE 911plus Instrument Short Name:CTD SBE 911plus Instrument Description: The Sea-Bird SBE 911 plus is a type of CTD instrument package for continuous measurement of conductivity, temperature and pressure. The SBE 911 plus includes the SBE 9plus Underwater Unit and the SBE 11plus Deck Unit (for real-time readout using conductive wire) for deployment from a vessel. The combination of the SBE 9 plus and SBE 11 plus is called a SBE 911 plus. The SBE 9 plus uses Sea-Bird's standard modular temperature and conductivity sensors (SBE 3 plus and SBE 4). The SBE 9 plus CTD can be configured with up to eight auxiliary sensors to measure other parameters including dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, fluorescence, light (PAR), light transmission, etc.). more information from Sea-Bird Electronics Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0058/
PI Supplied Instrument Name: PI Supplied Instrument Description:CTD/Niskin bottle rosette equipped with a SBE 911 plus CTD system, and twenty-four 10 L Niskin bottles fitted with Teflon-coated external closures were used for water column sampling. Zooplankton were microscopically identified and counted using a Wild M5A dissecting microscope. Instrument Name: Niskin bottle Instrument Short Name:Niskin bottle Instrument Description: A Niskin bottle (a next generation water sampler based on the Nansen bottle) is a cylindrical, non-metallic water collection device with stoppers at both ends. The bottles can be attached individually on a hydrowire or deployed in 12, 24, or 36 bottle Rosette systems mounted on a frame and combined with a CTD. Niskin bottles are used to collect discrete water samples for a range of measurements including pigments, nutrients, plankton, etc. Community Standard Description: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0412/
Cruise: AR29
AR29
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Neil Armstrong
vessel
AR29
Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise: RB1904
RB1904
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
vessel
RB1904
Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise: TN368
TN368
R/V Thomas G. Thompson
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Thomas G. Thompson
vessel
TN368
Dennis J. McGillicuddy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Neil Armstrong
vessel
R/V Thomas G. Thompson
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Thomas G. Thompson
vessel