Chemical, physical, and zooplankton abundance/biomass data were collected using Secchi disk, zooplankton net, current meter (ADCP), bottle, and CTD casts in the Coastal Waters of California from the NEW HORIZON and DAVID STARR JORDAN. Data were collected from January 7, 2000 to July 1, 2000. Data were submitted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography as a part of the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CALCOFI) project.

Ammonmium, nitrite, nitrate, chlorophyll a, temperature, pressure, and other data were collected from multiple ships from March 8, 1973 to August 26, 1993. Data were collected using fluorometer, laboratory analysis, and visual analysis in the Coastal Waters of California. Data were collected by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) as part of the California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation (CALCOFI) project.

Nutrients and zooplankton data were collected from net and bottle casts from the ALAMINOS and other platforms in the South Pacific Ocean and other locations. Data were collected by Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO) from 31 January 1967 to 23 September 1967. Bottle data include concentrations of chlorophyll a, phaeopigment, phosphate, nitrate, ammonium, and total pigment. Zooplankton samples were obtained from oblique tows and parameters include maximum tow depth, total water volume passed through net, small plankton volume, total plankton volume, and standard haul factor.

Chlorophyll a and Phaeophytin A data collected by various ships in Monterey Bay, California. The data were collected from June 19, 1971 to June 15, 1977 as part of California Cooperative Fisheries Investigations (CALCOFI) project. The original data were recorded in ASCII and submitted on an unlabeled 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape. The documentation includes a record format description and title pages of technical reports associated with this investigation. Principal Investigator was Dr. Mary Silver. The study was carried out by University of California at Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California.

Zooplankton data were collected using net casts in the North Pacific Ocean from FRANCISCO DE ULLOA. Data were collected from 01 January 1999 to 31 January 1999. Data were submitted by Center for Scientific Investigation and Higher Education, Ensenada, Mexico with support from the Investigaciones Mexicannas De La Corriente De California (IMECOCAL) project.

Zooplankton and other data were collected using net casts from T-441 in the Coastal Waters of California. Data were collected from 19 April 1967 to 13 September 1967 by University of California; Institute of Marine Science.

Chemical, zooplankton, and phytoplankton data were collected using bottle, CTD, fluorometer, oxygen meter, GPS, plankton trap, and sediment sampler from NOAA Ship MALCOLM BALDRIGE and NOAA Ship RESEARCHER. Data were collected from the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico from July 15, 1985 to May 12, 1993. Data were submitted by Dr. Nancy Rabalais from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium as part of the Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) project.

Zooplankton, nutrients, and other data were collected from bottle and net casts in the South Pacific and Equatorial Pacific Oceans from the CORIOLIS from 05 April 1981 to 16 August 1981. Zooplankton data include taxonomic identifications, total wet weights, and settled volumes. Nutrient data include concentration profiles of oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, silicate and chlorophyll a. Data also include temperatures and salinity profiles. Data are comma-delimited ascii text in a comma-separated value (.csv) format.

Zooplankton data were collected using zooplankton net casts and other instruments in the Delaware Bay and North Atlantic Ocean from November 3, 1976 to November 18, 1977. Data were submitted by Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Gloucester Point as part of the Ocean Continental Shelf (OCS - Mid Atlantic) project. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Zooplankton (F004) format. The F124 format is used for data from sampling and analysis of marine zooplankton. Information on zooplankton abundance, distribution, and productivity derived from these data support studies of marine populations and ecosystems. Data reported may include: cruise information, position, date, and time of sampling; bottom depth, sampling depths, temperature, and salinity; gear type, volume of water filtered, total dry and wet weight, and other data for total haul; and data for subsamples by species. Data on zooplankton catch by species may include subsample size, zooplankton concentration, life history code, and numbers of adults, juveniles, eggs, and larvae. Estimated density of holoplankton and meroplankton and data on ichthyoplankton may also be reported. A text record is available for comments. Note: there are two options for reporting subsample counts of individuals at different life history stages. If life history codes are used, only number of adults should be reported on that record. Additional separate records should then be used to report number of juveniles and so on. Alternatively, life history codes may not be used and number of adults, juveniles, and so entered in the proper fields of a single record.

Zooplankton data were taken on five cruises from 1984 through 1992 at Johnston Island, Hancock Seamounts, and Palmyra Island, the latter of which was concentrated in the coastal regime and within the lagoon. Data were collected using zooplankton net casts by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).