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Joint Nutrient Study (Jonus) II Plankton Survey

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
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Summary

The Jonus II programme was run to examine impacts of nutrients on the coastal pelagic community and consisted of a series of 7 individual cruises using RV Cirolana and the charter vessel Lough Voyager.

The survey was conducted in the southern North Sea, the Thames Estuary, The Wash, the Irish and Celtic Sea, the South-Western Approaches and the western English Channel.

As part of the survey aims phytoplankton and zooplankton samples were collected. This data consists of the numbers of microzooplankton, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
31 October 2023
Harvest GUID
CEFAS4eeecf06-3a06-4ce0-b2d4-67756389ec44
Extent (Latitude)
55.25° to 47.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-12.00° to 5.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2013-12-10
Dataset reference date (revision)
2023-10-31
Dataset reference date (creation)
2013-07-25
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng