obis_pszmp eng UTF8 dataset service APL Software NANOOS 206-543-1300 1013 NE 40th St Seattle WA 98105 USA aplsoftwaresysadmins@uw.edu pointOfContact 2026-04-19 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 4 column row vertical temporal OBIS Data - Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (Salish Sea, USA), starting in 2014 2026-04-19 creation erddap.nanoos.org obis_pszmp OBIS https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator The Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (PSZMP) is an ongoing collaborative effort involving tribal, county, state, federal, academic, and non-profit organizations working in and around the Salish Sea. The program began in 2014 and is designed to assist efforts in 1) understanding how changes in the local vs oceanic physical environment translate up the food web in Puget Sound, and 2) measuring how the prey field of salmon and other fishes varies spatio-temporally and correlates with fish survival. Samples are collected at 16 sites across Puget Sound on either a bi-weekly or monthly , depending on the sampling group and season. Vertical tows of a ring net are conducted to capture zooplankton throughout the depth of the water column. Oblique tows of a bongo net are used to sample larger, more motile zooplankton inhabiting the upper 30 m of the water column. After collection, zooplankton are quantitatively subsampled and microscopically counted, with zooplankton densities and biomass computed. All individuals are identified to species or larger taxonomic grouping, and by life stages for some species, within each sample. OBIS https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information pointOfContact 4d30 821e biogeographic d3a705f62cfb data debc8f44 debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb f70f information obis ocean server system theme OBIS project longitude latitude altitude time theme CF Standard Name Table v55 The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. By using OBIS data, I agree that, in any publication or presentation of any sort based wholly or in part on such data, I will: 1. Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form appearing in the GLOBAL 'citation' attribute thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of the OBIS facility in one of the following prescribed forms: For OBIS website: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. [date accessed] https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb For data used: Author, initials. Database title. Retrieved [date accessed] from https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb Example: Stocks, K. SeamountsOnline: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 3.1. Retrieved [date accessed] from https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb. 2. For information purposes, provide to null the full citation of any publication I make (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any constituent part. 3. Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS: OBIS is comparable to a scientific journal that makes data freely available on the internet. Thus the geographic and taxonomic scope, and quantity of data provided, depend on the scientists and organizations that provide data. However, in contrast to data in a journal, the 'reader' can select and combine data in OBIS from a variety of sources. OBIS and its users give feedback on data quality and possible errors to data providers. Because data providers are willing to correct errors, the quality of the data will increase in time. How OBIS provides quality assurance, who is primarily responsible for data published in OBIS (its owners), issues to be considered in using the data, and known gaps in the data, are described below. Quality assurance Only data from authoritative scientists and science organizations approved by OBIS are served. All data are subject to quality control procedures before publication, and at regular intervals, with data providers informed of any discrepancies and potential errors (e.g. species names spelt incorrectly, mapping errors). OBIS also benefits from user peer-review and feedback to identify technical, geographic, and taxonomic errors in data served. However, although errors will exist as they do in any publication, OBIS is confident that the data are the best available in electronic form. That said, the user needs sufficient knowledge to judge the appropriate use of the data, i.e. for what purpose it is fit. Many of the data published through OBIS have voucher specimens in institutional collections and museums, images of observations, and the original identifier of the specimens is often credited or will be contactable from the data custodian. Data ownership Data providers retain ownership of the data provided. OBIS does not own or control or limit the use of any data or products accessible through its website. Accordingly, it does not take responsibility for the quality of such data or products, or the use that people may make of them. Data use Appropriate caution is necessary in the interpretation of results derived from OBIS. Users must recognize that the analysis and interpretation of data require background knowledge and expertise about marine biodiversity (including ecosystems and taxonomy). Users should be aware of possible errors, including in the use of species names, geo-referencing, data handling, and mapping. They should cross-check their results for possible errors, and qualify their interpretation of any results accordingly. Users should be aware that OBIS is a gateway to a system of databases distributed around the world. More information on OBIS data is available from the data sources websites and contact persons. Users should email any questions concerning OBIS data or tools (e.g. maps) to the appropriate contact person and copy this request to null . Data gaps Major gaps in data and knowledge about the oceans are reflected in OBIS' data coverage. Note the following: Most of the planet is more than 1 km under water: this deep sea is the least surveyed part of our world. Coastal areas have been adequately sampled only for the distribution of most vertebrates (birds, mammals, reptiles, larger fish). The oceans have been better sampled in the northern than the southern hemisphere, as reflected in the distribution of data in OBIS. Most marine species have not yet been recognized or named. A major effort is required to describe marine species, especially invertebrates and deep-sea organisms. Of the marine species that have been described, some have been discovered to be several species, and others combined into single species. Thus, there are changes in the application of species names over time. A checklist of all current marine species names is not available but it is estimated that 230,000 have been described. Only about half of these names have been organized into global species checklists. OBIS includes distribution data on (a) many of these validated names and (b) additional names that remain to be organized into global species checklists. Thus, OBIS has some distribution data for about one third of the known marine species. Some species distribution data are not available in any form, as they have not have been published nor made available for databases. Only some of the recently collected, and less of the older published, data have been entered into databases. Thus databases are incomplete. Of existing databases, many are not connected to OBIS. You can help address these data gaps by (a) recognizing and encouraging scientists and organizations to make their data available online so they are accessible to OBIS, and (b) advocating for and carrying out field surveys and taxonomic studies designed to fill geographic and taxonomic gaps in knowledge. OBIS largerWorkCitation project Unidata Common Data Model Point largerWorkCitation project eng geoscientificInformation 1 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 OBIS Data - Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (Salish Sea, USA), starting in 2014 2026-04-19 creation OBIS https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator The Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (PSZMP) is an ongoing collaborative effort involving tribal, county, state, federal, academic, and non-profit organizations working in and around the Salish Sea. The program began in 2014 and is designed to assist efforts in 1) understanding how changes in the local vs oceanic physical environment translate up the food web in Puget Sound, and 2) measuring how the prey field of salmon and other fishes varies spatio-temporally and correlates with fish survival. Samples are collected at 16 sites across Puget Sound on either a bi-weekly or monthly , depending on the sampling group and season. Vertical tows of a ring net are conducted to capture zooplankton throughout the depth of the water column. Oblique tows of a bongo net are used to sample larger, more motile zooplankton inhabiting the upper 30 m of the water column. After collection, zooplankton are quantitatively subsampled and microscopically counted, with zooplankton densities and biomass computed. All individuals are identified to species or larger taxonomic grouping, and by life stages for some species, within each sample. ERDDAP tabledap 1 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 tight ERDDAPtabledapDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.nanoos.org/erddap/tabledap/obis_pszmp ERDDAP:tabledap ERDDAP-tabledap ERDDAP's tabledap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download OBIS Data - Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (Salish Sea, USA), starting in 2014 2026-04-19 creation OBIS https://obis.org/dataset/debc8f44-f70f-4d30-821e-d3a705f62cfb information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator The Puget Sound Zooplankton Monitoring Program (PSZMP) is an ongoing collaborative effort involving tribal, county, state, federal, academic, and non-profit organizations working in and around the Salish Sea. The program began in 2014 and is designed to assist efforts in 1) understanding how changes in the local vs oceanic physical environment translate up the food web in Puget Sound, and 2) measuring how the prey field of salmon and other fishes varies spatio-temporally and correlates with fish survival. Samples are collected at 16 sites across Puget Sound on either a bi-weekly or monthly , depending on the sampling group and season. Vertical tows of a ring net are conducted to capture zooplankton throughout the depth of the water column. Oblique tows of a bongo net are used to sample larger, more motile zooplankton inhabiting the upper 30 m of the water column. After collection, zooplankton are quantitatively subsampled and microscopically counted, with zooplankton densities and biomass computed. All individuals are identified to species or larger taxonomic grouping, and by life stages for some species, within each sample. OPeNDAP 1 -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 tight OPeNDAPDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.nanoos.org/erddap/tabledap/obis_pszmp OPeNDAP:OPeNDAP OPeNDAP An OPeNDAP service for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download physicalMeasurement time double Time ID String ID BasisOfRecord String BasisOfRecord BoundingBox String BoundingBox CatalogNumber String CatalogNumber Citation String Citation Class String Class CollectionCode String CollectionCode Collector String Collector CollectorNumber String CollectorNumber ContinentOcean String ContinentOcean CoordinatePrecision double CoordinatePrecision Country String Country County String County DateLastModified double Date Last Modified DayCollected byte DayCollected DayIdentified byte DayIdentified DepthRange String DepthRange EndDayCollected byte EndDayCollected EndJulianDay short EndJulianDay EndLatitude double EndLatitude EndLongitude double EndLongitude EndMonthCollected byte EndMonthCollected EndTimeofDay double EndTimeofDay EndYearCollected short EndYearCollected Family String Family FieldNumber String FieldNumber GMLFeature String GMLFeature Genus String Genus IdentifiedBy String IdentifiedBy IndividualCount int IndividualCount InstitutionCode String InstitutionCode JulianDay short JulianDay Kingdom String Kingdom LifeStage String LifeStage Locality String Locality MaximumDepth double MaximumDepth MaximumElevation double MaximumElevation MinimumElevation double MinimumElevation MonthCollected byte MonthCollected MonthIdentified byte MonthIdentified Notes String Notes ObservedIndividualCount int ObservedIndividualCount ObservedWeight double ObservedWeight Order String Order Phylum String Phylum PreparationType String PreparationType PreviousCatalogNumber String PreviousCatalogNumber RecordURL String RecordURL RelatedCatalogItem String RelatedCatalogItem RelationshipType String RelationshipType SampleSize String SampleSize ScientificName String ScientificName ScientificNameAuthor String ScientificNameAuthor Sex String Sex Source String Source Species String Species StartDayCollected byte StartDayCollected StartJulianDay short StartJulianDay StartLatitude double StartLatitude StartLongitude double StartLongitude StartMonthCollected byte StartMonthCollected StartTimeofDay double StartTimeofDay StartYearCollected short StartYearCollected Start_EndCoordinatePrecision double Start_EndCoordinatePrecision StateProvince String StateProvince Subgenus String Subgenus Subspecies String Subspecies Temperature double Temperature TimeOfDay double TimeOfDay TimeZone String TimeZone TypeStatus String TypeStatus YearCollected short YearCollected YearIdentified short YearIdentified APL Software NANOOS 206-543-1300 1013 NE 40th St Seattle WA 98105 USA aplsoftwaresysadmins@uw.edu distributor OPeNDAP DAP/2.0 https://erddap.nanoos.org/erddap/tabledap/obis_pszmp.html order Data Subset Form ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types. download https://erddap.nanoos.org/erddap/tabledap/obis_pszmp.graph order Make-A-Graph Form ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data. mapDigital This record was created from dataset metadata by ERDDAP Version 2.25_1