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Marine Organism (Plankton) Observation Data

Outline of Marine Organism (Plankton) Observation Data

 This is collection of the marine organism (mainly, plankton) data observed by the survey institutes such as the Ministry of the Environment, The Fisheries Agency, the Meteorological Agency, Local Governments, etc. by the format of JODC.
 Marine organism species in the data are replaced for recording with a code (numerical value) based on the "JODC marine organism code (plankton) 2001 Edition". Using the "Marine Organism (Plankton) Classification Code", you can get to know the scientific name or the Japanese name of the marine organism species from the "name code" or "classification code"

Data Source Ministry of the Environment, The Fisheries Agency, Japan Meteorological Agency, Local Governments, etc.
Sea Area Mainly, seas around Japan
Period 1951 ~ 2006
Station Number 48,659 stations