Description
Summary:Zooplankton samples were collected from the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Healy between 24 May and 21 June 2004 (cruise designation HLY0402). Sampling focused on the shelf and slope regions in the northeastern Chukchi Sea and western Beaufort Sea. Samples were collected with vertically hauled Bongo nets with a 60 cm diameter net-mouth and 150 µm and 335 µm mesh nets (Sea-Gear Corporation), or with a Hydro-Bios MultiNet plankton sampler with a 0.25 m2 net mouth fitted with 150 µm mesh nets, pressure sensor and flowmeter. These data are provided in Excel spreadsheet format.