Conductivity, temperature, depth, water quality and coccolith species data from R/V Bellows Cruise BE-1212, May 5-7, 2012

This dataset reports conductivity, temperature, and depth data collected from 26 sites during R/V Bellows cruise BE-1212 for the offshore Florida Panhandle Bight at the head of DeSoto Canyon from May 5-7, 2012. Additionally, water samples were collected and analyzed for nutrient concentrations at the Wetlands Research Laboratory at the University of West Florida. Quantitative nanoplankton census data taken via scanning electron microscopy to determine after-the-fact, the effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on skeletal (coccolith)-bearing phytoplankton is reported here.