Plankton relative abundance data for samples collected during the R/V Bellows Cruise of DeSoto Canyon, October 2012 (BE-1307)

This dataset reports plankton species relative abundance from sites off the Florida Panhandle Bight at the head of DeSoto Canyon. Plankton samples were collected from 9 offshore shelf sites October 13-15, 2012. This dataset reports the location, date, time, and length of tow for each sample. Plankton species were categorized as Ceratium spp., Dinophysis spp., other dinoflagellates, Chaetoceros spp., Rhizosolenia/Guinardia spp, Eucampia/Hemiaulus spp., other chain-forming diatoms, Thalassionema spp., Nitzschioid diatoms, other diatoms, Cyanobacteria (Trichodesmium spp.), and zooplankton. Abundances were recorded as individual counts as well as percentages of total sample.