Continuous Plankton Recorder Data, Phytoplankton Data Set; Transect from Vancouver, Canada to Japan, 2000 to 2008; Batten, S.

The data consist of abundances of phytoplankton taxa retained by the Continuous Plankton Recorder which collected plankton samples as it was
towed behind a merchant ship on a great circle transect from Vancouver, Canada to Japan. Several transects were occupied between 2000 and 2005.
The samples each represent 18.5km of tow and have been processed according to routine CPR protocols as directed by the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation
for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) which operates and maintains the CPR survey. The midpoint of each sample is allocated a position and time based on information
on deployment and recovery times from the ship's log. These datasets were archived as part of the North Pacific Research Board legacy project recovery effort undertaken by Axiom Data Science and NPRB in 2025. The goal of the recovery effort was to assess the NPRB-funded data projects from 2002 to 2014 and archive final data packages that were ready for publication to increase long-term accessibility and discoverability. Data packages were archived as is given limited funding and resources.