Effects of monsoon-driven currents on copepods in the northeastern South China Sea

Zooplankton sampling was conducted in the NESCS during the summer cruise (August 3-20, 2015) and the winter cruise (February 28 to March 20, 2016) with a total of 5 transects and 24 stations for each cruise. One station (SEM) was set up in each season for zooplankton collection using Multi Plankton Sampler Maxi MultiNet System (mouth opening=0.5 m2, HYDRO-BIOS) equipped with 9 nets (mesh size=300μm).