Jellyfish Data - California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations

Jellyfish data from the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CALCOFI) were downloaded from http://data.calcofi.net/zooplankton.html. Data were formatted for the 'Jellyfish Database Initiative' (JEDI), a database of jellyfish data developed by the NCEAS Global Jellies Working Group. Data extend from 1951-1999 and cover the central and southern Califiornian shelf waters.

The (CalCOFI) are a unique partnership of the California Department of Fish and Game, NOAA Fisheries Service and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The organization was formed in 1949 to study the ecological aspects of the sardine population collapse off California. Today our focus has shifted to the study of the marine environment off the coast of California, the management of its living resources, and monitoring the indicators of El Nino and climate change. CalCOFI conducts quarterly cruises off southern & central California, collecting a suite of hydrographic and biological data on station and underway.

本数据集的水母数据源自加州合作海洋渔业调查计划（California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, CALCOFI），获取自http://data.calcofi.net/zooplankton.html。数据已针对“水母数据库倡议（Jellyfish Database Initiative, JEDI）”完成格式化处理——该数据库由国家生态分析与合成中心（NCEAS）全球水母工作组开发。数据时间跨度为1951年至1999年，覆盖加州中部与南部陆架海域。

加州合作海洋渔业调查计划（CALCOFI）是由加州鱼类与狩猎局、美国国家海洋和大气管理局渔业局以及斯克里普斯海洋研究所共同组建的特色合作机构。该机构于1949年成立，初始研究目标为探究加州外海沙丁鱼种群崩溃的生态学机制。如今，其研究方向已拓展至加州近岸海洋环境调研、海洋生物资源管理，以及厄尔尼诺与气候变化相关指标的监测工作。CALCOFI每季度都会在加州南部与中部近岸开展科考巡航，通过定点与走航方式采集多组水文与生物观测数据。