Phytoplankton data from the PELRAD cruise in the Strait of Dover in July 2017

The PELRAD cruise (July 2017, 4th - 6th then 17th - 19th), onboard the RV “Sépia II” (CNRS/INSU), focused on phytoplankton distribution along the eastern English Channel in summer, to be compared spring features. This cruise is the second of a series of three cruises of the implementation of innovative semi-automated techniques for defining an automated observatory of phytoplankton and HABs, Joint Research Action Project #1 (JRAP#1) of the JERICO-NEXT project. Coordinates of these stations were the same as those visited during the PHYCO cruise. 22 stations were sampled. The following measurements were carried out: CTD, FluoroProbe casts, FRRF casts, CytoSense continuous recording, Chlorophyll a extraction, SPM filtration, Phytoplankton preserved samples, Nutrients.