Pomo Pits Pressure / Temperature / Salinity / Oxygen profiles Spring dataset 2012-2021

The Central Adriatic Sea is characterized by three depressions collectively known as Pomo (or Jabuka in Croatian) Pits, with a maximum depth of about 270 m ((Marini et al 2016)-[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2015.08.015]). A spring survey, aimed at assessing the N. norvegicus population inhabiting the Pomo Pits (Central Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean basin) by means of a towed underwater camera (UWTV), is carried out since 2009 by the Ancona section of CNR-IRBIM (formerly part of CNR-Institute of Marine Science; Italy) on board R/V Dallaporta ((ICES 2014)-[https://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/SSGESST/2014/WGNEPS14.pdf]). A calibrated SBE 19plus V2 probe (SeaBird Electronics,USA) was therefore embedded in the UWTV system in order to obtain CTD profiles all along the sledge operations: deployment at seas, sledge dragged on the seabed and hauling ((Martinelli et al. 2016)-[https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.10.037]). The multi-parameter probe was also equipped with a SBE 43 dissolved oxygen (concentration and saturation) sensor. A SBE 5T pump ensures a constant flow over time inside the sensors. The dataset here presented contains also classic CTD casts carried out in the area in spring 2021. In total this spring dataset consists of 250 CTD and oxygen averaged profiles (0.5 db pressure interval) collected in springtime (from 2012 to 2021) within the Pomo Pits and in the surrounding area by means of multi parametric probes embedded on an UWTV system. All the profiles were subjected to quality control. Data are flagged according the (L20 (SEADATANET MEASURAND QUALIFIER FLAGS))-[http://seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_bodc_vocab_v2/search.asp?lib=L20].   Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.