isotopes. Phytoplankton nets were deployed for the collection of larger phytoplankton cells, and samples were taken from every bottle from the rosette for quantitative counts of the phytoplankton. Furthermore [...] with different hydrographic regimes. These were reflected in considerable shifts in resident phytoplankton and zooplankton communities. The NoSoAT survey aimed to investigate and characterise these different [...] Plankton Recorder, XBTs, Rosette sampler with CTD sensors, Bongonet, Ferrybox), sample processing (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and ocean chemistry), analysis of samples, data acquisition, along with incubations