Marine Science Faculty Publications
A Collapsible Opening-Closing Net for Zooplankton Sampling through Ice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1987
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/9.6.1069
Abstract
The English umbrella net is a new-design vertical closing net developed to sample zooplankton populations in under-ice environments. Operating on the principle of an umbrella, this wide-mouth net fits through a hole drilled in sea ice and expands below the ice to sample the water column. A messenger-activated release closes the net for a discrete sample and collapses the frame so that it can be retrieved back through the hole in the ice. Nets of this design were used for extensive sampling on Fletcher's Ice Island (T-3) in the Arctic Ocean.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Plankton Research, v. 9, issue 6, p. 1069-1073
Scholar Commons Citation
Macaulay, Michael C. and Daly, Kendra L., "A Collapsible Opening-Closing Net for Zooplankton Sampling through Ice" (1987). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 827.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/827
