NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  CUEA (IODE-CUEA) (Data Summary)   <-  COPEPOD: The Global Plankton Database     SAMPLING METADATA Sampling and Processing Summary Zooplankton were collected in vertical hauls from the bottom (or 200 meters) to the surface with paired 60-cm modified Bongo nets (102 um mesh). The sample was size-fractioned with a series of graduated, nylon-mesh sieves. Residue collect on each sieve was rinsed with distilled water, dried at 60 C for 24 hours, then weighed. Sampling Gear Net Mesh Tow Method ( depth range ) # of Tow % of all Tows Ring Net 102 um vertical down-to ~50 m 3 2.5 % Ring Net 102 um vertical down-to ~100 m 16 13.1 % Ring Net 102 um vertical down-to ~250 m 11 9.0 % Bongo Net 102 um vertical down-to ~50 m 3 2.5 % Bongo Net 102 um vertical down-to ~100 m 19 15.6 % Bongo Net 102 um vertical down-to ~250 m 1 0.8 % Bongo Net 223 um vertical down-to ~50 m 3 2.5 % Bongo Net 223 um vertical down-to ~100 m 19 15.6 % Bongo Net 223 um vertical down-to ~250 m 1 0.8 % Bongo Net 505 um vertical down-to ~50 m 3 2.5 % Bongo Net 505 um vertical down-to ~100 m 19 15.6 % Bongo Net 505 um vertical down-to ~250 m 1 0.8 % Bongo Net 1050 um vertical down-to ~50 m 3 2.5 % Bongo Net 1050 um vertical down-to ~100 m 19 15.6 % Bongo Net 1050 um vertical down-to ~250 m 1 0.8 %     TOTAL TOWS 122   Sub-Collection:   CUEA (IODE-CUEA) COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]