NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  Pioneer Cruise 66 (Data Summary)   <-  COPEPOD: The Global Plankton Database     SAMPLING METADATA Sampling and Processing Summary Specific sampling methods and/or documentation were not available for this data set. Sampling Gear Net Mesh Tow Method ( depth range ) # of Tow % of all Tows Plankton Net (type not specified) 239 um vertical down-to ~50 m 1 1.1 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 239 um vertical down-to ~100 m 42 45.2 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 239 um vertical down-to ~250 m 2 2.2 % Clarke-Bumpus Sampler 239 um horizontal "surface" 1 1.1 % Clarke-Bumpus Sampler 239 um layered down-to ~50 m 12 12.9 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 239 um oblique down-to ~250 m 24 25.8 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 239 um layered down-to ~100 m 2 2.2 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 239 um layered down-to ~250 m 3 3.2 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 239 um layered down-to ~500 m 6 6.5 %     TOTAL TOWS 93   Sub-Collection:   Pioneer Cruise 66 COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]