SAMPLING METHODS SUMMARY
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Oblique hauls were made using Bongo samplers of 60 cm mouth diameter, fitted with 300 micrometer mesh nets.   Maximum sampling depth was 215 meters or 5 meters above the bottom in shallower areas.   A calibrated flowmeter was attached to the nets to measure the volume of water filtered.   Samples were preserved in 4% borax buffered formalin after collection.

SAMPLING GEAR	NET MESH	TOW METHODS ( depth range )	# of TOWS	% of all TOWS
Bongo Net	300 um	oblique under ~25 m	5	9.8 %
Bongo Net	300 um	oblique down-to ~50 m	18	35.3 %
Bongo Net	300 um	oblique down-to ~100 m	22	43.1 %
Bongo Net	300 um	oblique down-to ~250 m	6	11.8 %
		TOTAL TOWS	51

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Sub-Collection:   ECOSAR II

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