NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  Koyo Maru Equatorial Pacific (Data Summary)   <-  COPEPOD: The Global Plankton Database     SAMPLING METADATA Sampling and Processing Summary Collections of zooplankton were made with the Indian Ocean standard net (mouth diamter 113 cm, length about 5 meters, net cloth GG54 (~316 um)) with a flowmeter. The plankton net was vertically hauled up from a depth of 200 m to the surface at a speed of 1 m/s. Samples were fixed with 5 - 10% formalin solution as soon as possible. Displacement volume and wet weight were measured by MOTODA's method (1959). Sampling Gear Net Mesh Tow Method ( depth range ) # of Tow % of all Tows Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 366 um vertical down-to ~250 m 31 100.0 %     TOTAL TOWS 31   Sub-Collection:   Koyo Maru Equatorial Pacific COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]