NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  Albacore (Data Summary)   <-  COPEPOD: The Global Plankton Database     SAMPLING METADATA Sampling and Processing Summary Night surface tows were made from the HM-Smith for a period of 20 minutes with a 1-meter plankton net. Similar tows were made at dusk from the Scofield. The HM-Smith nets were constructed of Nitex ( mesh = 656 um ) and employed an Atlas flow meter. The Scofield net was a standard BGC non-closing net (see SCOT and STOR, mesh = 505 um). Sampling Gear Net Mesh Tow Method ( depth range ) # of Tow % of all Tows Plankton Net (type not specified) 656 um surface "surface" 25 83.3 % Non-Closing Net (SCOT/STOR) 330 um surface "surface" 5 16.7 %     TOTAL TOWS 30   Sub-Collection:   Albacore COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]