PRPOOS Net Tow
The PRPOOS Net is towed vertically through the water column to collect plankton samples from the euphotic zone. The PRPOOS (Planktonic Rate Processes in Oligotrophic Ocean Systems) Net, formerly known as…
Photo: Jim Wilkinson
Pairovet Net Tow
The Pairovet Net is towed vertically through the water column to collect fish egg samples from the upper euphotic zone.The Pairovet Net consists of paired 25 cm diameter 150 μm mesh nets.…
Manta Net Tow
The Manta Net is towed horizontally to collect plankton samples from the ocean surface.The Manta Net, an improved design of the Neuston Net, is a twin-winged continuous-flow surface tow. The net is designed…
Bongo (CalBOBL) Net Tow
The Bongo Net is towed obliquely through the water column to collect plankton samples from the euphotic zone. The Bongo Net, formerly "CalBOBL", consists of paired 505 μm mesh nets…
Photo: Kayleen Fulton
CTD-Rosette Cast
The CTD-Rosette is lowered through the water column, measuring physical parameters including temperature, salinity, oxygen, fluorescence, light transmittance, nitrate, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Bottles are closed at target depths,…