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Instrument: WP-2 Plankton Net

Acronym:
 WP-2
External Identifier:
» skos:closeMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/NETT0168/
Description

The WP-2 net is a variety of Ring Net for zooplankton but which is capable of being closed by means of a Nansen bottle-type release messenger weighing 0.8 kg and which can be equipped with a digital flow meter for determining the amount of water passing through the plankton net. The rings may have a variety of sizes (57cm, 70cm, 75 cm, or 1m internal diameter) and the nets which make up this device are in two parts, a cylindrical upper part and a conical lower part. The closing ring is between the two net segments. (more at KC Denmark)