Instrument: Bongo Net

Dataset: 
Copepod abundance - bongo net tows
Instrument: 
Bongo Net
Instrument Short Name: Bongo Net
Community Standard Description
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/NETT0009/)
Instrument Description:

A Bongo Net consists of paired plankton nets, typically with a 60 cm diameter mouth opening and varying mesh sizes, 10 to 1000 micron. The Bongo Frame was designed by the National Marine Fisheries Service for use in the MARMAP program. It consists of two cylindrical collars connected with a yoke so that replicate samples are collected at the same time. Variations in models are designed for either vertical hauls (OI-2500 = NMFS Pairovet-Style, MARMAP Bongo, CalVET) or both oblique and vertical hauls (Aquatic Research). The OI-1200 has an opening and closing mechanism that allows discrete "known-depth" sampling. This model is large enough to filter water at the rate of 47.5 m3/minute when towing at a speed of two knots. More information: Ocean Instruments, Aquatic Research, Sea-Gear

PI supplied instrument name: Bongo Net
Dataset-specific description

Bongo net frames were 60cm diameter and were fitted with 153 and 335um mesh nets. Only the 153um mesh samples were analyzed. General Oceanics model 2030R flow meters were placed in the net mouth openings for the determination of volume filtered.