Instrument: Laser Optical Plankton Counter
Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC)
A Brooke-Ocean Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC) for plankton size spectra from 0.1 mm to 35 mm was deployed for and underway SeaSciences Acrobat surveys with the instrument package undulating through the water column between the 25-60 m isobaths provided near-surface to near-bottom (5-10 m off bottom inside the 40 m isobath and 10-20 m off bottom beyond the 40 m isobath) surveys.