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Instrument: Ring Net

Acronym:
 Ring Net
External Identifier:
» skos:broadMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/22/
Description

A Ring Net is a generic plankton net, made by attaching a net of any mesh size to a metal ring of any diameter. There are 1 meter, .75 meter, .25 meter and .5 meter nets that are used regularly. The most common zooplankton ring net is 1 meter in diameter and of mesh size .333mm, also known as a 'meter net' (see Meter Net).