Title
The use of a large capacity portable pump for plankton sampling, with notes on plankton patchiness
Abstract
A centrifugal pump with rated capacity of 400 gals./rnin. was used for plankton sampling in Puget Sound. With the ship under way, 50 simultaneous paired hauls were made with the pump and with a 0.5-meter nylon plankton net. The pumped water was passed through a special filtering unit with negligible damage to the plankters. Data show remarkable agreement between catches of fish eggs captured by pump and by tow net....
Recommended Citation
Aron, William. 1958. "The use of a large capacity portable pump for plankton sampling, with notes on plankton patchiness." Journal of Marine Research 16, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/890