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Figure 5. The large Bouree bathypelagic net invented by Henry Bouree and used on the PRINCESS ALICE II in 1910. This vertical sampling net was tested in1910 between the depths of 0 and 4900 meters off the coast of Spain. It wasmeant to capture pelagic animals from the greatest depths of the sea. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | Jules Richard)