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Figure 5

Description

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.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Photographer

Jules Richard

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Biologic Sampling Apparatus

Keywords

Oceanography
Historical instruments