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Figure 37

Description

Figure 37. Falconetti and Vaissiere turning net devised by Raymond Vaissiereand Claude Falconetti of the University of Nice in 1972. Top: the equipment.Bottom: in operating position. This net was designed to capture plankton andthe larvae of benthic species at a small distance off the bottom. It was able to stay under water for prolonged periods and easy to use.

Credit

Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Collection

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