Identifier: | Isaac-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) |
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Instrument / Gear: | Gear |
Instrument Type: | Trawl Nets |
Description: |
The Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) is used to collect deep water biological specimens larger than those taken by standard plankton nets. The mouth of the net is attached to a wide, V-shaped, rigid diving vane that keeps the mouth of the net open and maintains the net at depth for extended periods |
Record Created: | January 30, 2018 8:25 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |
Record Last Modified: | January 30, 2018 8:25 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |