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South East Marine
Protected Areas (MPAs) Seamounts project
Survey Equipment : Epibenthic Samplers
Epibenthic sled: ‘Sherman’ (CSIRO-SEBS)
CSIRO designed and built epibenthic sampler, for rugose, rough
terrains.
Mouth width 1.2 m; Mouth height: 0.6 m; Mesh size (codend):
25 mm (stretch mesh).
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| The 'Sherman' epibenthic sled on the deck of the CSIRO Research
Vessel |
The Epibenthic sled with codend |
Detailed description:
- Lewis, M. (2009) Sherman the epibenthic sled for rough
terrain.
(CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research paper; 029) Canberra,
ACT: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. 15 p. [download PDF
2.4 mb]
- Lewis, M. 1999. CSIRO-SEBS (Seamount, Epibenthic
Sampler), a new epibenthic sled for sampling seamounts and other
rough terrain. Deep-Sea
Research I 46: 1101-1107.
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Beamtrawl:
CSIRO design adapted from the IRD beamtrawl (Forest
1981), used for sampling flat, soft sediment terrains. Mouth width:
4.0 m; Mouth Height: 0.5 m; mesh size (codend):
25 mm (stretch mesh)
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| Beamtrawl net |
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Detailed description:
- Lewis, M. (2010) The CSIRO 4m Beam Trawl (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 033) Hobart, Tas. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. 17p. [download PDF 3.6 mb]
- Reference:
J. Forest1981. Compte rendu et remarques générales
(texte bilingue) / Report and general comments (bilingual text).
Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM,1, Mémoires
ORSTOM, 91: pp.
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