Used to collect bathypelagic biological specimens larger than those taken by standard plankton nets. The trawl consists of the specifically designed net attached to a wide, V-shaped, rigid diving vane. The vane keeps the mouth of the net open and exerts a depressing force, maintaining the trawl at depth for extended periods at towing speeds up to 5 knots. The inlet opening is unobstructed by the towing cable.
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Gear Citation:
Devereux, R.F., and R.C. Winsett, 1953. Isaacs-Kidd midwater trawl final report. Scripps Institiution of Oceanography, SIO reference 53-3, oceanographic equipment report no. 1. 21 pp.