https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/instruments/4dc13375-a2a4-40ed-a556-51e887438769 PLANKTON NETS A plankton net is a device for concentrating small marineorganisms for closer examination. The small organisms collectedin a plankton tow will be plants and animals that go unnoticedby most people. A microscope is needed to identify many of theseorganisms, but you see can see some of the larger zooplanktonwith your naked eye, and even better with a magnifying glass.A net with very fine mesh is used in the plankton net becausemany of these tiny organisms would pass through an ordinary dipnet. The plankton net is essentially a cloth funnel that allowswater to pass through, but retains the living organisms. Thecollected organisms will be found in the small glass or plasticbottle found at the bottom of the net.Additional information available at'http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/G_Bay/Ecosystem/Plankton/plankton_net.html'[Summary provided by the Rhode Island Sea Grant]