This equipment requires the ship to reach at least 10 knots, and due to the rough weather, we could not deploy it earlier.
We have deployed the Manta trawl at every station since our departure from Mauritius. So far we have found plastic at every station sampled.
Today we used the multinet to sample zooplankton at 5 different depths: 600-400 m, 400-200 m, 200-100 m, 100-50 m, 50-0 m. Zooplankton were found at all depths, the deepest at 600 m! A tiny squid was also found between 600-400 m.
Tomorrow we are testing the Video-Assisted MultiSampler (VAMS). Stay tuned!! Additional questions about our sampling? Ask us. We’re happy to field your questions.