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The bongo net has two conical mesh plankton nets with circular openings, fastened together side-by-side and towed on a wire behind the ship, to catch two plankton samples at a time.�At left, Byron Pedler, Erich Horgan, and Jamee Johnson bring in the bongo net.


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The bongo net has two conical mesh plankton nets with circular openings, fastened together side-by-side and towed on a wire behind the ship, to catch two plankton samples at a time. At left, Byron Pedler, Erich Horgan, and Jamee Johnson bring in the bongo net. (Photo by L. Madin, WHOI)

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