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Instrument: Hand Net
Acronym: Hand Net
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Description
A hand net (also called a scoop net or dip net) is a net or mesh basket held open by a hoop. They are used for scooping fish near the surface of the water.
In general, fish greater than 10 cm in total length were collected using three-pronged spears, while hand nets were used to capture fish smaller than 10 cm in length.
Arango et al. (2018) and Pyle et al. (2018) used closed-circuit rebreather technology to access reefs and used hand nets to collect specimens. Wilcox et al. (2018) and Tenggardjaja et al. (2018) used conventional SCUBA to capture specimens with hand nets and pole spears.