A mechanical device that collects organisms from the seafloor. Includes dredges, sledges, weighted nets like beam trawls, and ROV manipulators.
A description of benthic samplers and links to further resources can be found at marinespecies.org:
http://marinespecies.org/introduced/wiki/Sampling_tools_for_the_marine_environment
Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
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Sea star catch data and chlorophyll a collected during benthic dredge operations on board the R/V Clifford A. Barnes cruise CB1038 from Jan 5 to 10th in 2016 between Seattle and Bellingham, WA (Sea Star Microbiology project) | Benthic dredge, Turner Designs Aquafluor |