Figure 37. Falconetti and Vaissiere turning net devised by Raymond Vaissiere
and Claude Falconetti of the University of Nice in 1972. Top: the equipment.
Bottom: in operating position. This net was designed to capture plankton and
the larvae of benthic species at a small distance off the bottom. It was able to
stay under water for prolonged periods and easy to use.
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