KC - Mesh Net Epibenthic Sledge

Application: The Epibenthic sledge is a system for sampling benthic and benthopelagic faunas. The sledge contsists of a a rectangular aluminium frame (sea water resistant) with a mesh net attached to it. When towed along the seabed, its weight scrapes into the benthos, collecting any organisms on the surface or in the first centimetres of the sediment.