Parameter: gear

Dataset: 
Fish lengths - adults
Parameter: 
instrument
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 instrument
Short Description:
 instrument
Official Name:
 instrument
No Data Value:
Description:
 

instrument used to collect or process data, definition is specific to the data set in which it appears

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
gear
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

gear type used for collection:
SMURF=Standardized Monitoring Unit for the Recruitment of Fishes - deployed 2m below surface. (Ammann A.J. 2004);
BINCKE=Benthic Ichthyofauna Net for Coral/Kelp Environments. (Anderson T.W. and M.H. Carr. 1998);
BENTHIC SMURF=SMURF deployed on seafloor;
unknown=sample with unknown collection method.