DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF QUANTITATIVE SAMPLES OF ZOO- AND ICHTHYOPLANKTON Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A01K71/00 

FIELD: biotechnology.

SUBSTANCE: device for the collection of quantitative samples of zoo and ichthyoplankton refers to sampling instruments and can be used in marine hydrobiology, more specifically in biophysical ecology and planktology. Technical substance of the invention consists in the fact that the device comprises 10 filter gauzes with plankton cups built into the body, as well as a axis turbine and filter gauze control mechanism accommodating a reduction gear, a control rail, pusher bars, a distributor, locked axes; a filter gauze mouth is rectangular with rigid horizontal straps; each upper horizontal strap of the prior filter gauze being the lower strap of the following gauze travels along vertical grooves inside the body; the body is rectangular; the turbine is coupled with the turbine axis by the filter gauze control mechanism; a horizontal handle bar is coupled with a latter gauze lock mechanism and emersion indicators actuated at the moment of the device surfacing.

EFFECT: improving the method.