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9. SAMPLERS FROM CATALOGUES<br />
[These samplers were originally described only in the<br />
catalogue of the manufacturer]<br />
Grabs<br />
Foerst-Petersen grab (Limnological Apparatus Company, 2406 N. Bernard<br />
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60647, U.S.A.) [Has weighted jaws of<br />
Petersen grab and lever arms of van Veen grab]<br />
Marukawa's snapper grab (Rigosha & Co., Ltd., 2 Kajicho 1 - Chome, Kanda,<br />
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan) [Heavy weight pushes grab into sediments<br />
and jaws closed by springs; sampling capacity 300 cm3; weight 9<br />
kg]<br />
Mud-snapper grab (Rigosha & Co.) [Rod-operated grab samples to water<br />
depth of 2 m; sampling capacity 100 cm3; weight 6 kg]<br />
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Seki grab (Rigosha & Co.) [Sampling capacity 500 cm ; weight 5.2 kg]<br />
Tamura's grab (Rigosha & Co.) [Jaws closed automatically by spring<br />
when trigger plate touches bottom; weight 10 kg]<br />
Corers<br />
Alpine gravity corer (Alpine Geophysical Assoc. Inc., Norwood, N.J.,<br />
U.S.A.) [Diameter 4.1 cm, weight 45 kg; self-sealing valve at upper<br />
end of tube]<br />
Benthos' gravity corer (Benthos Inc., North Falmouth, Mass., U.S.A.)<br />
[Diameter 6.6 cm, weighted up to 80 kg]<br />
Gilson corer/F.B.A. automatic mud sampler (Freshwater Biological<br />
Association, Ambleside, Cumbria, England) [Diameter 5.3 cm; can be<br />
used on pole or weighted on a line as a gravity corer]<br />
G.M. manual impact corer (G.M. Mfg. Co., 12 East 12th Street, New York 3,<br />
N.Y., U.S.A.) [Diameter 4.4 cm, weight 8 kg; heavy weight used to<br />
drive corer into sediment, diver-operated in deep water]<br />
Kitahara's gravity corer (Rigosha & Co.)<br />
Niino's impact corer (Rigosha & Co.) [Diameter 3.5 cm; driven in by<br />
50 kg weight]<br />
Okamoto's gravity corer (Rigosha & Co.) [Uses rocks held in net bag<br />
instead of weights, rocks discarded after corer driven into substratum]<br />
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