tow-net

Lieutenant Gjertsen and Kutschin collected plankton all the time; the latter smiled all over his face whenever he chanced to get one or two “tadpoles” in his tow-net.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

This tow-net has brought up some little animals that I think are unknown.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 Various

With the thermometer wire has always been sent down a tow-net which opens and closes automatically, also invented by Captain Palumbo.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 Various

Macgillivray, the naturalist, and the Captain himself had scientific interests, but not so the other officers, who disliked seeing the decks messed by the contents of the tow-net.

Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard, 1860-1933 1920

Hunter trailed the tow-net for surface plankton while the ship was going at half-speed.

The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920

Day after day, month after month, year after year, in the abundant leisure his slight professional duties left him, he dissected and drew, dissected and drew, animal after animal, as he got them from the dredge or tow-net, or from the surface of the coral reefs.

Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work 1904

Huxley examined the animals brought up by his tow-net.

Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work 1904

Innumerable animals, great and small, live on the plants or upon their fellows, and, however far he may be from land, the naturalist has always abundant material got by his daily use of the tow-net.

Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work 1904

Lieutenant Gjertsen and Kutschin collected plankton all the time; the latter smiled all over his face whenever he chanced to get one or two "tadpoles" in his tow-net.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900

Day after day, as the Rattlesnake crept from island to island, Huxley examined the animals brought up by his tow-net.

Thomas Henry Huxley A Sketch Of His Life And Work Mitchell, P Chalmers 1900