KEIRI Imai, KENJI Oguma, and KOUKI Sawada, Oshoro-maru Marine Science Department, School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
The Niskin water sampler (Niskin Bottle) is widely used worldwide to collect seawater for oceanographic research and surveys. It is said that Dr. Niskin, founder of General Oceanics, a company that manufactures and sells oceanographic instruments, invented the Niskin Bottle.