According to a nifty research tree I found just today, you need Ion Armor and Magnetic Ion Armor researched to be able to research new craft... and a live Deep one is a must for that.
As for capturing... stun tazers are one way. Another is to simply avoid using large-caliber weaponry on the thing and take it down with harpoon rifles only: every now and then the alien will be stunned rather than killed - you'll know that if the alien drops but there is no death-cry from it. I captured both Gillmen and Deep Ones that way.
Remember also that the stun tazers work best in hands of fast troops... 60 TU is an absolute minimum, and forget about heavy weaponry.
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