An operational multi-net used to collect zooplankton samples from different depths in the water column is deployed! The multinet is lowered on a cable that also provides power and communication between scientists on board and the equipment deep in the ocean.

Image ID: expl1917, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Alaska/Beaufort Sea/Arctic Ocean
Photo Date: 2005 July 4
Credit: Hidden Ocean Expedition 2005/NOAA/OAR/OER

Category: Ocean exploration/

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