Preparing Nansen bottles for deployment. Nansen bottles are used to acquire water samples at pre-set depths and as a mount for reversing thermometers.
Image ID: fizh0075, NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection Location: Hawaii Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection • High Resolution Photo Available
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