Figure 4. A lead fish used for continuous sounding operations at slow speed. This device was invented in 1914 and improved by Pierre Marti in 1920.
Image ID: ship4203, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Photographer: Y. Berard Credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco Category: Oceanography/Historical instruments/ • High Resolution Photo Available
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