A benthic sled which is used to sample the ocean bottom for various types of fish and invertebrates. Lowered to the ocean floor on a wire, the sled slidesalong the bottom on its side runners. Organisms and materials that are collectedare swept into
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Photographer: Bruce Moravchik
Affiliation: NOAA
Credit: Islands in the Stream Expedition 2002. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration
Location: South Atlantic Bight, Southeast United States
Subject: Ocean exploration