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Deploying seismic streamer

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
People on the deck of a research vessel handling a piece of scientific equipment
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Science crew from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center work on deployment of seismic streamer on deck of R/V Robert Gordon Sproul. Green cable is the hydrophone streamer and a "bird" is being attached to control depth in the water. Left to Right: Travis Alongi, Daniel Kennedy, Alicia Balster-Gee, Jared Kluesner.

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