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Recovering instrument package from Monterey Canyon

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Men stand on a boat wearing safety gear and they are recovering damaged instrumentation from the water using cables and ropes.
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Detailed Description

On March 21, 2017, the sediment trap from this instrument package (deployed the previous October into Monterey Canyon) is gone and the mounting frame is mangled, having been exposed to several significant turbidity currents in one deployment. 

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Public Domain.