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Recovering the MOCNESS

Team members recover the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS). As seen here, a variety of sensors are attached to the top of the frame to measure environmental parameters (i.e., depth, temperature, salinity, oxygen, etc.) as the system moves through the water column.

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Image courtesy of Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts.