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Sediment Trap

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sediment trap on deck
Sediment traps are some of the biggest instruments used in ocean moorings. The funnel openings are made large to catch enough sediment for analyses. Here, Cynthia Pilskaln, of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, heads out on R/V Oceanus to deploy a trap. (Patrick Rowe, WHOI)