Sampling The Benthos

Sampling the Benthos ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sampling the Benthos ,[object Object],[object Object]

Grab Like a crane with jaws to grab sediment & organisms

Grab ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dredge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of dredges: Dredge clam shell dredge

Types of dredges: Dredge suction dredge

scallop dredge backhoe dredge Types of dredges: Dredge

Trawl ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

trawl tracks can damage benthic habitat Trawl

Epibenthic Sled ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Core drill to collect a long tube of sediment

Core good for analyzing historic changes over long periods of time

SCUBA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Submersible Alvin small research submarine

Submersible Johnson Sea Link can go as deep as 4,000 meters

R.O.V. r emotely o perated v ehicle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A.U.V. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satellites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satellites ,[object Object],[object Object]

Side scan sonar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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