Moira Décima helps deploy the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) from the back of Research Vessel Sikuliaq. The 10 nets are packed together with closed mouths, each awaiting their opening at a prescribed depth.
Deploying the MOCNESS
Image courtesy of Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts.
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Moira Décima helps deploy the Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) from the back of Research Vessel Sikuliaq. The 10 nets are packed together with closed mouths, each awaiting their opening at a prescribed depth.

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