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June 27, 2008

Kelly Benoit-Bird and Chad Waluk prepare to deploy split beam echosounders off the ship.

Oregon State scientists Kelly Benoit-Bird and Chad Waluk get ready to deploy Simrad EK60 split beam echosounders off the RV Pacific Storm. The system emits acoustic pulses at four frequencies: 38, 70, 120 and 200 kilohertz.

Credit: Kelly Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University


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