Crewmen prepare to deploy an Isaccs-Kidd midwater trawl

Crew members are deploying an Isaacs-Kidd midwater trawl to sample species in the midwater zone of the ocean (660 ft to 3300 ft). One crewman holds the trawl by its "depressor" vane, a device designed to keep the net stable at a specific depth.

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