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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1100

Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Long Island Sound Offshore of Orient Point, New York

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Figure 9. A photograph of the sampling device used in this survey.

Figure 9. The small SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS), a modified Van Veen grab sampler equipped with still and video photographic systems, mounted on the aft starboard side of the R/V Rafael. The system uses a winch, mounted on a davit (left), and a take-up reel for the video-signal and power cable (right).

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