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pl23_fis01468.jpg

A view of the drifter buoy after deployment, showing the float (left) and thedrogue (right)

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A view of the drifter buoy after deployment, showing the float (left) and thedrogue (right). The drogue quickly sank to a depth of 15 meters as the paperwater -soluble tape disintegrated.

Credit

NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog

Collection

Fisheries