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An epibenthic sled being deployed aboard the RV Tangaroa. Epibenthic sleds are towed across the rough ocean floor to take samples of large fauna and loose rocks. The object parked on the left hand side is The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 'Sentry'. Credit: NIWA/Kareen Schnabel.