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A towed underwater camera

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. W. Blacker  and
P. M. J. Woodhead
R. W. Blacker
Affiliation:
Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft
P. M. J. Woodhead
Affiliation:
Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft
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Extract

A description is given of an underwater camera unit mounted inside a high-speed tow-net body. The method of using this apparatus for surveying the seabed is described. The illustrations show that good quality results can be obtained when the camera is towed at speeds around 5 knots. By keeping the camera within a fathom from the bottom, satisfactory photographs can be obtained even where turbidity prevents photography at greater ranges.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , October 1965 , pp. 593 - 597
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1965

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