END CAP 

 (HOUSING FOR 

 ELECTRONICS) 



LIFTING BAR 

 INNER FRAME 



■ OUTER FRAME 



■ WEIGHT 



■ WEIGHT PACK 



MUD DOOR 

 ELASTIC STRAP 



MUD DOOR 



BASE (SLED) 



DEPLOYED 



ON THE 

 SEAFLOOR 



WINDOW 



ACOUSTIC 

 SIGNAL 

 TO THE 



'surface 



r 



1 



"DOWN" POSITION 



Transecting the 

 Sediment-Water Interface 



FINGER 



MIRROR 



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SEAFLOOR 



1 ■ FACEPU\TE 



or "WINDOW" 



OF PRISM AGAINST 



SURFACE TO BE 



PHOTOGRAPHED 



3. CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHS 

 OFSEDIMENT PROFILE 



IMAGE REFLECTS OFF 45 

 - MIRROR 



DISTILLED WATER INSIDE PRISM 



Figure 2-2. Schematic diagram of a Benthos Inc. Model 3731 REMOTS® sediment- 

 profile camera and sequence of operation on deployment 



Monitoring Cruise at the Morris Cove Borrow Pit 



