. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT 49 the end of the longest line we fastened the large tow-net just Fig. 32.—The "Michael Sars" towing Ten Nets and Pelagic Trawls. (Surface net not shown.) A difficulty which arose when organising this system was that the cord by which a tow-net or trawl is attached to the wire becomes easily entangled, in which case the appliance is rolled round th


. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. THE SHIP AND ITS EQUIPMENT 49 the end of the longest line we fastened the large tow-net just Fig. 32.—The "Michael Sars" towing Ten Nets and Pelagic Trawls. (Surface net not shown.) A difficulty which arose when organising this system was that the cord by which a tow-net or trawl is attached to the wire becomes easily entangled, in which case the appliance is rolled round the wire or else torn off. To avoid this we screwed a brass knob (Fig. 33) on the wire and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914; Hjort, Johan, 1869-. London Macmillan


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