Subsea oceanographic equipment deployment NOAA in the Puget Sound and Straight of Juan de Fuca could cause fishing gear entanglement / damage.

Subsea oceanographic equipment deployment NOAA/National Ocean Service/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services has deployed oceanographic instrumentation in trawl-resistant bottom mounts (TRBM, m-TRBM, ES-2) or subsurface taut-line moorings (SUBS, DWM) within the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, WA, in the positions listed in the Notice to Mariners.

The equipment will remain in place until at least 26 Aug 16. The stations should not have any presence on the surface. The SUBS extend up to 38 meters above the seafloor. This equipment will be used for a current circulation study to improve current predictions, and may help save lives and property. 

The SUBS and deep water moorings are NOT TRAWL RESISTANT and may cause damage to fishing gear.  If brought to the surface, please notify NOAA by calling 1-800-FOR-NOAA (367-6622). For additional information, contact Ms. Crescent Moegling at 206-526-6840, 206-707-5409 or email crescent.moegling@noaa.gov..