The value of closed-circuit rebreathers for biological research
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2016
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Pyle, R. L.
Lobel, Phillip S.
Tomoleoni, J. A.
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RL Pyle, PS Lobel, JA Tomoleoni. 2016. "The Value of Closed-Circuit Rebreathers for Biological Research." Rebreathers and Scientific Diving: Proceedings of NPS/NOAA/DAN/AAUS June 16-19, 2015 Workshop. Rebreathers and Scientific Diving. Wrigley Marine Science Center, Catalina Island, California, 2015-02-16 - 2015-02-19.
Abstract
Closed-circuit rebreathers have been used for underwater biological research since the late 1960s,
but have only started to gain broader application within scientific diving organizations within the
past two decades. Rebreathers offer certain specific advantages for such research, especially for
research involving behavior and surveys that depend on unobtrusive observers or for a stealthy
approach to wildlife for capture and tagging, research that benefits from extended durations
underwater, and operations requiring access to relatively deep (>50 m) environments (especially in
remote locations). Although many institutions have been slow to adopt rebreather technology
within their diving programs, recent developments in rebreather technology that improve safety,
standardize training requirements, and reduce costs of equipment and maintenance, will likely
result in a trend of increasing utilization of rebreathers for underwater biological research.
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